Child of the night: Twilight of the Night guardby neokivaChaptersJoining the guard.(heavily edited)The Geld, The Loved and The Used.Old friends and New discoveriesJoining the guard.(heavily edited)Twilight stood at the entrance to the Night Guard recruitment center in Canterlot, where they take new recruits. It was just after midnight and she had left her home in Canterlot, in the lower noble district. Her goal was to join up after some pushing from her adoptive parents, they were a family that believed in the honour of serving the diarchy, and largely that meant going into military service. However seeing as she was a shinso (True ancestor vampire) she had to join the Night Guard instead of the Day Guard, which Shining Armor her adoptive brother had joined. As a shinso she had a natural distaste for the day, despite it not actually hurting her. Also because of her affliction, ever since she grew up she was perpetually stuck at age of an eighteen year old unicorn mare. Although she could also shapeshift if required to, this still presented her some difficulties, She didn’t shapeshift often as the amount of her power drained each time left her vulnerable to capture. Another unique feature, was that she had eyes of deepest crimson and she matched Fleur De Lis in height and body type, long legs and alicornesque figure. The other reason for joining the Night Guard was that she wanted to protect her Princess, Luna; not that she really needed protecting and the ponies of Equestria against, criminals, scum, and invading armies. She also did this as further gratitude to the Princess of the Night whom had saved her. ****** Twilight sat on her haunches alone in the cobbled street a worn hat lay in front of her, she was much younger at the age of ten. She wore a ragged black cloak with a hood her coat was grimy and matted. Twilight was busking, using her naturally beautiful and alluring voice to earn bits so that she may eat something, A stallion came up to her his grin was a creepy lecherous one, he smelt of alcohol and cigarettes. He grabbed Twilight and pulled her flank first towards his crotch, he was attempting to mount her and he would have succeeded had she not twisted her neck and pushed her forehooves down to spring her head up close enough and sunk her teeth into his neck breaking his skin, blood flowing into her mouth her pupils turned into slits and her teeth sharpened, she started drinking it as it flowed almost seemingly endlessly. The stallion cursed as he flailed about trying to dislodge her from her death grip on his throat, only opening the wound further and letting his blood flow out faster, after what seemed hours but was in reality only a couple of minutes, he paled his eyes closed and fell down on to the ground into the blood that spilt from his wound as he had thrashed. His last breath rasped out and finally she let go backing up. Twilight leant her head back in ecstasy mouth hung open as she relished it, the blood tasted like the most delicious of meals she’d had everything paling in comparison. Twilight looked down, she was covered in his blood as the pleasure passed she realized and backed away. Passing a puddle of water, she saw her reflection in it’s surface and blanched. Her eyes were glowing, her mouth was covered in blood. ”What am I!?” she thought. Red eyes, blood sucking and biting. Twilight shook and shivered as the revelation hit her. “No! Am I a vampire!? How? I don’t remember being bitten!” A memory from a few years ago started playing in her mind. —--— Twilight trotted up to the crowd that was forming in the market square “What’s going on?“she asked a mare who was standing near her. “They found a vampire, a monster that bites onto you and sucks out your blood. The lieutenant is heading the execution, death by being burnt at the stake.” The mare picked Twilight up so she could see above the crowd. Past the crowd sat a large wooden stage, which had a large and long post driven into the ground around it lots of firewood was piled around it, on the stake trapped by rope was a rust color unicorn mare with silver mane and tail in white clothes. A unicorn guard held a torch and scroll in his magic and shouted out. “Ponies of Canterlot here today to witness the execution of one Rusty Gear, this mare has been found guilty of being a vampire.” “How do you know she’s a vampire?” somepony in the crowd shouted “The lieutenant replied “She looks like one! Burn the vampire! Burn her, burn her!” “I am not a vampire, you cretins!” Rusty Gear shouted The lieutenant responded by sneering at her and chucking the torch on the fire. As the flames built and built they eventually surrounded the mare, burning her. As the flames licked her body she screamed and thrashed about unable to free herself. The crowd cheered and jeered as she slowly burnt alive. Twilight grimaced and cringed at the blood curdling screams emanating from the mare as her flesh melted, pus and fat popping in the heat a horrible visage as layer upon layer of flesh was burned away, the smell of cooked meat filling the air and Twilight’s nose making her want to wretch the cracking of bone sounded out as the screams died down and as the bone was all that was left atop them the eternal, sightless gaze and eternally grinning skull was an unsettling for most ponies, and a terrifying sight for Twilight, causing her to have nightmares of the mare's skeleton chasing her, trying to cause her to join Rusty’s deadly fate. —--— “No! No! No! I don’t want to die!” she thought to herself she started sobbing and fell on her haunches again and threw up, but no blood came back up, only the remnants of yesterday’s hayburger. She heard a gasp and turned to see it was a Night Guard and he came upon her,recognising her “Those eyes are the those of a Shinso, shit! That bloody mess must mean that she has fed! Bravo Mike Lima!” He went to stab her with his spear. but as he did Twilight’s tears stopped and her eyes narrowed into a glare of utter scorn and loathing. She charged the stallion in front of her knocking his spear out of his hoof, using the momentum from her swipe she planted her forehooves on the cobbled street and swung her rear legs around to buck the guard into the wall, a sickening crunch as his body met an immovable wall. His teammate ran into the fray brandishing hoof claws as she swung at Twilight, who was dodging each attack before jumping back and then propelling herself at the guard mare who winded and coughing from the force couldn’t counter attack “Ha! Is that all you got? You adults are all alike, cowing the weak with your power, but being cowed yourself when you've met your match. The Princesses must let anypony join these days if they let maggots and 'roaches of your measly caliber join their guard. You won't find me as easy to cow as the other street waifs you scum beat, rape, and kill. Perhaps maiming you, so you adults can’t hurt me and other waifs again, will teach you a lesson! If not, I’m always willing to deal out more pain until perhaps you’ll have a bit more sympathy for the ones you’re supposed to protect!" Twilight grabbed the mare in her magic lifting her up and breaking bones in the guard’s four legs and wings before she turned towards the wall her partner hit and threw her against the wall, letting her fall on her comrade. Twilight walked up to the fallen guards lost in her rage as she lifted her hoof to finish them, a sapphire blue glow surrounded her. “Stay your hoof, young one!” a beautiful female voice ordered as she strided gracefully towards Twilight who was now spinning around to face the princess she growled Another adult, and it's the princess, what right has she to tell me to stop!? When this is a matter of survival, she'll never understand! Twilight lunged forward and attacked Luna as she swung her hooves at the towering mare each impact should have affected her. However all that was elicited from her foe were giggles from the Lunar princess. "That tickles! He he he he he he!" Twilight's rage was quenched and all her arrogance fell away and all that was left was fear No, that's not possible! No I don't want to die. The princess had weathered her assault and thought of it naught but tickles. Twilight ran away down the alley way as fast as possible, she neared the edge of the alley only to collide with princess luna's legs as she reformed from mist. She turned and was about to bolt when Luna appeared in front of her an amused smirk on her lips and a tittering giggle She thinks this a game!?Twilight shrunk down cowering expecting to be killed or at least thrown in the dungeon because of what she had done, as the giggles of the princess stopped Twilight felt a silver shod hoof touch her back causing her to flinch. "Tag you're it!" exclaimed Luna boopping Twilight on the nose, Luna trotting away as Twilight stared at her incredulously. When Luna noticed Twilight wasn't chasing her she sat on her haunches and stuck out her bottom lip and pouted "Aw has the game finished?" Twilight's jaw hung open at the princess. Seeing Twilight's confused look she scrambled to her hooves and trotted back to Twilight. “It’s okay little one I will not hurt you,” Luna spoke softly to Twilight. “Hurt her!? Did you see what she did to that us and that stallion?” one of her night guard squawked from the floor. “Oh hush you big foals, she was playing, she just broke a couple limbs.” Luna turned to glare at the guard. “Really you mortals are all so fragile, just one little tap and you’re down for the count and by a foal too! Shame on you!” As she turned back Twilight had turned to face Luna and opened her eyes slowly, cautiously Twilight’s glowing crimson eyes met Luna’s sapphire eyes and in that moment the moonlight framed the Princess. Twilight gasped in awe of the beautiful mare in front of her, who had saved her from execution, Luna chuckled at the awe stricken filly Luna turned to the stallions corpse, Twilight continued to stare at the Princess gaping until Luna closed her mouth with a hoof under her chin. “Did you do that?” she asked pointing a hoof at the corpse, a look of disgust fluttered over her features before continuing to look at Twilight. Twilight’s face fell in shame before Luna brought her hoof under Twilight’s chin and pulling her face to face with her. Twilight’s eyes were now puffed up as she silently sobbed. “Yes, pretty lady, I was scared and he was trying to hurt me! Nearly all of the adults want to hurt us street waifs ... . But, that ... that ... I-I just ... I don't know what came over me!, I don’t know what came over me!” Twilight replied lowly. Luna giggled behind a hoof. “You think I’m pretty?” Luna inquired as she lowered her head so as to see Twilight’s face properly, who nodded vigorously. “What is your name young one? My name is Luna,” Luna asked the distraught filly. “My name is Twilight Sparkle, Woona,” Twilight replied purposely, but cutely butchering Luna’s name causing the Night Guard and Luna to giggle. “Well Twilight, It’s okay you aren’t in trouble, if you hadn’t done that I would have killed it myself or I would have taken it in and it would have been stoned. As I saw what he was about to do to you so I shall not have you imprisoned for killing in self defence and I know what you are, Twilight you are a shinso, a true ancestor, either born of two shinso, or powerful magic. You will crave blood. I only ask that you never slay the innocent among my ponies. The cruel, the murderous, and those who abuse those weaker than themselves, you may drain them until they die, but not the innocent among my ponies. If you do, there will be severe consequences, and I will know, if you have killed one of my innocent ponies. We Princesses have eyes and ears all throughout our kingdom." Twilight latched onto Luna’s legs in respect and admiration. Luna stroked her mane to comfort the little filly and smiled warmly down at her. Twilight felt something ignite inside her cold little emaciated body, like a warming fire against the cold world, it filled her with warmth. A smile bloomed onto Twilight’s face as she nuzzled against Luna’s legs. Inside Luna’s heart the ember’s in her heart that she had thought long died from loveless partners, the whorses, gold-diggers and diplomatic. In the past glowed as one salient thought ran through her mind. She needs me, my little pony needs love, and shelter and food. Shaking her head to negate her thoughts No, I can do better than that! Twilight has obviously had a horrible life and been alone for so long. a spark flashed inside her. Looking down she felt Twilight still nuzzling up against her legs. Her heart felt warmer. Her smile pulled at the cheeks on her face as it grew. Then the grin morphed into a frown as she had realised that nobles would make her life Tartarus How can I protect her? I can’t adopt her, the laws those venomous snakes in pony clothes, the nobles made behind our backs forbid it, so we ourselves couldn’t elevate commoners to nobles anymore through adoption into the royal family, as Celestia and I had a tendency to abuse the adoption system to help commoners who needed it, nobles (noble pfft yeah right! Those whorsesons don’t even know the meaning of the word anymore.) they really hated that their precious power and wealth was at risk. Looking at the little filly again another spark came igniting a small warmth in her I know! I can make her my betrothed that would circumvent that law. that way I can show her love, shelter and care. “Twilight Let’s go get you a place to live. But before we go I have to do something, this is very important Twilight you are immortal like I am and so to keep you from the pyre, to keep you safe and guarantee that you’ll have all your needs taken care of, then you need to be put in foster care. I give you my hoof in marriage.” “Um Luna, why don’t you just take care of me and adopt me? Why am I good enough to have your hoof in marriage, but not be your daughter?” Twilight asked Luna cringed “Well you see Twilight a century ago, a bunch of nobles, who banded together to have a law passed in secret, this law states that the royal sisters, that’s Celestia and myself, can not adopt anymore foals. While you may question why a princess has to listen to the law, while it isn’t binding us, if we attempt to overrule it or try to break it, the resulting public relations fiasco will damage our already fragile positions and the nobles will try to take power from us, which in case you hadn’t noticed is a really bad idea. Nobles nowadays are narcissists, greedy, power hungry and worst of all selfish and racist. You see a leader is only a leader if they have ponies who will follow them, no matter how strong we are. If we overturn it we look like tyrants, abusing our power for our own gain and the gain of our acquaintances. Which is called nepotism. If we try to remove them they take more power and if we do nothing they still take it, it’s getting to the point that any move we make can jeopardise Equestria where the nobles are concerned, because they only want what’s best for themselves, it would truly be a tragedy. So in order to help you I am doing the one thing they can not stop and the one thing that is our unassailable right. Choosing who we marry.” “But if you do that doesn’t that mean that others won't be able to marry you?” Twilight asked wary of the impending answer. “Yes Twilight it does. My sister maybe more willing to pursue polygamous relations, but I don’t. Plus, so far no other pony has really loved me Twilight. All they see is the crown and the bits, and my tight flank. I mean look at it, it’s perfection. Unlike my sister’s cake filled rump.” Meanwhile at the legion of doo—I mean the end of day court. Celestia’s ears perked up as if hearing something. “Why do I feel as if I was just insulted.” “But anyway I am getting off track, I hope that helped explain why, though do not worry you aren’t unloveable Twilight and it certainly doesn’t mean if I had another choice that I’d not even consider you for my consort.” Luna scratched her neck awkwardly “That came out wrong. Basically Twilight I could love you as a daughter or a wife either way is possible, in those respects you are not deficient, either one would take time. Love isn’t always at first sight and sometimes it takes work and getting to know each other better.” Luna grabbed Twilight and held her in a firm but gentle embrace. Twilight looked up at the mare and gasped her mouth hung open, Luna chuckled and commented “Are you trying to catch flies with your mouth, Twilight.” Luna said before leaning in and adding conspiratorially “Trust me, they taste awful.” she smirked and mock-shuddered, causing Twilight to laugh herself for the first time in a long time, the fire in Luna’s heart melted the ice around it and burst out into a roaring blaze as she listened to Twilight’s laugh. “Unfortunately you will have to wait till you are eighteen years of age, to actually marry me.” Twilight's shoulders sagged in disappointment. Luna noticed her disappointment before continuing “Before you accept, Twilight, remember this is an eternal bond mark, it is a commitment that even your next lives will be bound to. You can still back out now if you want to, however with this you will be guaranteed to get a home, food, my hoof in marriage and a place at my side as princess. while you will still be adopted even if you don't it is not guaranteed. If after I cast this spell you try to tamper, try to remove it, try to copy it. The mark will execute you on the spot and tell me you betrayed me.” “I wouldn’t—” Twilight started but Luna raised a hoof to silence her. “No, I doubt you would. But you must know this anyway. Don’t think of it as me doubting your loyalty Twilight.” “I give you this chance because I want to help you, show you a better life. You’ll also get ancillary benefits from certain spells that can by used in conjunction with it, but that’s for later.” Twilight gulped and looked down deep in thought frowning as she did She can help me and all I have to do is give myself to her, and be her consort when I am an adult. I feel so strange like this. Is this the feeling they call happiness? Plus, she’s a princess I’d never want for anything. And is agreeing really a sacrifice? she considered this No, the princess is giving herself to me too. her frown turned into resolute smile, Twilight looked up at Luna who had a worried expression on her face. “Yes, Pri- er Luna. I agree.” Twilight finally answered causing Luna to gleefully clop her hooves together. “Now this won’t hurt a bit.” Luna pointed her horn and cast the high ancient spell only known by the princesses at Twilight who felt a burning sensation around her forehead a silver glow formed swirling and curving in an intricate glyph under her horn and coiling around the shaft of it, “You will alway wear this mark Twilight. It cannot be removed by time or magic. It will not always be visible unless you will it to be, but this marks you as my life mate, my betrothed, all guards know of it, as do all nobles when you are legally old enough come to me in anyway you wish. I may forget this happened, due to how long that will take. However, do not despair my heart and this mark will not forget, and you need but show me your bond mark and the mark around my hoof shall glow in tandem.” Smiling Luna continued “I will also inform your foster family of this so they don’t try and marry you off, they are one of the most loyal noble families to the royal family and are good ponies. Twilight blushed as Luna laid down and kissed Twilight below her horn on her forehead. “Climb on my back Twilight.” Twilight did as she was told and climbed up and then she curled up in a ball on Luna’s withers and took in her scent, one she would never forget. ****** She began trotting inside the building with her saddlebags on her back, which were full of everything she would need. Inside of the room, the walls were painted white and were devoid of decoration and added to the overall spartan feel it had. At the far end of the room sat three desks in an equidistant line from left to right guards sat behind each desk registering details before sending potential recruits to nurses to the sides of the room that would perform medical and physical checks on them. As Twilight made it to the registration desk, she filled out her details, while a guard behind it gave her an appraising glance. She was tall slender, not an inch of fat on her where it was not needed, and looked like she’d give the model Fleur De Lis and the Princesses a run for their money. The guard coughed “Ahem, ma’am, I think you’re in the wrong place. The modeling agency is just down the street.” Twilight blushed at the compliment and giggled behind her hoof, “No, sir I am where I’m meant to be,” she replied The guard raised an eyebrow “Ma’am you just don’t have the weight, or the muscle mass of other mares” Twilight leant in and pleaded: “Let me show you what I can do, please. My brother is in the Day Guard and I need to beat him,” she lied opening her eyes wide as she could, her lips quivering. The guard sighed “Fine, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.” The guard stamped her registration papers and directed her to the nearest available nurse. Twilight picked up her papers in her magic and trotted to where the guard had pointed. The nurse turned towards her and took her papers. a curtain was pulled around her as she looked around, in the small cubical they had a treadmill, scales, measuring tape and a set of 20 weights. “Okay Miss Twilight, I need you to drop the saddlebags and step on the scales.” Twilight complied and stood on the large scales. The nurse murmured, “100 pounds, wow! I am so jealous! You really have to tell me your secret. Okay off the scales next I want you to spend the next hour or until you are exhausted trotting on the treadmill, at first the gradient will remain at zero percent before increasing to two percent and one percent higher per minute at the speed three point three kilometers an hour, the speed will increase by an increment of five kilometers per hour every five minutes.” Twilight nodded and climbed onto the treadmill and the nurse started the stopwatch and watched Twilight trot. An hour had passed and the nurse was standing slack jawed “One hundred and ninety two kilometers per hour at an incline of sixty percent and you're not even breaking a sweat or have laboured breaths that’s impossible, I know this is personal, but do you have alicorn in your heritage? It would certainly explain your figure!” Twilight chuckled nervously “I honestly don’t know. Maybe?” Stupid, stupid, stupid Twilight you almost gave yourself away, time to put those acting classes to work. The nurse still visible shaken from the Twilight’s results spoke up “Well… let’s get on with the strength test” she said as she brought Twilight over to the barbell, “To measure your strength, we do a full rep for each weight, no magic.” Twilight balanced on her hind legs as she hooked the bar on the wrists of her forelegs facing frog up. Twilight tensed and slowly lift up to her barrel, brought it up to her chest and switched to grip with her hooves and held it above herself. Then she replaced it on the ground for the next weight. Twilight repeated this each time for each new weight added each time feigning that the difficulty was increasing. The nurse eventually noticing the difficulty remarked “Okay you can stop now, what you have in speed, you lack in strength, though you still scrape by” The nurse stamped a red pass mark on her physical and passed the papers back to Twilight who took them and picked up her saddlebag and made her way to the long and roofed carriage that would transport her and other accepted recruits to boot camp. Looking at the horizon the moon nearing the end of its nightly journey across the sky, it looked like it was two to three hours before dawn. Twilight groaned at that thought and got into the carriage ****** Three hours later, Canterlot palace. Princess Luna slipped into her room, dossiers of new recruits for her guard in her magic floating in front of her face, Luna’s room was a rather simple one by almost all accounts, sure you couldn’t call it spartan at all there was no mess on the floor and everything had it’s own storage space, Luna’s full moon shaped bed occupied most of the left center of her room, it’s covers silk dyed a dark royal purple, the door to her ensuite bathroom sat opposite the foot of the bed, to the left of her ensuite bathroom lay her tv and games consoles, like her Haystation 4, and her Xbull One. Opposite and to the right side of her bed sat her high-specced custom built gaming pc. Her bed was beckoning her to sleep, but she lay the dossiers on her PC desk which doubled as an office desk, leaving one specific recruit’s dosier Twilight Sparkle’s, open the mare had piqued her interest, because of how she stood out among the crowd, she caressed the photo of the modelesque mare who wished to join her guard, “She is truly a beauty few could compare to, she could be one of the best models in Canterlot, yet she wants in my military” Luna said outloud to nopony. Luna jumped and landed on her back on, top of the bed disheveling the bed covers, her mane somehow splaying laying flat as she opened her wings laying them on the bed, Luna looked over to her left at her balcony doors. By my moon, I shall have her as my own! Luna licked her lips in anticipation. Unbeknownst to Luna, her sister Celestia had slipped inside her room and was skulking in the shadows as she lay flat against the floor Celestia shimmied up to Luna’s tail that was dangling lazily over the edge of her bed, Celestia quietly chuckled to herself before she bit on the tip of Luna’s tail and pulled, causing her little sister to yelp and jump up in fright, land on her bed in such a way that she slid off the side and hit the floor unceremoniously, after flailing her legs about to regain her balance. As Luna looked around to find the perpetrator. She spotted her sister, whom was still in her mirth at another successful prank. “‘Tia!? Why must you do this to me?!” Luna whined at her sister Celestia who was snickering behind her hoof. “Why? Luna you know why, it is because I am your big sister and it’s my job to tease and prank you, plus you are so adorable when you’re flustered.” Celestia smiled down at Luna who was now blushing, and sulking but still trying to right herself. Celestia stepped around her sister, where she spotted the dossier of Twilight Sparkle left open on Luna’s desk. Oh dear sister you make this way too easy. “Oh Lulu, this mare is beautiful, whew! look at those legs, I wouldn’t mind permanently joining your side of the fence if this hot piece of ass is there, is this your little marefriend?” Celestia asked her smirk evident on her face. As an increasingly blushing and flustered Luna attempted to swipe it back out of her sister’s magic grasp all the while as Celestia kept it out of hoof range. “She is not my marefriend!” yet. “Oh? That’s good I just might take this one for myself then. Damn! It’s gotta be illegal to be this sexy!” “No!~ I saw her first!~” belatedly Luna covered her mouth. Oh no! Luna looked at Celestia her face showing the dread building inside her, Celestia who now had a look of smug triumph on her face as her smile quickly evolved from a smirk to a full on grin. preparing to needle her little sister mercilessly. “D’awww wittow Woona has a fillyfriend!!!” “Nooo~” Luna whined as she covered her face with her forehooves, her face burning bright red so that even her coat could not conceal it. “And they called it puppy love~!” Celestia sung her teasing lilt still affecting her voice. “Sister! I am two thousand years old! I am not a puppy and I am most certainly not a cougar before you say that!” “Oh Lulu! Stop trying to fool yourself, we are both cougars, it’s kind of mandatory when you’re lifespan is basically eternity and there is no way I am going blue balled throughout eternity just because the fillies and colts only have limited life spans. Also how is it fair on the fillies and colts who want to fuck us or get fucked by us. You would deny them such pleasure just because they have to die eventually?” “Well, no, but I just don’t like it. That word makes us sound like predators.” Luna sighed. “The alternative is Discord, or dragons, sister and you already tried dragons didn’t you? If I remember correctly you couldn’t sit on your throne for 3 months after that attempt” Luna winced at being reminded “Oh fine! I am a cougar and Twilight Sparkle caught my eye!” Luna pouted exaggeratedly crossing her forelegs before she and Celestia both burst into laughter. “Okay Lulu, I wish you the best of luck seducing your little guard ….” Celestia glanced at the dossier again. ”Okay maybe not so little. I know! You could endear her towards you by hoof forging, enchanting a custom armor for her. I doubt there is a premade set that would fit her, though you might want to disguise it as a reward for sparring against you, something tells me she’ll win.” Celestia trotted towards and through the door “Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?” “Because Lulu you were too busy staring at that flank of hers!” Celestia said as she leant back into the room, giggling as she retreated, only just missing being hit with a fluffy pillow projectile that was thrown at her hitting the door frame. Luna felt a tugging at the back of her mind the signal reminding her“Oh it’s time to lower the moon.” Luna trotted through her balcony doors. As she stood on her balcony Luna began to charge her horn and use the spell taught to the two sisters as fillies, by Starswirl the Bearded. Eventually the moon slowly dipped below the horizon. Soon after the sun rose in it’s place ready to make its route across the azure sky. Returning to her room closing the balcony doors Luna trotted towards her bed yawning and stretching, there she spotted the dossier of Twilight sparkle, she looked to the left and right to make sure no one was looking and levitated the dossier up to her face and kissed the photo of the mare that would soon be hers leaving a black lipstick mark on it. “Luna and Twilight sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i—” came wafting on the breeze from Celestia. “ Shut up ‘Tia!” Luna shouted, cutting Celestia off. The laughter of her sister met her ears in response. Luna groaned laying the dossier on the desk and sighed as she slid under the covers of her bed using her magic to close of the curtains. Closing her eyes she fell asleep, dreaming dreams of Twilight in compromising positions. ****** Bootcamp, next night Twilight stood at attention, next to her footlocker which sat at the foot of her bunk.Her mane was now tied in a bun and her tail had been cut to a regulation length, her fetlocks were shorn as she and her bunkmate, who was standing next to her leant over to whisper “Hi, my names Cloudkicker. What’s yours?” “Twilight, Twilight Sparkle, nice to meet you Cloudkicker.” Twilight replied in a hushed tone. Just then the doors slammed open revealing a thestral mare with a silver mane and tail, violet slitted eyes and a cutiemark with a sword behind a heater shield. “Listen up I am your Drill Sergeant and I am Sergeant Shielded Steel! I'm gonna push you flea-ridden flesh bags so hard you're gonna hate me and curse the day I was born. And you know what? I'll be enjoying every single second of you little maggots writhing in misery and pain. I'm gonna make Tartarus look like heaven. I'm either going to forge you into living weapons for the kingdom, or you can die trying! And if you do end up dying, at least your dead corpse will do more good after your death than you ever did in your pathetic, miserable excuse for the life you were living! I see some of you smirking or giggling like a bunch of schoolfillies on a school outing. Today I'm being nice, because you'll never see me like this until you either fucking die and feed the worms or you become the elite of the elite! Do you fucking understand me!?” Everypony in the room respond “Yes, Drill Sergeant” “Good! Now it’s your first day here so we are going to sort the wheat from the chaff, you will meet an instructor in a ring outside, you will be given a sword and your aim is to hit the instructor five times in a row, and avoid being hit five times do not worry about the blades foals they are enchanted so they only leave paint marks and won’t harm your opponent or you won’t get harmed yourself. I bet you just love that shit stains!” “Yes, Drill Sergeant!” another chorus rang out. “Fall out! Follow me to the training field and maybe you’ll survive this place! You will be disciplined, you will follow orders and you will love your country!” “Yes, Drill Sergeant!” another chorus rang out. “Good! Now get your flea-riddled carcasses in gear and get ready to get them handed to you five ways from Sunday!” Twilight trotted over to and took a place at the ring nearest to the barracks, as everypony else took their places. The instructor opposite levitated a blade to Twilight. “What is your name?” “Twilight Sparkle, Sir!” she said as she took the proffered blades handle in her hoof, much to her instructor’s surprise. Still he turned to the pile of dossiers and opened her dossier and found the photo had a black lipstick mark on it, which puzzled him. He turned around to find that Twilight had taken a ready stance standing on three legs sword in her right forehoof. “Is something wrong?” she asked. “Oh nothing just give me a moment” he shook his head and took his blade in his magic readying himself. The instructor bull rushed Twilight hoping to make her flinch and gain an opening, Twilight stood unflinching. the instructor opened with vertical downwards cut to take advantage of Twilight opening that she had left open when choosing to use her hoof instead of magic, Twilight’s blade flashed as she parried catching the instructor by surprise creating an opening in his defence but she made no move to exploit it. The instructor grit his teeth and slashed horizontally left to right, upper right to down left and then down right to upper left before slashing down, Twilight blocked or parried each attempt, only angering the instructor. each thrust and slash met Twilight’s unbreakable defense and her lax stance and demeanor was getting to him. Meanwhile Princess Luna had arrived to inspect the new trainees and was trotting with Sergeant Shielded Steel. “Princess, always a pleasure to have you with us to watch the thinning of the wannabe guards. How are you finding our recruits this year.” Princess Luna looked over the recruits looking for her little lavender mare, until she spotted her effortlessly parrying and blocking her instructor while she held a look of disinterest and perhaps a little boredom. Can’t have her being bored now can we. “Follow me Sergeant, I believe I have found what I’m looking for.” as Luna made for Twilight’s ring everypony else stopped fighting to watch her save for Twilight and the instructor. “Cease this mockery of a match, instructor!” Luna bellowed causing the instructor to jump out of his coat and turn around to meet the irate Princess of the Night. “Care to explain why you haven’t beaten this recruit?” “I don’t know your majesty, I think she’s cheating somehow.” he said with a worried expression. Luna stop to consider her next words, “You are correct she is cheating,” the instructors face lit up and then his lips had a smug grin on them, when he looked at Twilight as if he’d gotten her in trouble. Luna shook her head at him. “However not in the way you might be imagining. She gave you a handicap by using her hoof instead of her magic, because there is no way you would have provided a challenge, even though your technique was sound. Against her speed, reflexes and strength you had no chance.” The instructor’s face fell. Not only had he been bested by a recruit, but if what her majesty was saying was true this mare humiliated me. “Oh, hehehe you noticed that did you your highness?” Twilight said as she rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly. Luna licked her lips So cute! And her voice. That’s it she’s the mare for me! ”Wait, you aren’t even going to ask her first, what if she doesn’t want you? What mare wouldn’t want to be my lover let alone be my wife? ”That maybe true but do you want a resentful disloyal unloving lover/wife or do you want a happy loyal and better yet loving one?” The latter is preferable, but how do you suppose I go about it? ”There is a new fangled invention it’s called asking her out on a date.” I can’t do that I’m a Princess all the ponies expect me and my sister to be perfect, oh if only they knew the real us, instead of that detestable standoffish mask we have to wear! Luna took the instructor’s sword, and made a copy so that she wielded two ”Worry not young one, I shall be your opponent. It’d be a shame to waste such potential on this whelp.” She pointed to the instructor who was turning red from the rage building inside him ”However that strength and speed of your’s shall not avail you. So quick grab your sword in your magic as you’ll need it.” Around the ring ponies gathered to watch the Princess and Twilight fight. Twilight took her sword in her magic and performed a flourish as Luna and Twilight began circling each other, keeping an eyes on each other, when neither flinched, together they rushed each other locking blades before pushing off each other, Twilight sliced overhead as Luna blocked with one sword and countered with another. “Your technique is sloppy recruit, you cannot rely on brute strength and speed with me but feel free to use magic, don’t worry I will as well.” Twilight swinged her sword horizontally as Luna brought her two blades to meet hers as a shock wave emanated from the pair knocking observers back as the blades rubbed against each other sparks leapt of from the point of contact, Twilight and Luna each continued to trade blows Luna downwards slash with both her swords, met overhead guard. Twilight’s rapid stabbed met with Luna dodging and weaving, Luna swung around and bucked Twilight who still guarding slide back. Both Luna and Twilight smiled. Simultaneously they thought Finally! A mare who can keep up with me! Twilight smiled My wife to be, if she honors our commitment. Luna threw out her hoof and chanted: “The chaos in the storm is mine, I am darkness and then light. The drums of war with booms do sound breaking solitude of night!” A ring of electricity formed as a ball gathered in the center of it lighting the night sky up. “Oaths of Ancients, brave and bold Sturdy shields of warriors old grant me strength in time of plight to protect with all my might! Knight’s shield!” Twilight finished chanting a lavender ball of light formed in front of her before enveloping and becoming a protective dome around Twilight as Luna finished chanting. “Mjolnir!” The ring disappeared as the bolt of lightning fired at Twilight, striking her shield and shattering it. Nearby Cloudkicker asked the red maned unicorn mare next to her “Why do they need to chant, don’t they just will it to happen and poof it happens?” The mare giggled “That’s only for cantrips, lesser spells. For the advanced tiers of spell casting you need to memorize and understand the chant for it, spellweaving and arcane multilayering being interwoven together. Lower tier spells like Knight’s Shield or Mjolnir aren’t powerful, but they are quick to cast. Stronger spells take longer, however they are that much more devastating. I’m Incendiary Flare by the way” “Mine’s Cloudkicker and that’s Twilight Sparkle in the ring against Princess Luna.” Luna gave Twilight a sultry smile and giving her bedroom eyes Finally a mare who won't break like some many others, if only she was immortal. Twilight smiled back at Princess Luna in a mirror of her expression and began chanting again. I am the blade unsheathed, Iron is my strength, tempered and tried by fire, I remain, even when my foes have perished, I honor the fallen warriors and the sage ancients, I still walk among the living, and so shall the ancient spirits heed my call, Princess of Blades! Rose petals gathered into a ring and spread outward engulfing Luna, Twilight and the spectators. As everypony gained their sight back, the world had been replaced. In the night sky stars twinkled next to a blood moon that hung ominously near the ground replaced with a field of flowers of many different hues, a single white cobble path led to stairs which in turn led to a simple large black throne with red velvet back and cushion. Behind it, two large great swords crossed at the hilts were visible over the back of the throne. On top of it sat Twilight sparkle in a scarlet evening dress that made Luna drool. The evening dress had a slit down the left side of it revealing Twilight’s flank, cutie mark and rear leg and not much else. The evening dress was backless and the chest of the dress connected to a black and red edged choker around her neck. Luna gulped down excess saliva as she wiped her mouth. Tartarus! I want that dress on the floor of my bedroom, no stay focused Luna she just used a reality marble. Stay vigilant I don’t know what it does. Incendiary Flare stood mouth agape at the scene before her. “A reality marble! The world in one's mind imposed onto reality temporarily!” Cloudkicker looked at her “A what in the what now?” “Cloudkicker, that is a very powerful spell that imposes a world on top of ours, each world is based upon the caster’s mind.” “Oh, okay.” Cloudkicker replied as she went back to watching the fight. “Welcome to my world Princess Luna, do you like it?” Twilight asked an innocent grin on her as she stood up from her throne. Luna coughed composing herself “Yes, I’d like to know more about it.” Twilight clapped her hooves together in joy. Oh by my sister’s glorious beard! That is so adorable. Luna thought to herself. “You see your highness this world is filled with swords of my fallen enemies, I began collecting them in order to honor those who died in honorable combat with me.” “I don’t see any swords?” Luna said confusion evident on her face as she looked around. “Oh how remiss of me! Oh subjects!” Twilight sung out, the stars started winking out as blades fell to the fields. “You called your Highness?” a short broadsword asked. “Ah Viktor! I did indeed. All of you copy the no damage enchantment on the blade I am holding, I do not wish to harm our guests.” “As you vish your Majesty!” Viktor responded. “Und~ done! Ja, ve are all set your Majesty!” “Good now you see that beautiful mare in the black crescent moon torc?” Viktor nodded. Wait did she just say I'm beautiful? Huzzah! No wait don’t get ahead of ourselves here she might not mean it that way, but still. Luna danced in her mind her expression and focus unwavering, despite the mind victory dance she was doing. “Well that’s your target. Okay Viktor go have some fun with her!” Viktor bowed “To arms for da Princess!” All the blades began to float in the air and then launched at Luna who promptly cursed readying her blades blocking, parrying and dodging sword swings from all direction. Rolling, jumping, kicking off an attacker. Twilight trotted down the stairs of her throne, towards the the blades as they stopped and bowed low. Smiling she said “You are all dismissed.” A chorus of “Yes your Majesty!” rang out. Twilight readied her blade and launched into Luna and locked blades with her, both her and Luna roaring to push against each other. “Why did you dismiss them?” Luna she asked “Oh I found it a bit unfair and honestly I was getting bored.” Princess Luna in a last ditch attempt at turning the fight in her favor lunged forward her lips locking with Twilight’s as her tongue forcefully entered her open mouth causing her to melt into it and release her reality marble, the Princess of Blades. In the of the shock of having Luna shove her tongue down Twilight’s throat, their tongues danced and wrapped around each other Luna’s wings quickly springing to attention. Luna pulled back her tongue catching one of Twilight’s fangs as she did causing her tongue to bleed leaving some blood on Twilight’s fang, Luna recoiled as pain from the fang cutting her tongue took hold, she looked wide eyed tears gathering in her the corners of her eyes. her hooves holding onto her mouth as she kept her mouth shut tight. Twilight opened her eyes closing her mouth then asked “Princess Luna are you okay!?” Luna winced as she moved her tongue. meanwhile a drop of blood fell from Twilight’s fang and landed on her tongue, causing Twilight to flinch and recoil her back arching in ecstasy. Luna went to shout at Twilight but when she noted her blissed out form in front of her, Twilight pushed herself up straight and grinned widely, her pupils shrunk to slits, Twilight wrenched the two blades from Luna’s grip and with three blades hit her five times, before Luna regained herself Twilight sped forward attempting to pounce on Luna and sink her teeth into that supple neck of hers, when just then Luna put the mare to sleep with a sleeping cantrip however the mare's momentum kept going and landed on top of Luna. “Well that was close.” Luna huffed. As Twilight lay on top of Luna, she dropped her swords to the floor and sniffed, breathing in Luna’s scent as she then snuggled deeply into Luna's chest murmuring contentedly. A smile formed on Twilight's lips, while a warm one found its way on Luna's. Wrapping her legs around twilight resting her chin on Twilight's head. Sergeant Steel ran up and asked “Princess are you okay? You there! Arrest Twilight Sparkle!” “Belay that order!” Luna ordered to the shock of those around her. “But Princess! That mare is dangerous! She almost beat you! She was about to kill you! She was about to sink her teeth into you, which nopony has done in two millennia, the attempted killing part, not the biting part!” “Correction, Sergeant she did beat me. As for killing me? Yeah, that is never going to happen. As for the biting? I do so enjoy it when a mare nibbles on me, sends tingles through me” Luna replied while shuddering in pleasure, “ All, aside from the biting, are feats that should be praised considering how stacked against her the odds were, also I shall be taking her as my apprentice.” “You’re rewarding her!?” “Of course I am, I wasn’t serious when I fought against her and the fact is that she still can’t harm me if I am relaxed enough, Sergeant. And it’s not like your training her would benefit her at all, when she is already far ahead of you. Send her things to my bedroom.” “Right away your Highness! Wait, your bedroom?” he asked incredulously “Oh don’t get your tail in a knot about it, it’s only temporary. Until I can find her her own quarters.” Which will be hers until I can get her back into my bed again properly. Luna stood and smiled at the smile on Twilight’s face as she slumbered. Luna then levitated the unconscious Twilight onto her back and took flight, eventually she arrived at her tower and landed on her balcony and entered her room. To find her sister grinning ear to ear. “So do you always kiss your opponents before the first date, sister?” Celestia sniggered then leaned over to the side to inspect Luna’s passenger. “Or bring them home for some fun?”. “Oh hush sister she’s the first pony beside you who I can play fight with. Plus we have graver concerns, she has tasted my blood.” “So have many of your opponents, Luna.” Celestia replied as Luna gave her a flat look before using her magic to prise open her Twilight’s lips and mouth revealing fangs. “Oh Faust! Why does she have fangs? Is she part Thestral?” Celestia squealed backing up. Shaking her head at her sister Luna explained “She is a vampire and as evidenced in my fight a shinso, a true vampire, they are practically unkillable. She’d definitely make the perfect mate for me.” “Luna can’t you keep it in your metaphorical pants for one second. You were just telling me it was bad that she tasted your blood! Why is it bad?” Celestia practically yelled before folding her ears back “Sorry, we just found a pony that is nearly on par with us… again and I am freaking out and you still want to fuck it!?” “Firstly the reason I voiced my concern is that she would do practically anything right now to sink her teeth into me and everypony in between her and my neck is at risk. Secondly ponies don’t even wear pants. Didn’t we outlaw them because they don’t breathe well? Third you're forgiven, though I’d appreciate if you called Twilight a she and not an it. And finally of course I want to fuck her! An immortal, unkillable mare who is also beautiful to boot, wants to join my guard and she is strong and fast enough to play fight with me. Hay yes I want to fuck her, I also want to date her, marry her and have her be my apprentice. not necessarily in that order.” “Fine! Just make sure she doesn’t eat the pastry and cake chef, otherwise I don’t care what happens.” Celestia left grumbling as Luna levitated Twilight into bed.joining her shortly afterwards just after setting the moon for another day. As Luna got comfortable, Twilight moved closer in her sleep wrapped her hooves around her and nuzzled into her neck, A small smile gracing her lips as she did. Luna’s heart melted as warmth and sleep claimed her. ****** A new night had come and Twilight cracked open her eyes, what met her were two sapphire eyes and smiling lips as well as an blue energy mane with bed head (somehow). “Whu- Princess Luna what are you doing in my bed!?” Twilight began to panic then noticed she had her hooves wrapped tightly around the her. Twilight released her hold and jumped backward out of bed, she panted watching the night Princess smirk in amusement and noticing she wasn’t in the barracks. “I am so sorry Princess Luna! Please don’t banish me!” Twilight begged, a snort and then laughter followed as she started to enter her breakdown mode. “Oh hush Twilight! We are not going to banish you. I put you in my bed so you could sleep off the match’s effects on you. Nothing happened, I promise.” Luna trotted over to Twilight kneeling down so they were both sitting Relaxing Twilight sighed in relief, Luna had turned to look at a nearby clock. exposing a bite mark on her neck. Twilight froze, Luna turned back and noticed a smirk formed on her lips. “Fun fact: you like to drink in your sleep, so it’s a good thing my sheets are too dark for blood stains to show up.” Twilight shrunk back in fear, trying to escape. However Luna hooked her hoof around Twilight’s neck to stop her retreating with a look of concern Luna held her tight to her barrel, “Don’t worry, Twilight. Your secret is safe with me and Celestia.“ Twilight relaxed again a smirk found it’s way back on Luna’s face “Another fun fact my neck isn’t the only thing you nibbled on, you left me with stiff wings this morning missy!” Luna chided with mock heat in her voice. Twilight paled as she tried to distance herself, despite her unnatural strength Luna’s grip held fast. So she settled for groaning Stupid repressed sexuality! “Now Twilight, before we get started time to get some breakfast in that belly of yours.” Twilight looked confused. “I'm not hungry.” Her belly growled causing Luna to giggle. Belly, you traitor! Luna rested a hoof behind Twilight’s head and said “Open wide and say ‘Ah!’ Don’t stop till I tell you to.” Cautiously she complied looking left and right in confusion and before she could stop herself, Luna forced her head down forcing Twilight’s fangs down and sinking into her neck Luna winced as they broke her skin, Twilight mouth clamped down as blood touched her tongue and letting blood drain into her awaiting mouth. Despite her muffled protests Luna held her until she finished. Twilight stopped and swallowed the mouthful of Luna’s blood and started crying as she looked up at the Princess whom was smiling warmly and she did the only thing she could think of at that moment and embraced the Princess tighter and sobbed out apology after apology, while Luna tried to console her by stroking her mane and cooing. “It’s okay Twilight, I can’t let my new apprentice go hungry.” “Thank you, for not hating me!” Twilight wailed as her tears cascaded with renewed vigor. Twilight licked at Luna’s neck both wounds fading then disappearing completely. And then it dawned on her “Apprentice!?” She doesn’t remember me, well to be fair she hasn’t seen me since I was a foal and I didn’t look like this and that was a couple of decades ago. It’s also isn’t the right time yet, too early. I don’t want her to feel she has to love me or marry me. I want to win her heart all by myself. “Yes, Twilight, I shall be training you.” Twilight froze in shock “I will be training you in proper swordsmareship, magic of all types and finally after you have master these we shall move on to more … advanced endeavours. For now though I shall tell you your new rights and responsibilities.“ “You will be expected to attend all formal and casual events at my side. I will also be ensuring that your education isn’t deficient or to fill in what knowledge you lack. This one is very important,” Luna whispered conspiratorially. “This next one is unique to you. No feeding off anypony but me. If you're feeling hungry tell me and I’ll give you something to sink your teeth into. Twilight blushed at the imagery Luna was painting for her. Next you may not date while under my apprenticeship for obvious reasons because that would clash with the first responsibility.” As if I’d betray you Luna, I am yours already and nopony else is taking me from you! “Rewards include free reign of most of the castle barring a few areas these are the kitchen(unsupervised) and the war room, you’ll have the quarters next to mine as your personal room. I’ll think of others as you progress also as you beat me in our little match I’ll be making your own custom and enchanted armor.” Luna explained Twilight nodded writing down notes on a piece of parchment “I would also like to know why a mare with a curvaceous figure such as yours, wanted to join the night guard, instead of a modeling agency?” “Well Princess—” “Call me Luna. Don’t worry about using my title.” Twilight stared at Luna for a bit thinking for a second “Ok, Pri- L-Luna. Um the reason is I have admired you since I was a little filly and I wanted to do something that was actually beneficial to the country, being a model doesn’t do that. Also considering that I am nocturnal then.joining the day guard would not be a good idea. I am also competing with my brother Captain Shining Armor. Luna smirked again as she prepared another question “Okay and one last question Twilight. How did my blood taste?” At hearing her question all the blood in Twilight’s body rushed to her face changing it to a nice crimson red as she blushed. “Princess Luna I—” “I want the truth, Twilight and remember no title” Luna interrupted, Blushing a deeper shade of red Twilight sputtered. “It—your blood? It—ruined-other-blood-for-me!” Twilight blurted out quickly before hiding behind her parchment and hooves as Luna began sporting her own blush as a smile pulled at her lips. The Geld, The Loved and The Used.Princess Luna led Twilight out of her room, she turned left and Twilight followed her. After a short walk they came upon a door to the left on the same wall that Princess Luna’s door. Luna held out a leg to stop Twilight from going further. When she was sure Twilight had stopped and watching. She charged her horn with magic and aimed it at the maple door. The stream of magic gouged into the wood engraving a gold starburst similar to Twilight’s cutie mark on the top panel, Luna then filled it with magenta. After she had completed the main star she made five smaller stars that surrounds the starburst. “Okay with that finished, follow me to the mess hall. You can look at your new room later.” Luna ordered Twilight whom continued to follow mutely. Why is Luna acting so weird, first she prench kisses me, then she let me sleep in her bed with her and then she starts feeding me! What is going on!? I know we are betrothed, and that’s what couples do, but she doesn’t seem to remember our betrothal, so I doubt that is the reason for her showings of affection. Passing through corridor after corridor and making a right at the next junction Twilight and Luna came upon the mess hall. The mess hall The room was packed to the brim with the Night Guard, Night Guard recruits and the palace’s nighttime staff. In the far left corner Incendiary Flare and Cloudkicker were eating breakfast. “I. F., have you seen Twilight since last night when she was carried off by Princess Luna? You don’t think she’s been court martialed do you?” Cloudkicker asked worry evident in her voice. “I. F.?” Incendiary Flare asked “Oh, it’s just a mouthful to say Incendiary Flare all the time, so I gave you the nickname I. F. or Iffy if that is better for you.” Cloudkicker replied closing her eyes and grinning cheerfully. “Okay. No I haven’t seen her Cloudkicker, she did try and attack the Princess, and while I remember her mentioning taking her as an apprentice, when her sister hears, Twilight might be put in irons.” “You really think so? Wouldn’t Princess Luna help her?” “Not necessarily, Oh hey there they are!” Iffy said as she pointed to the entrance. Luna had a smile on her lips. both Twilight’s and Luna’s manes and tails were a mess like they had been in bed together and forgotten to brush. Luna turned face left and wrapped her forehooves around Twilight’s head and pulled her in for a deep passionate kiss. Twilight froze before closing her eyes, reciprocating and wrapping her hooves around Luna’s neck. Princess Luna backed off as Twilight tried to recapture Luna’s lips. Causing Luna to giggle at her. ****** Luna giggled causing Twilight to open her eyes, when Twilight opened her eyes. When she did she saw Luna’s smirk and noticed that the mess hall was dead silent, she turned and looked around to see the rest of the room. She saw most of the rooms occupants mouths agape, some had smirks on their face, a few had glares and Princess Celestia sat with an unreadable but neutral expression and then Twilight heard in whispered in her ear. “Lesson one my dear apprentice, dealing with public relations, jealousy and paparazzi. Maintaining a positive reputation 101.” Luna then skipped off to sit with Celestia and left Twilight alone to flounder under the attention of everypony as she went to get her food. As she levitated food stuffs onto her plate she thought to herself Luna that was mean! After acquiring her food she went to sit down, and caught sight of a crazy pony waving her hoof to catch her attention upon looking closer, Twilight realised that it is was Cloudkicker. She walked over to her old bunk mate. “Hi, Cloudkicker. Hi err. What’s your name?” she said as she took in the mare next to Cloudkicker. Incendiary Flare attempted to answer but was cut off by Cloudkicker. “Her name is Iffy” she stated causing Twilight to raise an eyebrow at Incendiary Flare. “Iffy?” Twilight asked. Iffy sighed “It’s her nickname for me. My name is Incendiary Flare.” Twilight sat down opposite Cloudkicker and took a drink from her glass. “So, you and Princess Luna eh?” Iffy asked ”Your one lucky mare to get her as your marefriend, lotta ponies are going to be jealous of you,” Iffy stated causing Twilight to spit take. Sputtering Twilight responded “Wha!? Marefriend!? I don’t know w-w-what you’re talking about!” Twilight blushed and tried to hide it by looking at her food. “I’m not her marefriend! At least I don’t think so? She never even asked me or mentioned it.” “Ah, I get it! You’re her booty call,” Cloudkicker added grinning “What? No! I—what would make you think that?” Twilight screeched waving her hooves in denial. “Oh it’s just that you both had messy manes and tails and she kissed you. Twice. So she either really likes you, or is messing with you, or you’re already a couple,” Iffy continued teasing “She just told me that was part of a lesson!” Twilight wailed as Cloudkicker and Iffy laughed. “Really? ‘cause it might be that she has the hots for you. If I was in her shoes I wouldn’t let you go, you’re a keeper. I mean I’d bang ya if the princess hadn’t already basically marked you as hers,” Cloudkicker responded. “Uuurrghh.” Do I tell them? I might as well, they won’t let it go if I don’t. Twilight leaned over the table, looking around to see if nopony was eavesdropping and asked Iffy and Cloudkicker “Can you two keep a secret?” Cloudkicker looked around shrugged and “I Pinkie promise not to tell, cross my heart hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye” while doing the motions. “What’s a Pinkie promise?” Twilight asked “In Ponyville, That’s where I am from by the way. A Pinkie promise is a special kind of promise. Nopony breaks a Pinkie promise, it is legally binding and is admissible in a court hearing. But that’s not the worst part of it! It is enforced by a pink, eldritch abomination with logic defying powers.” “Forever! Oh hey Cloudkicker!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed. “Hi Pinkie Pie, just telling Twilight Sparkle, what a Pinkie Promise is.” “Okie dokie loki, breaking a Pinkie Promise is the highest, most sacred promise. If broken you lose your friends forever.” Iffy and Twilight looked at Cloudkicker and Pinkie Pie with raised eyebrows, but eventually shrugged. Pinkie Pie pronked off. “Who in Faust's name is she!? Was she always there waiting to surprise you?" Twilight exclaimed. “Don’t question it, Twilight for your sanity, just don’t question it. That way does madness lies.” Cloudkicker intoned solemnly. “Anyway, Twilight sure I’ll keep it a secret. Now spill!” Iffy said as she and Cloudkicker leaned across the table. causing Twilight to back off. Twilight leaned back in “I am betrothed to Princess Luna,” Twilight whispered. “No way! You’re lying, prove it if you aren’t lying! After you left yesterday we had to memorize Luna’s and Celestia’s bond marks. So show us.” Iffy stated skeptically. Twilight willed her bond mark to appear. the look of shock on both Iffy and Cloudkicker’s face made her day. ****** Meanwhile on the other side of the Mess hall. Luna was busy digging into her food her eyes closed as she ate by the side of her sister, who had taken note of Twilight and caught sight of Luna’s bond mark both on Luna’s foreleg and the one on Twilight Sparkle’s forehead. Celestia coughed to gain Luna’s attention, ”When were you going to tell me you were betrothed?” Celestia ask as she was smirking. She watched Luna for her response. Luna for her part opened her eyes and swallowed what food she still had in her mouth and saw her bondmark glowing, due to its limited range she frantically looked around for the source until she laid eye’s on Twilight her bond mark still visible. Luna’s jaw hung open as the princess of the night gaped, as she watched the mare she’d been obsessing over had her mark glowing on her forehead. That is until Twilight cancelled it which caused the one on her foreleg to disappear. She’s already mine? I-I-I don’t know if I should be happy to see her again or angry it took her so long. But why hide it, I told her to come to me, wait is she joining the guard to be with me! Maybe she wants to get stronger or earn a place among the nobles? Whatever her reason I don’t care, it is time to claim what is mine. “Ahem, Luna so are you going to tell me when you got betrothed?” Celestia asked again. “Well um twenty years ago sister. Because what's twenty years between immortals? Seems but the passing of a day.” Luna replied sheepishly rubbing the back of her neck, Celestia glared at her. Luna laughed nervously. “I may have forgotten about it myself, she was but a filly of ten years when I marked her, it was originally to protect her, but how fortuitous that she has reminded me.” Luna shrugged. Celestia glared harder at her sister causing Luna to flinch as if struck, “To be fair I was going to tell you eventually ehehehe,” Luna added sheepishly Celestia’s glare softened “Yay! I get to plan a new wedding for my little sister!?” Celestia squeed “Wait I wanted to—” Luna started, but a glare from her sister shut her up. “Of course you can plan it sister,” Luna added. “Good, it shall be your punishment for not telling me earlier,” Celestia having the final word. “‘Tia first before you do that however, I must cement my claim on her without too many others knowing just yet, she is still my student of only one day,” Luna said as she grinned and willed her bond mark to appear again, forcing Twilight’s to glow again. ****** “Okay, we saw it already can you stop with the bond mark already!?” Iffy said clearly agitated. “Yeah, Twilight. knock it off.” Cloudkicker groused. Twilight paled “I’m not doing it, the only way it could be happening is because my betrothed is willing her mark to appear,” she squeaked as she turned towards Luna where she spotted Luna grinning directly at her, her hoof raised to show her mark, she mouthed ‘hello, my betrothed, it has been a long time.’ Twilight squeaked and ducked under her hooves. Celestia sat next to Luna smiling and clapping her hooves in excitement. Luna dispelled her mark, but still stared at Twilight with what could only be called a look of hunger. This confused Twilight Why is she looking at me like that, surely I would have had to seduce her. But here she looks so eager to see me. But I’m not worthy yet, I haven’t earned my captains rank, only just started on as her apprentice. I am not strong enough! Twilight felt something hit her head and turned to look at Iffy and Cloudkicker who had the widest grins ever “Looks like your bond mate is happy to see you!” Iffy teasingly sang before Cloudkicker finished. “I wish I had a mare who wanted me that badly, that she’d mark me permanently.” Cloudkicker sighed at the thought, and gave an exaggerated swooning gesture. Twilight felt another impact against the side of her head, she turned to see Luna grinning sheepishly as she hid and pointed a hoof at her sister who was now looking at Twilight with the biggest evil grin plastered on her face. “Whelp, I’m boned. It was nice knowing you girls,” Twilight said. Iffy giggled causing Twilight to turn and see what was causing it, Cloudkicker was wiggling her eyebrows suggestively at Twilight. Whom promptly groaned and face hoofed at the innuendo she had inadvertently stumbled into. Twilight started eating as fast as she could, not fast enough to be considered a pig but still faster than was necessary. Trying to ignore the two mares who were giggling at her discomfort, that is until they stopped abruptly Twilight looked at them frozen looking up above her, she didn’t get a chance to look back as a pair of midnight blue legs shod in silver wrapped around her neck from behind and Luna’s voice whispered in her ear “My dear sister would like to speak with you, Honey.” Though she could not see it she could tell from the tone of her voice that she had a smirk on her face. Twilight’s eyes widened as Luna’s breath drifted into her ear as she nibbled on the tip. “Do not worry Twilight, she doesn’t bite that’s more your shtick.” Luna said snickering at her own little in joke. Twilight was mortified though and started to shake “Luna, do you know why she wants to speak to me?” “Oh silly filly, she just wants to know whether you want traditional white, black or crimson red for your dress.” Twilight could almost feel Luna’s self congratulatory grin. “I would hurry though dearest Twilight, we may not be getting any older but you’ve kept me waiting, I wonder what silly idea made you think to wait so long. Alas I’ll just have to find out what you want your wonderful bride to wear, a tux or a dress.” “You’d look great in a tux honey, but you’re a mare so can you wear a dress okay, better to show off your feminine figure.” Twilight responded. gaining snickers from across the table which earned them a glare from Luna. “If only you knew Twilight, well I guess the honeymoon’s going to be a huge surprise.” Luna mumbled “Did you say anything Luna?” “I said of course dear anything you want, and you two jokers, Only I’m allowed to tease Twilight, do you understand? It’s my prerogative as her groom to be. Come along Twilight.” Twilight smiled sheepishly with a blush adorning her face. Iffy and Cloudkicker bowed “Of course your highness, forgive our rudeness.” “You are forgiven this time, see that it doesn’t happen again.” Luna ordered as the two mares kept bowing and replied “Yes, Your highness.” Luna snorted and she and Twilight left the room. Twilight looked at where Celestia and Luna had sat and noticed that Celestia had left already. Twilight gulped audible which caused Luna to wrap a wing around her. “I know you’re nervous Twilight. Take a deep breath and slowly breath out, rinse and repeat, until you calm down.” Luna smiled as Twilight followed her instruction and after a few breaths was well on the way to calming down. “She only wants to teach you how to please me.” Luna added with a lecherous grin. Twilight’s mouth fell open in a silent scream of horror as she looked at Luna, and a moment later processed the whole statement then asked. “How does she know how to please you, Luna?” Twilight asked worriedly half at the prospect that the sisters may have experimented together and more than half scared that she would have to match a benchmark set by Luna’s sister, who was deemed by the kingdom’s populace, a literal goddess. “Oh she uses me when she is feeling experimental.” As Luna kept glancing at Twilight, she kept biting her lower lip and with each look she looked like she was holding something in, it eventually burst open and Luna laughed out loud. “Oh Twilight I am just joking, she’s not going to teach you how to please me, that’s my job.” She added seductively as Twilight’s blush decided that her cheeks were no longer enough and started covering her whole face and ear tips. Twilight started pouting at Luna. “Please Luna stop teasing me!” she whined. “Aw, I’m sorry Twilight. I promise I won't tease you anymore. Much. Now as for my sister? I can’t make any promises as she teases me all the time and I doubt you or any, potential or otherwise family member is going to get her to stop.” Luna nuzzled then kissed Twilight’s cheek, “Oh, and just because we are lovers and betrothed doesn’t mean I’m going to be going easy on your training, in fact I just might make it that much harder.” “Oh joy!” Twilight quipped sarcastically. “Now, now, your rewards shall” Luna kissed Twilight on her neck. “Be.” another further down kiss, “worth it.” Luna trailed her tongue up Twilight’s neck. “Or am I not good enough for you?” Luna asked mock pouting “What no! I mean yes, I mean I am not worthy! I did not mean to imply that you weren’t worthy!!” Twilight tried to reply flustered by the thought of upsetting Luna. Her attempts at apology was silenced when Luna sealed Twilight’s lips with her own causing Twilight to moan in appreciation. Luna pulled back and Twilight opened her eyes Luna stuck her tongue out at Twilight playfully. “You silly filly, Twilight you’re worthy of me. Is that truly why you wanted to join my guard to prove yourself to me?” Luna asked. Twilight looked down as she began drawing a circular motion on the floor with her right hoof. “Maybe,” Twilight replied ashamed that she had been caught. Luna shaking her head replied “You don’t have to prove anything to me, my big sister on the other hoof, most likely you will have to.” As they walked they leaned against each other enjoying each others body warmth, until they came to Celestia’s bedroom door. It, like her and Luna’s doors was emblazoned with her cutiemark a stylized sun. Luna knocked on the door. A voice answered: “Enter!” Luna’s magic surrounded the doorknob and opened it. Her sister’s room was filled with golds, reds and yellows. It was filled with opulent furniture, around a mahogany coffee table. Near the fireplace sat four high back lounge chairs, that if you chose to, you could recline in them. Celestia’s bed was made of red wood embossed with gold over weaves that intertwined the bed hoof board had a carved relief panel of herself and the sun, the lip at the top of it curved down and away from the bed, the head of the bed was upholstered. The bed itself was made of cloud and specially enchanted to remain in shape and in the same place. The rooms owner sat at a wooden desk phoenix quill in her magic, her phoenix warbling as if laughing at some joke only it knew. Celestia put down her quill and turned to face the two waiting visitors, a smile blooming on her face. “Oh Lulu, you have finally brought the mare who stole your heart to see me face to face. Tea?” she asked a eyebrow raised inquisitively. “I am fine thank you, I already had a drink earlier.” Twilight replied a blush adorning both her face and that of Luna’s as well. Celestia made an ‘O’ with her mouth and then smiled, “How about you Luna?” Celestia asked casting a quick glance to Twilight “You look a bit drained.” Luna groaned and Twilight squeaked as she tried to hide her embarrassment. “I am fine ‘Tia I’ll live, so long as you stop those puns, and yes I’ll have some tea though I wonder which part of you I should have.” Celestia blushed and huffed. “Okay, I agree to a ceasefire with the puns, just please don’t give me those mental images again!” Celestia whined as Luna puffed out her chest and her face held a smug grin, Luna, Twilight and Celestia sat down two of them with tea in their magic. “So first obligatory big sister stuff, Twilight If you break Luna’s heart I will break you, over and over again. Do you understand?” “Yes! I promise I will be ever loyal and never intentionally hurt her!” Twilight squeaked out as she tried to bury herself in her chair. Celestia stared at Twilight for a good five minutes before returning to the happy mask she always wore. “Good, because I wouldn’t want another time where my sister cried her eyes out over another betrayal. You should count yourself lucky Twilight, she had all but given up on finding somepony who would love her and not use her. It’s so good she found you, Twilight. However I hardly know anything about you, except your mere presence seems to turn her into a high school filly who has just had her first marefriend.” And so Twilight with Luna interjecting her own experience with Twilight told Celestia about how they met and by the end of it were both sporting matching blushes. Celestia smiled as she listened stopping to ask the odd question to clarify. A messenger arrived and entered the room, “What is it? Can’t you see I have guests?” “I am sorry your highness, but another noble has been found and the MO matches the Ponysher again, The victim is always a noble, always drained of all their blood nary with a drop left anywhere and it is always a corrupt noble. all their valuables are always stolen. We still have yet to find the culprit. We still don’t know their motives, if they even have one.” “I am sorry you two, I’ll have to tease you later.” Celestia said as she smirked. Which quickly faded into a grimace, “20 years and we still haven’t caught this Ponysher, whoever they are I imagine they are the most wealthy pony in Canterlot by now. Oh, and Twilight. Thank you.” “For what your highness?” Twilight asked “Twilight, you don’t have to be formal with me, after all we are going to be family. But to answer your question, I want to thank you for loving my sister. Despite what she’ll tell you, she really needs it. A pony who makes her feel loved.” Celestia said wistfully. “I must be going. Take care you two. Oh, and no funny business on my bed! It took three weeks to get the smell of sex out of it the last time you did that Luna!” “Honestly ‘Tia why would I do that again I’ve been there done that, the thrill is gone at least for me.” Luna replied as Celestia warily looked at her, and then a spark of memory reminded her. Before leaving she trotted up to Twilight with a piece of parchment, “Oh and while I remember Twilight, White, Black or Crimson?” “Black, Celestia as it goes better with my coat. the other option of white or crimson would suit too but the white would need other color to break up the white and the crimson is something I want to keep for other activities.” Twilight finished by blushing. Celestia wrote it down while smiling and then leaving the two affianced mares alone. “Ok Twilight onward to the forge, so I can take your measurements.” Luna waggled her eyebrows and Twilight giggled at her antics. “Okay Luna, I’ll follow your lead.” ****** Celestia Trotted up towards a crime-taped off mansion, and signalled Geld Grisham to come over. “How can I help you, your majesty?” the Earth pony crime scene investigator inquired his swept back silver mane tight against his head and his tail braided. “What can you tell me about the vic’?” Celestia asked pensively. “His name is Solair,” Geld replied as Celestia visibly flinched, causing Geld to raise an eyebrow. “Is there anything you’d like to tell me, your majesty?” Celestia fidgeted and rubbed her left foreleg with her right, “He was a very friendly pony, he would often travel equestria spreading the word of the sun. He would often come back with interesting stories.” “And your relationship with the vic’?” “Well he would worship my flank quite literally and say ‘Praise the sunbutt’ he liked it when I sat on his face.” Celestia blushed as Geld looked at his notes. “Do you know why the Ponysher would target him?” Celestia asked dreading the answer, “Well the Ponysher only ever targets, criminals, corrupt and evil. We searched his mansion for evidence and found plastered on the wall was photographs of foals in compromising positions and written in big red crayons ‘Foalphile’. We then found a large stash of foal pornogrophy and a dungeon filled with paraphernalia and the corpse of a foal that was on the missing ponies list. We also found that several guard and officials had been bribed to look the other way. He also had plans to use you, your highness.” Geld said as he produced the plans, Celestia read on in horror. Then an eye twitch, Geld recognising that the evidence was in danger withdrew the plans before Celestia incinerated it in rage. Celestia’s pastel mane and tail erupted in flame, “He used me! That whorseson lied to me! And was a foalphile! Who is this Ponysher!? I want to find and propose a deal with them for their service to this country! And give them a full license to hunt down these bastard nobles,” “We’ll get right on that your highness. Just as soon as we make sure the area is secure." Gelding lead an emotionally tired Celestia away."Also would you like some ice cream? We got quintillion chocolate fudge brownie, that abomination of an ice cream that ‘glaciem reginae’ or Ice Queen that only alicorns can eat. And to wash it all down your favorite coffee.” “Okay, thank you, Geld.” Celestia pouted and trotted off with Geld to the nearest ice cream parlor. ****** Luna and Twilight had made their way back from the forge, the Lunar Princess chipper and happy the other bearer of her bond was blushing ear to ear, both of which were both folded flat against her head, her tail tuck between her legs, she had never felt so exposed. Luna draped a wing around Twilight. “Twilight, dear I know how invasive that was, and I apologise but it was for your own set of armor and I want to see you properly protected.” Luna nuzzled Twilight and she reciprocated the gesture. “How about we go to your room sweety?” Luna asked but Twilight stopped. “Luna, why do you want me? I just don't understand what it is you see in me?” Twilight asked. a small frown made Luna’s feeling clear. “Twilight I want you, because you are a smart, funny, and interesting mare. You are adorable when you’re flustered, your sense of loyalty, of justice, your kind, your loving and honestly I find you to be very beautiful. The way your crimson eyes glow at night, with the moon reflecting of them perfectly, you are strong, I love it when you smile. I love it when you snuggle up to me in bed. and most important I love it when you are happy and I believe that you feel something for me, even if you don't outright love me. Now enough with the self doubt!” “But-.” Twilight was interrupted “Okay I can see this troubles you dear and it’s perfectly understandable. So how about this, we get to know each other better?” “Okay Luna, first off what is your favorite genre of music? I Love Rock, Metal, Death Metal and most classical and orchestral pieces.” Twilight stated. “Me, I like Rock and Metal, I don’t think I have heard Death Metal though I am willing to give it a try for you. Classical and orchestral pieces have been a staple of my life as a princess some I like, others are just repetitive or just covers of songs made by somepony more imaginative, by those of deficient imagination!” Luna exclaimed indignantly. “Do you have any hobbies, Twilight? I like to paint landscapes during my spare time.” Luna asked. “I love to read, I am a bit of a bibliophile in that regard, but I also love to stargaze!” Twilight answered enthusiastically, “You like looking at my stars?” Luna asked though she couldn’t hide the growing smile that somepony appreciated her work. “Of course your stars are so beautiful, you must put a lot of work into them,” Twilight said “Though not as beautiful as you Luna!” Twilight amended hastily. Luna giggled and wrapped her forelegs around Twilight and kissed her on the lips. before laying her forehead against Twilight’s at an angle so as not to poke her with her horn. “You are so adorable Twilight, did you know that?” Luna said as Twilight squeaked a little blush forming on her face. “And yes I do put a lot of effort into my work.” As they went to the door that would be Twilight’s chambers, Twilight tightened her grip considerably, another blush appeared on her face. “Luna, can I sleep with you? I don’t want to be alone.” Twilight asked timidly as she tried to hide her embarrassment. “Twilight you can sleep with me all you like, infact I would prefer it, but I understand it might have been too soon do you want to sleep with me in my room instead of your new room?” Luna asked and Twilight gave a barely perceptible nod. Luna guided Twilight to her room, and after performing her duties, she move towards the bed with Luna, whom took Twilight in her magic cradling her with her legs up Luna laid Twilight on her bed and joined her before bringing the covers over them both. Luna wrapped Twilight in her forelegs and rear legs, pulling her into a tight hug. Twilight laid her head being careful not to impale her eye next to Luna’s “Good day, Twilight. I love you.” ****** Day court The throne room was packed Celestia sat in her throne with her deadly ice cream in her magic, along with a parchment and quill. Stood next to her on the left of her throne stood a white unicorn stallion with a two tone blue mane and tail. He had a shield with a starburst for a cutie mark. Another unicorn sat on her right she had square rim glasses, wore a collar and tie, her brown mane was done up in a bun and in front of her levitated a long roll of parchment. she had an ink well and quill for a cutie mark. The unicorn stallion fidgeted. “Captain Shining Armor, are you ok?” Celestia asked with a bit of concern laced into her voice. “Apologies your highness I just haven’t seen my sister since she left to join the Night Guard and I am worried about her.” Shining Armor replied. “Oh, what was her name, I might know it.” Celestia said “With all due respect your highness, I doubt you’d know her. She only just joined the Night Guard.” “Try me.” Celestia said “She’s a lavender unicorn mare tall and slender like Fleur Dis Lee and has a starburst cutiemark. Her na—” “Oh my sister’s fiance, Twilight Sparkle is your sister!? Do not worry so much Captain! She is in good hooves.” Celestia smiled, “Hey that means we are going to be a family Captain!” Celestia sung. Shining Armors right eye twitched “I don’t think I heard you correctly, it almost sounded like my sister is going to marry your sister, but that can’t be because she would at least let her BBBFF know. Please tell me I heard incorrectly.” Shining Armor almost begged. “Sorry Captain, my sister Luna and Twilight Sparkle are betrothed to be married. Your hearing is fine. Also I would like to say; Hi kettle, the pot called and he said you’re black.” “Excuse me your highness, but are you calling me a hypocrite?” Shining Armor asked slowly. “Well if the horseshoe fits.” Celestia replied. “I never got betrothed or that I was dating some prin—” Celestia interrupted. “Mi Amore Cadenza aka Cadance!” Celestia said smugly “What?” Shining Armor whispered slowly and turned to face Celestia fear evident on his face. Celestia smirked and changed her voice to an impressive impression of Cadance “Oh Shining armor was so cute and adorable, he’s was such a great stallion and was a great coltfriend!” before shifting back to her normal voice "That is until like most teenage hormone filled romance you broke up amicably. Which is better than most of those types of relationships end." Snickering was heard to the right. “Now Raven, that’s not very nice Shiny here is trying his best to be a good big brother.” Celestia mock admonished Raven. “Okay let’s get this show on the road!” “First petitioner, Shielded Steel!” Raven said between giggles and Shining’s right eye twitched again. Sergeant Shielded Steel trotted up to the dual thrones and bowed. “Sergeant Shielded Steel to what do I owe the pleasure?” “Well your majesty, I wish to report one Twilight Sparkle for attacking your sister, during her first day here.” Shining Armor mouth fell open, that his sister adopted or not had attacked Princess Luna shocked him. He was brought out of his ruminations by laughter from Princess Celestia. “Princess Celestia this is serious, we must remove her from the castle!” Shielded Steel shouted with indignation. “Oh please stop, I can’t breath. Oh! Let me get this straight you want me to kick family out of our home for play-fighting with her fiance?” Celestia asked. Sergeant Shielded Steel looked stunned “What!? Fiance!? Play-fight!? But I- what!?” Shielded Steel stammered. “Let me put it this way had my sister and her fiance gone all out, no holds barred, and truly wanted to out and out kill each other, then you and all the recruits there that day would not have survived, neither would half the castle. Oh, and by the way I have to ask how would you remove her aside from her fiance, me and Cadance (all of whom are family to her) no other being alive or unsealed could stop her, how would you stop an immortal, mortal? A particularly tenacious unstoppable immortal? Hmm?” Shielded Steel paled, unsure of what to say. “I am waiting Sergeant.” “I didn’t know that she was immortal, or your sister’s fiance. Please I beg your pardon.” “Next time, Sergeant, I would advise consulting with me, emergencies notwithstanding, I might be able to reduce the likelihood of appearing hasty and foalish before your peers.” Shielded Steel ran out of the room as fast as he could go without breaking protocol. “Well that could have gone better.” Shining Armor muttered. “Next petitioner! Prince Blueblood” Raven called. In trotted Prince Blueblood who bowed. “This is going to be a long day." Celestia mumbled to herself. ****** Day court had finished and now Shining Armor was on a mission to find his sister, and give her a piece of his mind. He passed the door with his sister’s cutie mark on it as he was about to knock he heard feminine giggles of Princess Luna “Ah! No Luna not there! Haa! Don’t you dare! Ahaaa! Faust!” Twilight moaned “It’s not Faust’s name you should be calling Twilight.” Luna said Shining Armors heckles raised and his big brother protective instincts kicked in, and he rushed through the doors to Luna’s chambers “What are you doing to my sister Princess Luna!” when he saw Luna, he saw that Luna was tickling Twilight with feathers and blowing raspberries on her belly. Causing Twilight to giggle uncontrollably. He sighed a relief. The two occupants of the bed noticed Shining Armor had seen them and Twilight screeched “Shiny, this isn’t what it looks like.” Luna for her part just raised an eyebrow at Twilight. “There are lots of times when that sentence would be appropriate Twilight, but a tickle fight and raspberries is not one of them.” Luna said, Twilight blushed and still hid behind Luna’s wings. Luna just rolled her eyes, “Excuse me Captain, but why did you burst in here?” “I— well—. I am Twilight’s older brother and I heard her cries from out the door, it didn’t sound just tickles and raspberries, your highness. It sound much more like something else.” Luna stared at the guard incredulously, before bursting out laughing, behind her the already embarrassed Twilight was now sporting a blush a neon sign would be proud of. “Anyway, I had a talk with Princess Celestia” Shining Armor started before being interrupted by the loud shouting voice of Celestia “That’s Celestia to you Captain!” Luna placed a hoof to the bridge of her nose, “Sometimes I think she has my room bugged, but I can never find it.” “I told you before I have very sensitive ears that inflame when somepony talks about me!” another shout came from Celestia. “Anyway! She told me something, That my LSBFF is getting married to you Princess Luna.” “Luna, I am going to be your sister-in-law soon.” Luna corrected him. “I come to confront her and I hear noises that sound like they should have been down in the red light district, instead of Luna’s bedroom! So tell me Twily when did this happen, does Mom and Dad know?” “Well twenty years ago just before I became your adopted sister, I met Luna and she saved my life. That was when I was betrothed to Luna and bond marked, by my own choice, before you say anything. Yes Mom and Dad knew from day one in order to make sure they wouldn’t mistakenly marry me off once I was of age and I don’t know why, but they kept it from you, So I thought it was a bad idea to tell you that at the age of 10, I became one of the luckiest mares in all of Equestria.” Twilight paused to nuzzle Luna gently whom was also now sporting her own blush. “Don’t worry Captain, anything like that won't happen until the honeymoon. While I am eager to start right now. I am honoring Twilight’s wishes to go slowly. In the meantime I can placate myself with tonnes of snuggling and kissing.” Luna declared as Shining Armor groaned, “I do not need to know what my sister gets up to in bed with you, Pri-Luna.” Shining Armor left the room and was about to leave completely but after passing through the door he remembered that he had forgot to ask something and turned back and trotted into the room again. “Twilight can I be your best-er maid of um—” A devilish smile formed on Twilight’s face “Oh of course you can be my maid of honor—” Twilight paused as her horn glowed red with her magic, charging for a very specific spell, one she learnt how to silent cast like cantrips. The spell flew forth and struck Shining Armor. “Gleaming Shield!” Twilight finished as a decidedly feminine groan came from her sibling as Gleaming Shield stood back up. She felt lighter all of a sudden and she had found that her snout was rounder more curvy, her legs were more slender but still toned, his tail, mane and coat felt softer under his touch, with panic he turned away from the two mares opposite him one barely containing her laughter a hoof covering her mouth, were as Twilight still wore her devilish grin. He bent down and looked between his forelegs and saw that where his balls had been two pert nipples sat on top of two mounds of fat. While his mind was trying to process what Twilight had done to him. Luna finally burst out laughing “Should you really be presenting yourself to your sister, Gleaming Shield? Though I don’t mind the view, I am sure she does! Though maybe you should join us and we can show you what it’s like being a mare!” Luna teased. “Luna can you not put pseudo-incestuous ideas in my older broth—er - sister’s head? She is already having difficulty adjusting to the fact that I am to be married to a wonderful mare who just so happens to be a royal sister, the single highest authority and directly is her or at least one of her bosses. Not to mention I let her be my maid of honor and switched her sex.” Luna blushed and snuggled closer to Twilight at hearing the compliment. Luna then placed her lips on Twilight’s and kissed her. “Hey Twilight I got an idea, perhaps we can set Gleaming Shield up with my sister.” Luna gleefully suggested “Oh that’s a great idea! I always wanted to play match maker!” Twilight replied equally gleefully but also with a squee she clapped her hooves together. “Okay! I am out of here!” Gleaming Shield bolted before things could escalate further, however as she went to make her escape she ran into a solid by soft wall of white. Before she could make her escape, she felt forelegs wrapped around her, gentle, but at the same time inescapable. “Oh look at this sexy piece of plot, you are wearing a Captain of the Day Guard’s armor. Are you one of those strippers? Luna, what did I say about planning the wedding? Because I meant for that to include the bachelorette parties as well. Oh well, seeing as you are here, maybe I should take you for test ride.” Celestia said a lusty tone in her voice. Gleaming Shield whimpered and said “Princess Celestia, it’s me Captain Shining Armor, er well Gleaming Shield now,” Gleaming Shield stated, expressing her discomfiture with the whole ordeal with a frown and trying to keep her backside from being seen by anypony, least of all her sister or her employer. Celestia didn’t hear her though, well at least not what she said as her vision faded leaving only Gleaming Shield, Her angelic voice is saying my name, stirring something in me, that cute little blush, the tears in her eyes. Why is my heart beating so fast? Wait why am I blushing? I must protect her and show her pleasure beyond measure! Meanwhile outside of Celestia daydream land, Gleaming Shield was still attempting to escape and turned to look at Twilight and Luna for help, who just sat there and shrugged. Celestia charged her horn before disappearing in a flash of golden light. Twilight said “Well that—” Luna finished “Escalated quickly. I wonder what was going through my horny sisters mind, before she abducted your sister that is?” “Oh well she’ll be fine and they just might end up lovers by the end of this,“ Twilight stated, snuggling closer to Luna. “Besides this will be good for both of them, her last affair with Solair wasn’t all that healthy, for him at least. He liked face sitting, but with my big sis’ fat flank and all that vanilla, I am surprised he didn’t die of vanilla related asphyxia.” Luna stated matter of factly. While Twilight flinched, slightly. Luna cocked an eyebrow at Twilight’s reaction “Death by facesitting doesn’t sound like a fun way to go and imagine that your butt was the one that killed them.” Twilight said shuddering while also mentally kicking herself for almost letting the cat out of the bag. Poor Celestia, she was just being used by Solair, that sun worshipping foalphile scum. “I agree that my sister is better for Celestia than that pony, Luna.” Twilight said her features darkening slightly before schooling her emotions. “Though I do feel a tad guilty at exploiting my brother, I mean - sister like that, though if what I have heard of Celestia is true, she is in for the ride of her life.” Twilight added, looking guilty as she rubbed her neck. “Oh, by the way Twilight, I would be remiss as your teacher to let a mistake go unnoticed, but that spell you cast on your brother, now your newly minted sister is permanent. I just hope she ends up enjoying being a mare.” Luna lightly admonished Twilight. “Permanent!?” Twilight squeaked. “Yes, very permanent! But don’t worry! I am sure my sister is taking good care of her.” Luna managed to speak in between fits of giggling, finding Gleaming's unawareness of the permanence of her transformation rather hilarious. She could definitely see it's application as a prank spell with a time-duration limit. And as a prankster, she was already scheming who her next 'victims' would be. Old friends and New discoveriesInside Celestia’s chambers a flash of light formed into two ponies above her bed as a smaller white unicorn mare and was deposited roughly with a much larger alicorn mare on top of her. As Celestia straddled Gleaming Shield she bowed her head to reach the mare. Gleaming Shield’s forehooves were curled tightly against her chest, while her ears were pinned backwards, whether it’s from submission or displeasure, it could only be speculated. Her hindquarters squeezed together as a vibrant blush appeared on Gleaming's cheeks, feeling very exposed and embarrassed at being before Celestia like this, whose lips pulled back into a predatory grin as she got closer, Gleaming Shield whimpered. Celestia’s grin faded replaced with a frown, as she saw the fear and discomfort in Gleaming Shield's eyes. No! I will not be like that bastard son of a whorse! Oh my Faust! What am I doing? Tears formed in her eyes as she pulled back and scooted off the edge of the bed and laid prostrate on the floor, as though doing so might 'punish' her enough that she could eventually pay off her debt of guilt. I was used by him, I know what it’s like, so why am I using Gleaming Shield!? Am I so desperate that I’d force myself on her? Do I really want her to feel the same pain that I feel? To suffer as I do? Does she deserve that? Does anypony? Tears well and truly ran down her face, the salty tears causing her mascara and eyeshadow to run. She looked back at Gleaming. “I am so sorry Gleaming, I was hurting, and I wanted to make myself feel better with pleasure! I- I feel so horrid! And filthy!" Celestia managed to say in between choked sobs. "Some example I am to my subjects! If they only knew the real me! A monster who selfishly sought its own pleasure, without regard or consideration to the ponies that it might hurt!” Gleaming’s blush faded and she frowned as well, tentatively she made her way towards Celestia. Gleaming nuzzled Celestia’s side drawing her face across her light pink coat. This gesture of compassion drew the sobbing mare’s attention. “What happened Celestia?” Gleaming asked her softly, as she continued. “I won't pretend that I am not mad, or that I understand why you’re acting like this, so tell me... . Why are you acting like this?” Celestia’s sobs briefly came to a halt, before she grabbed Gleaming into a rib-crushing hug as the tears resumed. “This morning, I found out somepony I cared about was nothing but a dirty foalphile using me to further his sick, perverted fetish! He didn’t even care about me, being used was bad enough, but all he saw was this bucking crown! But what hurts the most is that he got me to love him, that he got to know me as a pony, and yet, he continued to play me for a foal as he did sick, horrible things to the foals of my kingdom and didn't spare a second thought about how hurt I would be once I found out, not only because he used and deceived me, but because of the irreparable damage that has been done to the foals of my kingdom. Foals who looked to me to keep them protected from monsters like him!” Celestia took her crown off her head and smashed it into the ground. “And just a moment ago I was planning on doing the same! I am a monster Gleaming! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I am so sorry Gleaming.”Celestia whispered as she rocked with Gleaming in her arms “I am sick of being alone! I am sick of this infernal crown that which either makes me a pawn for the furtherance of somepony's goals, or feared or placed on a bucking pedestal so that the ponies that might've been my partner, my mate, either never approaches me out of fear, or because they don't feel worthy enough of me! Because of Faust damned sycophants put me on a pedestal as a virginal goddess, I may be a goddess, but that doesn’t mean that I don't bleed the same red blood, or if you say hurtful things to me, that it won't hurt my feelings. Or despite being surrounded by ponies who worship me, that I won't feel lonely when they only say the things that they think I want to hear, or they don't spend time with me, because they don't want to 'interfere' with government operations!” Celestia roared. “And though I tease her, Luna is lucky she found somepony who loves her,” Celestia said wistfully. Gleaming attempted to wrap her legs around Celestia to provide the mare some measure of comfort. “Celestia, you’re not a monster, you’re confused right now and hurting inside and to make matters worse you feel alone. I don’t think I will ever know how that feels, but if you need somepony to talk to, I’ll be here to be a shoulder to cry on and ears to listen, okay? As for the other thing.” Gleaming Blushed furiously. ”We can start as friends, Celestia and see where it goes. Quite frankly, I am a tad bit occupied at the moment, what with my sister swapping my sex. Hopefully it’s temporary.” Gleaming smiled softly up at Celestia, who stared at her with confusion in her eyes. “The sex swap spell is permanent, it can only be cast on the same pony every 100 years so as to reduce the likelihood of it being used for frivolous uses.” Celestia said as Gleamings eye twitched. ******* In Luna’s bedroom Twilight and Luna were having a pillow fight, to determine who’d be the little spoon, when a screeching shout of “What!” filled the palace easily rivalling the Royal Canterlot Voice. Pausing, the two mares blinked. “Huh, looks like she found out that spell you cast is permanent,” Luna intoned before shrugging and continued whacking her betrothed. ******* Back in Celestia’s room the tables had turned and it was now Celestia consoling Gleaming Shield. “Gleaming, it’s okay. At least you make a pretty mare, I could teach you the ins and outs of marehood, if you wish.” Celestia said in soft voice as she used her wing to stroke Gleaming’s back. Gleaming Shield awkward fidgeted Oh why did Twily have to cast that spell, It’s making me feel strange. I should be running out the nearest door, yet here I remain. he thought before he smiled back ruefully “Thanks Celestia, I just hope I don’t end up the laughingstock of the day guard, or that my friend Ca—” In through the doors burst a pink alicorn with a pink, yellow and purple mane and tail and shouted “Auntie Celestia! Are you okay!? I heard a scream comi—” She stopped midsentence as her eyes tracing the form of the mare in front of her “—Doesn’t find out,” Gleaming Shield groaned ”Shining is that you!?” Cadance asked with an incredulous tone seeping into her voice. “It’s Gleaming Shield now, Cadance.” “Who did this to you?” Cadance asked cautiously. “Well you remember my little sister—” “Well of course! How could I forget that adorable little filly I loved to foal sit for! Oh the tall tales of how she was going to marry Auntie Luna and how she’d be her knight in shining armor.” Cadance stated with a smirk, “as if Auntie Luna would do that! I mean I would have atleast been notified and despite Twilight’s love for her getting me dizzy. Auntie Luna is a princess—” Celestia chuckled, “Cadance, it is true Twilight is marrying my sister.” Cadance’s jaw dropped so hard and fast that it may have beaten the land speed record. “I guess I owe Twilight an apology, but what does she have to do with your situation?” Gleaming Shield motioned from her horn to hoof. “Oooh, that filly is in so much trouble. I told her not to use permanent magic on friends and family without their permission after that last fiasco. She usually means well, but what she does isn’t necessarily what we want.”Cadance threatened. “What did she do?” Celestia asked curious about Twilight past antics. “You know that love sensing ability ponies complain about, well it isn’t a natural ability I got with my cutie mark. A certain little filly thought it would be a great idea if I could sense love to help with me being the princess of love. As punishment I made her listen to poorly written fanfics from the My Little Human fandom.” “I don’t get how mares can like that show?” Gleaming Shield stated. With a predatory grin Cadance replied “Well now that you are a mare maybe you'll find out for yourself what makes it so fascinating for us mares!” Gleaming Shield gulped and turned to Celestia for some support, but instead found a matching grin on her face. and then Cadance began bouncing on the spot, clapping her hooves together “ I know we can have a sleepover, and we can show Gleaming how to do makeup, flirt, the puppy dog pout among other things about being a mare!” “Oh! Oh! I was going to do that, but we can always start with something like this! Why don’t we ask Twilight and Luna to join us?” “But I don’t have any sleepwear?” Gleaming whined before she caught onto what she had said Celestia replied “I have a few spare negligees you can borrow Gleaming though they might be a bit big for you.” “Why Faust!? What did I ever do to you?” Gleaming grumbled under her breath. “Oh now you’re just being a drama queen Gleaming.” Celestia playfully admonished. “Fine! I’ll stay! Just don’t bring any—” Cadance trotted in, within her magic she carried a box of various sex toys. “Er Cadance what are you going to do with those!? You never did these kind of things with me as a stallion. This is a side of you that I'm seeing for the first time and it's kind of scaring me. Plus, my emotions are all over the place and it just feels weird, a stallion stuck in a mare's body! It just feels ... wrong to me! Why are you all so eager to teach me all about being a mare, anyways? What about how I feel!? What about being there for somepony going through a rough time in their life? Because right now, I feel like a bloody piece of meat in shark infested waters!!” “What do you mean Gleaming this is normal amongst mare friends, and seeing as we are friends and you are now a mare, it is something you’re going to have to get used to. Plus it would be very truly cruel of us to just let you fumble about blindly, trying to find your way in what is essentially a permanent change, What you think is just a game to us is us trying to help you through the rough time you are having. Because let me tell you, being left to fend for yourself you’ll meet the real ‘Sharks’ the ones who will use you, who will take advantage of your naivete. And while we are also trying to inject some levity into the situation by a little good natured ribbing, this is ultimately for your own good and while you may still be holding out hope for a ‘cure’ it just won't be happening and we have to be realistic here Gleaming, you’ll be eaten alive by other mares and stallions if we don’t do this.” Gleaming Shield face hoofed. “I don’t know why I even bother saying anything,” she lamented. “Anyway I brought the party favors!” Cadance announced with an impish grin on her face as she noticed Gleamings reaction. Meanwhile Celestia had gotten to her hooves and started rummaging through her trot in wardrobe, no doubt looking for a negligee for herself and Gleaming. ******* A wisp of flame entered into Luna’s bedroom interrupting Twilight and Luna’s play. As a scroll materialised in front of Luna she grabbed it in her magic. “To my adorkable sister and her fiance, We invite you to attend, in scenic my bedroom Gleaming Shields first ever sleepover party as a mare. Wear appropriate attire and bring some alcohol, you know the one I mean Luna. Yours sincerely, Princess Celestia ‘Sol Invictus’ Everfree,” As Luna finished reading both she and Twilight wore matching impish grins as they started getting ready. Luna going to her moonshine collection and Twilight getting her negligee. ******* Twenty minutes later, Luna and Twilight stood at the door to Celestia’s room as the air was filled with muffled giggles. Twilight pushed open the door and was met with the sight of Gleaming Shield in a black lace negligee with sheer bunched up shoulders and silk panels breaking the sheer material of the skirt another observation was that it was way too big for him. Luna piped up, “Isn’t that your negligee ‘Tia?” “I am just lending it to poor Gleaming.” Bringing her leg up to feign feeling faint at the scandalousness of Gleaming not having her own. She further hammed it up swaying to and fro. “Oh I could not let the poor dear make such a social faux pas at her first sleepover.” “Well wasn’t that charitable of you ‘Tia” Luna said a large grin on her face as Gleaming groaned. As Twilight looked around she and Cadance locked eyes on each other and Twilight went to bolt out of the room as Cadance tackled the filly. “Where do you think you’re going in such a hurry little missy! I heard that you’ve been naughty and casting permanent spells again without permission.” “B-ut he wanted- I thought it’d-” Twilight sputtered before relaxing in defeat as the princess of love and lust used her considerable strength to hold Twilight down despite her petite frame. “Now what do you say to Gleaming, young lady.” Cadance put on her best authoritative tone. Twilight looked down and scuffed her right hoof on the floor, “I am sorry Gleaming.” She pouted and mumbled barely coherently, before repeating herself much clearer after Cadance leveled a stern glare at her. Cadance stood up getting off Twilight. “Now that, that is cleared up, I want to apologize to you for not believing you, even though you showed me Auntie Luna's claimant mark. It, well it just didn't really fit with what I know about Auntie Luna.” While Cadance was distracted with apologising to Twilight, Luna attempted to make a swift getaway, before a light blue nimbus encapsulated her body and dragged her backwards unceremoniously. “And Auntie, are you going to tell me why I had to find out you were getting married to Twilight from her? You don’t think that would have been something to tell me when you sent me to be her foal sitter, hmmm?” “My apologies Cadance it must have slipped my mind.” she said sheepishly grinning. “Really?“ Cadance levelled a flat look at her aunt that darkened slightly. Luna looked around furtively for any aid that might help her, turning to Twilight she asked, “A little help here, Twilight?” Twilight smirked and trotted up to Luna and gave her a passionate and sloppy kiss on the lips as she held onto her before pulling back from their kiss, Luna making a good impression of Twilight from back when they were in the mess hall yesterday. Twilight giggled and said huskily “I love you Luna.” Though she couldn’t see it, she heard Cadance collapse, turning around Twilight spotted a blissfully unconscious Cadance on her back legs splayed out like a starfish and with a large grin on her face. Gleaming Shield interjected “ That was really mean Twilight.” The night went on the girls all sat or lounged in a circle gossiping and talking about—oddly enough mares, ranking how each celebrity looked on a scale of 1-10, Twilight and Luna abstained from ranking any higher than a two. “Um, Twilight why do you keep rating those celebrities so low?” Luna asked Twilight raised an eyebrow in response “Because I don’t think any celebrity could compare to you Luna, why do you do it though Luna. Surely there are ponies better looking than I?” “‘Tis a lie, ops I mean it is a lie Twilight you are beautiful, graceful and not to mention a strong mare! No pony compares to you Twilight and don’t you ever forget that!” Luna stated resolutely Twilight and Luna stared at each other for a few moments before both simultaneously diving into each other's embrace and passionately made out with each other. Much to Gleaming Shield’s obvious discomfort. However, Luna's and Twilight's antics amused Cadance and Celestia greatly. Their amusement grew even more, seeing Gleaming's discomfort. They also taught Gleaming about how to look after her mane and tail, how to do makeup and Gleaming even seemed to be enjoying herself, well that is until the conversation turned into how to please your marefriend and the use of sex toys. During which the girls demonstrated on each other and on themselves to an awkward Gleaming who was rubbing her foreleg with the other and turning away blushing though still watching out the corner of her eye. Gleaming cringed as Luna showed her the usage of dildos on Twilight by encasing one in her magic and using the head of the dildo to tease apart Twilight’s virgin folds causing her to moan before the toy slid gently further and further inside Twilight’s marehood as Twilight lay on her back exposed to her sister. In between moans a soft giggle from Luna could be heard as she quietly purred something along the lines of “Well, well, well looks like you might just fit all of me in after all.” Celestia looked hungrily and with half lidded eyes at Gleaming Shield who meeped at the attention. Which caused Celestia to remember herself and wiped the leer from her face smiling sheepishly and feeling more than a bit embarrassed at herself. Hmm she’s trying, maybe I should reward her? I mean I never had a problem with the idea of dating her, but being messed up as I am, I’d rather play it safe. Also I kinda wondered what it’s like to kiss from a mare’s point of view. Gleaming thought as she stood up so she could kiss Celestia rearing up and draping her forelegs over her shoulders Gleaming kissed Celestia on the lips. The reaction was immediate as Celestia’s pupils shrunk to the size of dots as her face and her ears flushed a light crimson in adorable embarrassment, her wings flared out in surprise and arousal. Everypony else in the room froze, Twilight’s jaw hung loose, and Luna wore an impish grin while poor Cadance was drunk on lust and love, or that could have just been her drinking a lot of the moonshine. “Gleaming w-w-what was that f-f-for I—” Celestia stuttered as Gleaming Shield placed a hoof over Celestia’s mouth to silence her. “A reward for your self control and perhaps a little curiosity on my part.” Gleaming admitted as her blush mirrored Celestia’s Celestia smiled and hugged Gleaming Shield, “Thank you, Gleaming. I know you're not particularly ready for, or comfortable with a relationship with me. Considering your predicament you don’t have to worry about me taking it the wrong way, though thank you for being considerate.” Gleaming shook her head ruefully “Celestia I was never uncomfortable with the idea of dating you, yes this predicament of mine has me confused and all over the place, but it wasn’t because of you that I refused your advances. I want you and myself to be in our right minds and stable before we do anything like that. We owe that to each other to do so before getting involved with each other. If we do this, I want our relationship to last.” Celestia held a hoof to her mouth as tears of joy started to fall down her cheeks as her smile wavered due to the emotions she was feeling before she hugged Gleaming closer and tighter. “Celestia, can’t breathe! Mortal remember!?” Gleaming squeaked out before Celestia sheepishly let go. As Gleaming sucked in precious air a wry smile graced her lips “I’m sensing a pattern here ‘Tia.” She giggled froze covered her mouth as she realized what she had done. The rest of the night was largely uneventful, save for Gleaming getting another makeover and the pillow fight that Celestia won for obvious reasons (she cheated). They then all climbed into bed Luna snuggling up with Twilight and Celestia pulling Gleaming into her embrace though slightly restrained so as to not kill the poor filly, meanwhile a golden yellow nimbus opened a drawer and took one of her many pillows and sheets and tucked Cadance in. ******* Twilight awoke at 3 A.M., she was late for her hit on a noble that was currently embezzling from the crown. As gently as she could, she teleported out of Luna’s grip, causing Luna to shift and mumble something about Twilight eating a banana split sundae. Giggling slightly, Twilight conjured a black shirt with a white pony skull painted on it but slightly faded, since the shirt was long enough that it covered her flanks, She then used an illusion to change her mane and tail to pure black as she went out to the balcony, missing that Celestia had an eye open. Twilight without much ceremony leapt off the balcony and landing in the castle gardens she was about to sprint away, but was surprised by a voice “So you’re the Ponysher?” Celestia said, with a stern look upon her face. Twilight crouched down defensively her back arched and her fur bristling as she took in the princess. It was so fast that Twilight barely had time to react as she was scooped up and hugged by Celestia. Confusion spread on her face as she looked at Celestia. “Thank you, Twilight. I would still be backed into a corner and being taken advantage of by those vile nobles if it weren’t for you.” “You’re not mad?” “Of course not, you’re doing us all a favor Twilight. you have my full support. I’ll even make it an official royal order. The guard will ignore your actions against the nobles. However, I can not and will not publically reveal that I have any hoof in this beyond sending them to court for the crimes they commit. Right now, the nobles are off guard, they think you’re some commoner with an axe to grind and not an agent of the crown. This should enable me to take back the power ripped from me and my sister’s hooves and once the corrupt nobles are ousted, I can grant noble titles to those who have earned or have them democratically elected rather than some silly idea that nobility is hereditary. But there is one condition, however, I need proof of crimes committed first and I need you to not kill them, drain them if you must, defend yourself if you must. Knocking them out so that let’s us take them to prison to await trial is preferable. If they have committed truly heinous crimes like murder, rape, foal abuse and treason you have full authority to end them in the most painful and creative ways possible. (irregardless of the perpetrator's gender.)” Celestia explained. “So do you have information on your next target?” Celestia asked. Twilight conjured a manilla folder labelled ‘Treasured Secret’ “He has been embezzling from the crown’s treasury,” Twilight replied evenly. “I’ll agree to your plans, sister. Just aim me at the nobles you suspect of under hooved tactics/crimes. It takes so much out of the random picks and research I have had to do.” Twilight smirked at Celestia’s shocked face as her eyes glowed red before jumping back up to the balcony that was easily four stories high returning to the room and the warm embrace of her wife-to-be. Celestia shook her head and flew up to her room and Gleaming Shield. ******* Blueblood’s mansion 2 hours later In the reception room, a large room of the marble mansion that the Blueblood family own, the room had 6 velvet lounge chairs all arranged in a semi circle around the wood fireplace. In the chair closest to the fire on the right sat Prince Blueblood. In the chairs on his opposite side sat Jet Set and Upper Crust. On their right sat Treasured Secret on his right sat Maledictum Sum. On Blueblood’s right sat Lord Merciful Distraction and his wife Lady Cruel Attention. “Welcome noble lords and ladies, I have gathered you here tonight to discuss a most persistent thorn in our side. The Ponysher.“Blueblood explained as murmurs erupted from the gathered nobles. “Now Lord Solaire of Astora can not be with us tonight as he was the latest in this vindictive commoner’s so called ‘Justice’ and before that Thrifty Bits. This Ponysher, this commoner, is gathering incriminating evidence on us as we speak and killing us for it. This miscreant must be stopped before he wipes out all the council member noble families.This monster doesn’t even leave the blood of his victims, I do not want to know how he plans on using it and for what purpose he would even need it or how not a drop is spilt, but we must stop it for the good of Equestria! We nobles keep this country running and this Ponysher is out for our blood!” Blueblood said rambling through his rehearsed speech. Jet Set let out a snooty laugh as as he started speaking “You mean what should we do to protect our purses, this Ponysher takes our money, our valuable possessions.” Lady Cruel Attention spoke up “ Only those with something to hide or who are woefully unable to bury such evidence deserves everything the foals get! Come along Merciful we are leaving.” As they left they missed the sneer that came from Blueblood. “Maledictum, you have been uncharacteristically silent through this meeting care to share your perspective on this crisis?” Blueblood asked Maledictum grunted and spoke up “No, because I have got nothing to hide.” “And if this Ponysher finds something?” Blueblood countered. “When he does I’ll deal with him then, until then I don’t care.” he replied gruffly as he too raised himself to his hooves, Jetset and Uppercrust left shortly after. Treasured Secret fidgeted “Ugh! Just go Treasured Secret! I can see you are itching to leaving.” Blueblood sighed “I seem to be the only pony taking this seriously,” Blueblood whined as Treasured Secret beat a hasty retreat. Blueblood looked around his room before standing up and dragging himself towards his door, when he heard a scream from Lord Treasured Secret. He rushed to the door to see a load of guards and a paddy wagon, waiting outside. With Treasured Secret being cuffed and dragged away. Loudly and clearly the guard announced “Treasured Secret you are under arrest for the suspicion of embezzling from the crown treasury. You have the right to remain silent, however anything you do say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney, if you can not afford one, the courts will provide one. Do you understand your rights? nod once for yes shake your head for no.” Treasured Secret nodded but otherwise stayed silent. Blueblood watched in horror as Treasured Secret was hauled off and shoved into the paddy wagon.” Blueblood grimaced This must be the work of that blasted Ponysher, I’ll get him if it’s the last thing I do! ******* Meanwhile in Griffon Stone, the king’s castle. “General Bloodwing, how are your soldiers training doing?” King Iron Claw asked as he studied a map of Equestria, a single claw held under his beak in a thoughtful pose. “They should be ready by the end of the two years, your Highness! Those soft Equestrian ponies will not know what hit them. They have gotten fat and weak on freedom and peace for too long while our country starves and fights for survival, I look forward to the day I may sink my teeth into pony flesh as we rape, pillage them and despoil their so called paradise.” The two Griffons laughed as they continued to scheme. Unbeknownst to either, was a yellow pegasus with a flame-like mane and tail. She had a flaming lightning bolt as her cutie mark. She had been hovering outside and had heard everything, this newfound knowledge causing her to make a dash for the Griffonstone rail station as fast as her wings could take her. ******* Twilight flew on large black feathered wings through the night sky, soon she would join The Night Guard. But first she had one loose end to tie, Thrifty Bit, a miserly stallion who lived on his own in his estate, far away from the other noble properties which huddled around close to Canterlot palace, like a litter of puppies sucking at the teats of Equestria. A veritable gaggle of parasites draining the country of resources. The night cast the world in darkness despite that Twilight’s night vision enabled her to zero in on her prize, she had traced a lot of missing foal reports in the area to this pony, and now was determined to destroy this Thrifty Bit. As she neared his mansion, she prepared to land on his roof, rearing up slightly and angling her wings so that her wing beats slowed her down as she alighted onto the roof. Twilight then closed her eyes. As she sent out a 360 degree magic pulse she opened her highly tuned magic senses and in front of her she saw a stark white world as her crimson magic pulse spread throughout the world. Soon the stark white was joined by grey silhouettes of objects and ponies. Below her was the master bedroom, the floor below that held a reception room, a kitchen, an office and a lounge. On the final floor were three rooms; one that held 13 little ponies and beds, another that held what seemed to be an assembly line and finally a wine cellar. Twilight grimaced and opened her eyes. Hopping off the roof, Twilight glided down with grace and poise before going to knock on the door, as her right hoof connected with the door it flew into the reception where 30 mercenaries let fly with a hail of bullets from their rifles. Holes riddled Twilight's body as she fell to the floor blood all of the place. Thrifty Bit, an old and graying unicorn stallion with a golden bit for a cutie mark and a top hat that Scrooge McDuck would be proud of. He bounced up in the air in celebration. “Ha! ha! ha! I killed the Ponysher, I killed her! Whoo hoo!” During his pre-mature celebration he had not noticed the blood on the walls slowly running back towards Twilight’s body and her body rapidly repairing holes. His guard had noticed as the looks on their faces attested, Twilight’s body finished repairing as she sunk into the shadows of the room. “Er, Boss? I think we should leave. Like right now!” The guards panicked as they looked around for the for a body that should have been there, riddled with bullet holes and leaking blood all over the place, but the body was no longer there. Aside from the bullet holes in the walls and bullet shells and casings, there was no indication that a pony had been slaughtered. Twilight watched with amusement from the shadows, those poor foolish morsels, and with a thought and her will the guards were rooted in place causing them to scream out as they were sucked into the shadows, blood spurting all over the room. Thrifty Bit started to shake in fear as that blood too was drawn inexorably into the shadows. Twilight chuckled at the look of pure horror on her prey’s face. Thrifty Bit nearly gave himself whiplash as he spun his head all around the room as he backed away. Twilight burst from the floor and said, “Hey kid! Wanna see a dead body!?” Thrifty Bit Screamed as Twilight sunk her teeth into his neck and dragged him back into the shadows with her. The room was deathly silent as the rays of the moon slightly illuminated the room. The silence was interrupted by the corpse of Thrifty Bit bursting out of the shadows pale and totally drained of all blood as Twilight emerged from the shadows with a napkin in her magic wiping away the blood before incinerating it in arcane fire. She burped daintily, “Ops.” Twilight said giggling and covering her mouth with a hoof as a light blush covered her cheeks in embarrassment. She stalked down the hallway until she found the door down to the cellar and ripped it off it’s hinges. Going down the stairs she drifted through the cellar and through the assembly room that now that she had a clear view was filled with griffon weapons. A snort of disgust emanated from her as she proceeded to where the foals were being held, ripping off the door. The foals who were awake from the noise upstairs stared up at her with awe and fear as they huddle together never taking their eyes off the mare before them. Twilight tilted her head in contemplation before she smiled warmly at the foals and filled her words with power, “Sleep little foals, sleep. Forget that you saw me and sleep.” Twilight, once the foals were asleep, enveloped them in her shadow-magic as she transported them to the nearest guard station. As the foals were rushed to safety Twilight sent out a wave of shadow that enveloped the house scouring the place of valuables and wine, sending them to her castle in her pocket dimension. She had built the thing as she had started gathering materials from all her previous conquests as a place away from home should she need it. It is also where she stored spare blood for a rainy day. She wasn't worried about running out though, because 'donations' were always generous, especially this latest round of ... 'donations.' As Twilight’s shadow receded, a stylised pony skull marked the side of the building in blue arcane flames. She too, also sunk back into the shadows. She was going to be late for her last concert at the Sanctuary, a lounge for those who trotted the night, whether mundane or supernatural. It also has a reputation for attracting Gamers, ponies who play those new fandangled contraptions called video games. She always got game music, so she played a lot of them as research but soon found herself enthralled by it as well. As she arrived she noted that the proprietress Concordia was waiting for her, She was an old friend she had met shortly after Luna had saved her. Her pure white coat, silver mane and tail and an almost crystalline looking pair of pale blue eyes. Oddly enough, her cutie mark had six jewels, five of them surrounding the sixth that almost matched Twilight’s own cutie mark colorwise.“Twilight, you ready to show our patron’s a good time?” Twilight replied “I would Concordia, but I am saving myself for a very special pony.” Concordia raised an eyebrow in a manner indicative of inquisitiveness but shrugged her shoulders dismissively. “Come along Twilight, the stage awaits.” As they enter the door to the lounge they met the bouncer who nodded them through, Twilight noted he looked new. “Is that a new bouncer Concordia?” Twilight asked, Concordia shrugged again, her aloofness shining through. “Yeah, he kinda took it hard when you rejected him,” Concordia remarked as she smirked back at Twilight. “Your such a stallion killer Twilight, this mare of yours must be the most beautiful and greatest pony in Equestria, if you keep turning down any suitors wanting to court you. I even hear tell that quite a few mares have been left pining after you too.” she continued. “Well she is very special to me, Concordia. I’d do anything for her,” Twilight replied resolutely, gaining a chuckle from Concordia. “Oh Twilight, whomever she is, she is lucky to have you.” Concordia grimaced. “If only I could find somepony as loyal as you, Twilight.” She sighed wistfully as they reached the main room. “You will Concordia, I am sure of it!” Twilight exclaimed happily. Her optimistic remark earned herself another chuckle from Concordia. “Thank you, Twilight, at least I know I can count on you to root for me.” Concordia shook her head wryly. The Sanctuary’s main room was a rather simple affair, each round table had four chairs and a candle in a glass vase in the center of it and each table was covered with a tablecloth of white lace, with a smaller square crimson cloth with its corners pointing to each chair, which were a dark stained mahogany with soft cream colored velvet cushions. The stage floor reached just above the tables in height, and there were 20 tables surrounded it in a semi-circle. behind the tables sat a curved bar surrounded by stools, the back filled with all sorts of drinks, next to the bar. Cocktail waitresses were standing by in matching black waist coats with white sleeveless undershirts, red bowties, short skirts that hugged their flanks and high heels with sheer stockings tight against their legs so as to draw the eyes. “So Twi you gonna get ready or gawk at the waitresses?” Concordia asked barely holding onto her humour. As Twilight coughed down her embarrassment, she let shadows form over her body and turn into a black sequined strapless dress leaving little to the imagination, the ensemble completed with white stockings and black shoes. She smirked at Concordia, her face now accentuated by her makeup along with the dress as the shadows sunk back. A light pastel lavender eyeshadow, just sparingly applied, drew attention to her sparkling amethyst eyes. A touch of gloss for her eyelashes made her eyelashes take on a silken sheen, also drawing attention to her eyes. Some blush was lightly powdered on, so that the lights of the stage wouldn't appear to bleach her unmercifully. And for a final touch, some lip gloss was applied to moisturize and highlight her alluring and full-looking lips. “Okay that’s just cheating. You bloody vampires and your easy lives, what about us poor earth ponies who don’t even have magic?” Concordia pouted. With a deadpan look Twilight replied “You and I both know you're the furthest thing from an earth pony, Concordia. You just like that form because it makes you unassuming.” Concordia huffed indignantly at the accusation before a large inequine grin grew on her face, with teeth too sharp to belong to a pony. It quickly disappeared as if it had never been there at all. Twilight shook her head in amusement as she trotted up to the stage via the stairs in the back, near the fire exit. Up on the stage stood a grand piano and a violin. Twilight pulled out the stool and picked up the violin and bow in her magic. As Twilight turned the tuning knobs to ensure that the instrument was properly tuned, occasionally playing a brief tune to check and make sure that she had made the proper adjustments, she also rosined her bow while ponies filed in and took seats. Smiling she moved the mic down towards herself and began playing. Magic flicked across keys and as the glow of Twilight’s horn intensified, shadows ponies extended from the floor filling out the rest of the orchestral seats as they took up the instruments, which had been sitting there and began to play in accompaniment to the main ‘voice’ of the piece that Twilight was playing. Youtube Video As she finished the first tune her audience stomped their hooves in appreciation before slowly stopping to allow Twilight to begin the next piece. Twilight smiled as she began. Youtube Video “Okay guys let’s play a little something happier!” Twilight tickled the keys of her piano before playing her next piece. Youtube Video As Twilight finished her third song she noted the relaxed nature of the patrons and decided to play an appropriate piece. She cleared her throat as she began to sing. Youtube Video Let’s get emotional. Twilight thought to herself as she starting playing her next song Youtube Video Okay time for the finale, all but 3 shadows remained as the room darkened and a spot light fell over Twilight and the remaining shadow ponies. The shadows started to sing as Twilight played her piano and violin. Youtube Video As the final song faded the ponies in the audience applauded Twilight as the lights returned and the shadows all faded. “Thank you everypony, my time here has been a happy one, and I thank you all for your support and donations. Maybe one day we’ll meet again here and by then I hope to introduce my fiance to you. You guys have been so welcoming to me and I am very grateful to you and to Concordia for even signing me to the Sanctuary. Enjoy the rest of your night and good night!” Twilight bowed before she made her way to the stairs, Concordia trotted over to her. “Great final Twilight, I am honestly surprised no one has thought to sign you to a record, although knowing you. you probably beguiled them so they wouldn’t.” Twilight fidgeted her right hoof rubbing her left foreleg, “Concordia, don’t get me wrong if there was a way to have my cake and eat it too (heheh eat it too) I’d be all over it. But I can’t so yes I drove them away. It would just get in the way while I sort out my new life. Plus I was never one for the attention of the masses. I’d much rather just play here or in my castle or just lay or sit by the fireplace and read.” Concordia shook her head in bemusement, “Come ‘ere you crazy monstrosity.” Concordia hugged Twilight tightly. “Et tu kettle.” Twilight smirked and returned the hug. “I’m gonna miss you Twilight, I really am. So are you going to tell me who the lucky mare is?” Concordia asked “Princess Luna, if you must know.” Twilight begrudgingly answered. “Eee! Really!? Little Lulu!? D’aaww that’s so cute! About time miss stoic got herself a proper marefriend!” Twilight raised an eyebrow at Concordia, who just waved it off. “Luna’s my niece silly!” Concordia exclaimed, smiling at the face on Twilight as she processed the information that’d she’d end up as Concordia’s niece-in-law. Buck me sideways, Oh Faust that is just too much. Concordia is okay in small doses but when she parties, she parties. “Oh Faust!” Twilight facehoofed. “Hehehe, my sister can’t save you Twilight. In fact as protective of Celly and Lulu as she is, you’re going to have your work cut out for yah!” Concordia giggled. ******* Twilight laid there re-ensconced in Luna’s somehow tighter embrace. As sunlight broke her reminiscence. Shortly after the door to Celestia’s room opened and in trotted Raven with a fresh flask of coffee in her magic and a giant war mug/slash beer stein hybrid abomination of drinkware, filled with coffee. Raven was otherwise distracted by Celestia’s schedule so she hadn’t noticed the pile of princesses and their guests as she neared the bed she almost tripped over Cadance who had moved her pillow between her legs to hug it in her sleep. Luckily for Raven she had a lot of practice keeping balanced and so the coffee mug abomination didn’t spill on her or Cadance. As Raven’s eyes stopped spinning from the bout of dizziness caused by nearly tripping, she took note of the scene and the state of the room and left the mug and flask on Celestia’s side and proceeded to leave mumbling, “Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. It’s too early for this shit.” Twilight wore a bemused smile as Raven retreated muttering obscenities that would make a sailor blush. Only for a golden yellow nimbus to envelop Raven’s body dragging her back. Raven slumped and gave up trying to escape, while the owner of the magic holding her wore an amused smirk. “Good morning Raven.” Celestia greeted the floating mare. “Morning Princess.” Raven responded in a defeated tone. Eying the other occupants of the room. “Did you have fun last night?” Celestia smirked and then threw her head back and released a throaty groan of pleasure. Messing with Ravens perception of what actually happened. Before the mare could make any faulty assumptions Twilight interjected “Nothing happened, we just shared a bed Raven.” Thinking for a moment Twilight tilted her head in contemplation, “Scratch that me and Luna spooned and Celestia didn’t do anything.” “Party pooper!” Celestia said indignantly as she stuck her tongue out at Twilight. Who promptly snickered at Celestia’s reaction. Raven visible relaxed and gave Celestia her schedule. Celestia began reading it, “Huh Captain Spitfire is requesting a priority audience? I wonder what that could be about?” Celestia took her drinkware abomination and proceeded to drain about half its contents. letting out a gasp as she stopped. “Ah that hit the spot! The best part of waking up, is Colt-lumbian in your cup!” Celestia exclaimed rousing Cadance from her alcohol and love/lust induced sleep. Twilight attempted to nuzzle Luna awake but was met with a whine and Luna mumbling a bit. “5 more minutes mom,” Luna moaned drowsily before falling back asleep. Twilight kissed Luna on the lips. “Okay, okay I am up mom! But why in tartarus are you tongue kissing me!?” she whined, upon opening her eyes she noted it wasn’t mom, but Twilight and she had the rest of the room staring at her incredulously. Luna’s cheeks burned with embarrassment. “Luna, never tell your aunt Concordia that this ever transpired, I will never hear the end of it.” This time the whole room looked at Twilight. “What? I used to work with her at her bar and I also happen to be friends with her. Although she can be a pain in the flank, this will just make it worse!” At hearing this Celestia’s had a large grin on her face. “No ‘Tia, don’t tell her, I won't hear the end of it either!” Luna whined crossing her forelegs over each other and her face to cover the blush and her embarrassment. “Fine I won’t talk, but you owe me your half of the cake allowance for the next week for my silence.” Celestia said haughtily. As Luna glared at her. “You fiend! Fine you’ll have your cake. I hope it goes straight to your flanks” Luna grumbled. ******* During day court, that same day Celestia trotted in with her cake in tow in her magic, which was also followed by Gleaming Shield, who was also in her magic. Gleaming Shield wore a disgruntled expression on her face. As Celestia sat on her throne, Raven stood and cleared her throat and called from the dais on which Celestia’s and Luna’s throne sat upon. “Announcing: Captain Spitfire” Spitfire burst through the doors as fast as she could her mane ruffled and her uniform a mess from where she had hurriedly put it on. “Princess Celestia, in two years time the Griffon kingdom mean to invade Equestria!” Gasps were heard from the courtiers and other petitioners as the news was announced. Princess Celestia stood her expression stern and stoic. “Thank you for your diligence Captain Spitfire, meet me in the war room for a debrief, you have performed heroically. Is there anything I can do to reward you?” Celestia stated sincerely Spitfire spotted the mare in Celestia’s magic and decided. “I want her.” Spitfire motioned to the mare that Celestia only just noticed she was dragging along, she frowned and dragged Gleaming into her forelegs and defensively tightened around the mare. “Sorry, she’s already taken. Please pick another reward.” Gleaming Shield gave Celestia a wary look as she looked into her face. Celestia whispered in her ear and she relaxed, though still watched both mares who seemed to be ready to fight each other over her. A part of Gleaming, a very small part felt very flattered and pretty, because of her new hormones as a mare and how it made her feel to be thought of as beautiful and desirable, and then how her body reacted at the predatory look in Captain Spitfire's eyes. Maybe she should talk to Twilight about all she'd been struggling with lately. Not only might she provide some insight into what was going on with her, but hopefully she'd gain a greater understanding of the impact that permanently changing a pony's gender can have. Especially one that was cast without permission, and even more so, without doing the proper amount of research to ensure that the spell would be temporary, rather than permanent! “Eh, then I’ll just have a bit reward, then.” Gleaming gave a sigh of relief as did Celestia. Although for slightly different reasons. Celestia called out “Day court is cancelled from this day forward, for an indeterminate amount of time! The Crowns shall notify her loyal subjects through herald and notices, when Day Court will resume.”
Joining the guard.(heavily edited)Twilight stood at the entrance to the Night Guard recruitment center in Canterlot, where they take new recruits. It was just after midnight and she had left her home in Canterlot, in the lower noble district. Her goal was to join up after some pushing from her adoptive parents, they were a family that believed in the honour of serving the diarchy, and largely that meant going into military service. However seeing as she was a shinso (True ancestor vampire) she had to join the Night Guard instead of the Day Guard, which Shining Armor her adoptive brother had joined. As a shinso she had a natural distaste for the day, despite it not actually hurting her. Also because of her affliction, ever since she grew up she was perpetually stuck at age of an eighteen year old unicorn mare. Although she could also shapeshift if required to, this still presented her some difficulties, She didn’t shapeshift often as the amount of her power drained each time left her vulnerable to capture. Another unique feature, was that she had eyes of deepest crimson and she matched Fleur De Lis in height and body type, long legs and alicornesque figure. The other reason for joining the Night Guard was that she wanted to protect her Princess, Luna; not that she really needed protecting and the ponies of Equestria against, criminals, scum, and invading armies. She also did this as further gratitude to the Princess of the Night whom had saved her. ****** Twilight sat on her haunches alone in the cobbled street a worn hat lay in front of her, she was much younger at the age of ten. She wore a ragged black cloak with a hood her coat was grimy and matted. Twilight was busking, using her naturally beautiful and alluring voice to earn bits so that she may eat something, A stallion came up to her his grin was a creepy lecherous one, he smelt of alcohol and cigarettes. He grabbed Twilight and pulled her flank first towards his crotch, he was attempting to mount her and he would have succeeded had she not twisted her neck and pushed her forehooves down to spring her head up close enough and sunk her teeth into his neck breaking his skin, blood flowing into her mouth her pupils turned into slits and her teeth sharpened, she started drinking it as it flowed almost seemingly endlessly. The stallion cursed as he flailed about trying to dislodge her from her death grip on his throat, only opening the wound further and letting his blood flow out faster, after what seemed hours but was in reality only a couple of minutes, he paled his eyes closed and fell down on to the ground into the blood that spilt from his wound as he had thrashed. His last breath rasped out and finally she let go backing up. Twilight leant her head back in ecstasy mouth hung open as she relished it, the blood tasted like the most delicious of meals she’d had everything paling in comparison. Twilight looked down, she was covered in his blood as the pleasure passed she realized and backed away. Passing a puddle of water, she saw her reflection in it’s surface and blanched. Her eyes were glowing, her mouth was covered in blood. ”What am I!?” she thought. Red eyes, blood sucking and biting. Twilight shook and shivered as the revelation hit her. “No! Am I a vampire!? How? I don’t remember being bitten!” A memory from a few years ago started playing in her mind. —--— Twilight trotted up to the crowd that was forming in the market square “What’s going on?“she asked a mare who was standing near her. “They found a vampire, a monster that bites onto you and sucks out your blood. The lieutenant is heading the execution, death by being burnt at the stake.” The mare picked Twilight up so she could see above the crowd. Past the crowd sat a large wooden stage, which had a large and long post driven into the ground around it lots of firewood was piled around it, on the stake trapped by rope was a rust color unicorn mare with silver mane and tail in white clothes. A unicorn guard held a torch and scroll in his magic and shouted out. “Ponies of Canterlot here today to witness the execution of one Rusty Gear, this mare has been found guilty of being a vampire.” “How do you know she’s a vampire?” somepony in the crowd shouted “The lieutenant replied “She looks like one! Burn the vampire! Burn her, burn her!” “I am not a vampire, you cretins!” Rusty Gear shouted The lieutenant responded by sneering at her and chucking the torch on the fire. As the flames built and built they eventually surrounded the mare, burning her. As the flames licked her body she screamed and thrashed about unable to free herself. The crowd cheered and jeered as she slowly burnt alive. Twilight grimaced and cringed at the blood curdling screams emanating from the mare as her flesh melted, pus and fat popping in the heat a horrible visage as layer upon layer of flesh was burned away, the smell of cooked meat filling the air and Twilight’s nose making her want to wretch the cracking of bone sounded out as the screams died down and as the bone was all that was left atop them the eternal, sightless gaze and eternally grinning skull was an unsettling for most ponies, and a terrifying sight for Twilight, causing her to have nightmares of the mare's skeleton chasing her, trying to cause her to join Rusty’s deadly fate. —--— “No! No! No! I don’t want to die!” she thought to herself she started sobbing and fell on her haunches again and threw up, but no blood came back up, only the remnants of yesterday’s hayburger. She heard a gasp and turned to see it was a Night Guard and he came upon her,recognising her “Those eyes are the those of a Shinso, shit! That bloody mess must mean that she has fed! Bravo Mike Lima!” He went to stab her with his spear. but as he did Twilight’s tears stopped and her eyes narrowed into a glare of utter scorn and loathing. She charged the stallion in front of her knocking his spear out of his hoof, using the momentum from her swipe she planted her forehooves on the cobbled street and swung her rear legs around to buck the guard into the wall, a sickening crunch as his body met an immovable wall. His teammate ran into the fray brandishing hoof claws as she swung at Twilight, who was dodging each attack before jumping back and then propelling herself at the guard mare who winded and coughing from the force couldn’t counter attack “Ha! Is that all you got? You adults are all alike, cowing the weak with your power, but being cowed yourself when you've met your match. The Princesses must let anypony join these days if they let maggots and 'roaches of your measly caliber join their guard. You won't find me as easy to cow as the other street waifs you scum beat, rape, and kill. Perhaps maiming you, so you adults can’t hurt me and other waifs again, will teach you a lesson! If not, I’m always willing to deal out more pain until perhaps you’ll have a bit more sympathy for the ones you’re supposed to protect!" Twilight grabbed the mare in her magic lifting her up and breaking bones in the guard’s four legs and wings before she turned towards the wall her partner hit and threw her against the wall, letting her fall on her comrade. Twilight walked up to the fallen guards lost in her rage as she lifted her hoof to finish them, a sapphire blue glow surrounded her. “Stay your hoof, young one!” a beautiful female voice ordered as she strided gracefully towards Twilight who was now spinning around to face the princess she growled Another adult, and it's the princess, what right has she to tell me to stop!? When this is a matter of survival, she'll never understand! Twilight lunged forward and attacked Luna as she swung her hooves at the towering mare each impact should have affected her. However all that was elicited from her foe were giggles from the Lunar princess. "That tickles! He he he he he he!" Twilight's rage was quenched and all her arrogance fell away and all that was left was fear No, that's not possible! No I don't want to die. The princess had weathered her assault and thought of it naught but tickles. Twilight ran away down the alley way as fast as possible, she neared the edge of the alley only to collide with princess luna's legs as she reformed from mist. She turned and was about to bolt when Luna appeared in front of her an amused smirk on her lips and a tittering giggle She thinks this a game!?Twilight shrunk down cowering expecting to be killed or at least thrown in the dungeon because of what she had done, as the giggles of the princess stopped Twilight felt a silver shod hoof touch her back causing her to flinch. "Tag you're it!" exclaimed Luna boopping Twilight on the nose, Luna trotting away as Twilight stared at her incredulously. When Luna noticed Twilight wasn't chasing her she sat on her haunches and stuck out her bottom lip and pouted "Aw has the game finished?" Twilight's jaw hung open at the princess. Seeing Twilight's confused look she scrambled to her hooves and trotted back to Twilight. “It’s okay little one I will not hurt you,” Luna spoke softly to Twilight. “Hurt her!? Did you see what she did to that us and that stallion?” one of her night guard squawked from the floor. “Oh hush you big foals, she was playing, she just broke a couple limbs.” Luna turned to glare at the guard. “Really you mortals are all so fragile, just one little tap and you’re down for the count and by a foal too! Shame on you!” As she turned back Twilight had turned to face Luna and opened her eyes slowly, cautiously Twilight’s glowing crimson eyes met Luna’s sapphire eyes and in that moment the moonlight framed the Princess. Twilight gasped in awe of the beautiful mare in front of her, who had saved her from execution, Luna chuckled at the awe stricken filly Luna turned to the stallions corpse, Twilight continued to stare at the Princess gaping until Luna closed her mouth with a hoof under her chin. “Did you do that?” she asked pointing a hoof at the corpse, a look of disgust fluttered over her features before continuing to look at Twilight. Twilight’s face fell in shame before Luna brought her hoof under Twilight’s chin and pulling her face to face with her. Twilight’s eyes were now puffed up as she silently sobbed. “Yes, pretty lady, I was scared and he was trying to hurt me! Nearly all of the adults want to hurt us street waifs ... . But, that ... that ... I-I just ... I don't know what came over me!, I don’t know what came over me!” Twilight replied lowly. Luna giggled behind a hoof. “You think I’m pretty?” Luna inquired as she lowered her head so as to see Twilight’s face properly, who nodded vigorously. “What is your name young one? My name is Luna,” Luna asked the distraught filly. “My name is Twilight Sparkle, Woona,” Twilight replied purposely, but cutely butchering Luna’s name causing the Night Guard and Luna to giggle. “Well Twilight, It’s okay you aren’t in trouble, if you hadn’t done that I would have killed it myself or I would have taken it in and it would have been stoned. As I saw what he was about to do to you so I shall not have you imprisoned for killing in self defence and I know what you are, Twilight you are a shinso, a true ancestor, either born of two shinso, or powerful magic. You will crave blood. I only ask that you never slay the innocent among my ponies. The cruel, the murderous, and those who abuse those weaker than themselves, you may drain them until they die, but not the innocent among my ponies. If you do, there will be severe consequences, and I will know, if you have killed one of my innocent ponies. We Princesses have eyes and ears all throughout our kingdom." Twilight latched onto Luna’s legs in respect and admiration. Luna stroked her mane to comfort the little filly and smiled warmly down at her. Twilight felt something ignite inside her cold little emaciated body, like a warming fire against the cold world, it filled her with warmth. A smile bloomed onto Twilight’s face as she nuzzled against Luna’s legs. Inside Luna’s heart the ember’s in her heart that she had thought long died from loveless partners, the whorses, gold-diggers and diplomatic. In the past glowed as one salient thought ran through her mind. She needs me, my little pony needs love, and shelter and food. Shaking her head to negate her thoughts No, I can do better than that! Twilight has obviously had a horrible life and been alone for so long. a spark flashed inside her. Looking down she felt Twilight still nuzzling up against her legs. Her heart felt warmer. Her smile pulled at the cheeks on her face as it grew. Then the grin morphed into a frown as she had realised that nobles would make her life Tartarus How can I protect her? I can’t adopt her, the laws those venomous snakes in pony clothes, the nobles made behind our backs forbid it, so we ourselves couldn’t elevate commoners to nobles anymore through adoption into the royal family, as Celestia and I had a tendency to abuse the adoption system to help commoners who needed it, nobles (noble pfft yeah right! Those whorsesons don’t even know the meaning of the word anymore.) they really hated that their precious power and wealth was at risk. Looking at the little filly again another spark came igniting a small warmth in her I know! I can make her my betrothed that would circumvent that law. that way I can show her love, shelter and care. “Twilight Let’s go get you a place to live. But before we go I have to do something, this is very important Twilight you are immortal like I am and so to keep you from the pyre, to keep you safe and guarantee that you’ll have all your needs taken care of, then you need to be put in foster care. I give you my hoof in marriage.” “Um Luna, why don’t you just take care of me and adopt me? Why am I good enough to have your hoof in marriage, but not be your daughter?” Twilight asked Luna cringed “Well you see Twilight a century ago, a bunch of nobles, who banded together to have a law passed in secret, this law states that the royal sisters, that’s Celestia and myself, can not adopt anymore foals. While you may question why a princess has to listen to the law, while it isn’t binding us, if we attempt to overrule it or try to break it, the resulting public relations fiasco will damage our already fragile positions and the nobles will try to take power from us, which in case you hadn’t noticed is a really bad idea. Nobles nowadays are narcissists, greedy, power hungry and worst of all selfish and racist. You see a leader is only a leader if they have ponies who will follow them, no matter how strong we are. If we overturn it we look like tyrants, abusing our power for our own gain and the gain of our acquaintances. Which is called nepotism. If we try to remove them they take more power and if we do nothing they still take it, it’s getting to the point that any move we make can jeopardise Equestria where the nobles are concerned, because they only want what’s best for themselves, it would truly be a tragedy. So in order to help you I am doing the one thing they can not stop and the one thing that is our unassailable right. Choosing who we marry.” “But if you do that doesn’t that mean that others won't be able to marry you?” Twilight asked wary of the impending answer. “Yes Twilight it does. My sister maybe more willing to pursue polygamous relations, but I don’t. Plus, so far no other pony has really loved me Twilight. All they see is the crown and the bits, and my tight flank. I mean look at it, it’s perfection. Unlike my sister’s cake filled rump.” Meanwhile at the legion of doo—I mean the end of day court. Celestia’s ears perked up as if hearing something. “Why do I feel as if I was just insulted.” “But anyway I am getting off track, I hope that helped explain why, though do not worry you aren’t unloveable Twilight and it certainly doesn’t mean if I had another choice that I’d not even consider you for my consort.” Luna scratched her neck awkwardly “That came out wrong. Basically Twilight I could love you as a daughter or a wife either way is possible, in those respects you are not deficient, either one would take time. Love isn’t always at first sight and sometimes it takes work and getting to know each other better.” Luna grabbed Twilight and held her in a firm but gentle embrace. Twilight looked up at the mare and gasped her mouth hung open, Luna chuckled and commented “Are you trying to catch flies with your mouth, Twilight.” Luna said before leaning in and adding conspiratorially “Trust me, they taste awful.” she smirked and mock-shuddered, causing Twilight to laugh herself for the first time in a long time, the fire in Luna’s heart melted the ice around it and burst out into a roaring blaze as she listened to Twilight’s laugh. “Unfortunately you will have to wait till you are eighteen years of age, to actually marry me.” Twilight's shoulders sagged in disappointment. Luna noticed her disappointment before continuing “Before you accept, Twilight, remember this is an eternal bond mark, it is a commitment that even your next lives will be bound to. You can still back out now if you want to, however with this you will be guaranteed to get a home, food, my hoof in marriage and a place at my side as princess. while you will still be adopted even if you don't it is not guaranteed. If after I cast this spell you try to tamper, try to remove it, try to copy it. The mark will execute you on the spot and tell me you betrayed me.” “I wouldn’t—” Twilight started but Luna raised a hoof to silence her. “No, I doubt you would. But you must know this anyway. Don’t think of it as me doubting your loyalty Twilight.” “I give you this chance because I want to help you, show you a better life. You’ll also get ancillary benefits from certain spells that can by used in conjunction with it, but that’s for later.” Twilight gulped and looked down deep in thought frowning as she did She can help me and all I have to do is give myself to her, and be her consort when I am an adult. I feel so strange like this. Is this the feeling they call happiness? Plus, she’s a princess I’d never want for anything. And is agreeing really a sacrifice? she considered this No, the princess is giving herself to me too. her frown turned into resolute smile, Twilight looked up at Luna who had a worried expression on her face. “Yes, Pri- er Luna. I agree.” Twilight finally answered causing Luna to gleefully clop her hooves together. “Now this won’t hurt a bit.” Luna pointed her horn and cast the high ancient spell only known by the princesses at Twilight who felt a burning sensation around her forehead a silver glow formed swirling and curving in an intricate glyph under her horn and coiling around the shaft of it, “You will alway wear this mark Twilight. It cannot be removed by time or magic. It will not always be visible unless you will it to be, but this marks you as my life mate, my betrothed, all guards know of it, as do all nobles when you are legally old enough come to me in anyway you wish. I may forget this happened, due to how long that will take. However, do not despair my heart and this mark will not forget, and you need but show me your bond mark and the mark around my hoof shall glow in tandem.” Smiling Luna continued “I will also inform your foster family of this so they don’t try and marry you off, they are one of the most loyal noble families to the royal family and are good ponies. Twilight blushed as Luna laid down and kissed Twilight below her horn on her forehead. “Climb on my back Twilight.” Twilight did as she was told and climbed up and then she curled up in a ball on Luna’s withers and took in her scent, one she would never forget. ****** She began trotting inside the building with her saddlebags on her back, which were full of everything she would need. Inside of the room, the walls were painted white and were devoid of decoration and added to the overall spartan feel it had. At the far end of the room sat three desks in an equidistant line from left to right guards sat behind each desk registering details before sending potential recruits to nurses to the sides of the room that would perform medical and physical checks on them. As Twilight made it to the registration desk, she filled out her details, while a guard behind it gave her an appraising glance. She was tall slender, not an inch of fat on her where it was not needed, and looked like she’d give the model Fleur De Lis and the Princesses a run for their money. The guard coughed “Ahem, ma’am, I think you’re in the wrong place. The modeling agency is just down the street.” Twilight blushed at the compliment and giggled behind her hoof, “No, sir I am where I’m meant to be,” she replied The guard raised an eyebrow “Ma’am you just don’t have the weight, or the muscle mass of other mares” Twilight leant in and pleaded: “Let me show you what I can do, please. My brother is in the Day Guard and I need to beat him,” she lied opening her eyes wide as she could, her lips quivering. The guard sighed “Fine, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.” The guard stamped her registration papers and directed her to the nearest available nurse. Twilight picked up her papers in her magic and trotted to where the guard had pointed. The nurse turned towards her and took her papers. a curtain was pulled around her as she looked around, in the small cubical they had a treadmill, scales, measuring tape and a set of 20 weights. “Okay Miss Twilight, I need you to drop the saddlebags and step on the scales.” Twilight complied and stood on the large scales. The nurse murmured, “100 pounds, wow! I am so jealous! You really have to tell me your secret. Okay off the scales next I want you to spend the next hour or until you are exhausted trotting on the treadmill, at first the gradient will remain at zero percent before increasing to two percent and one percent higher per minute at the speed three point three kilometers an hour, the speed will increase by an increment of five kilometers per hour every five minutes.” Twilight nodded and climbed onto the treadmill and the nurse started the stopwatch and watched Twilight trot. An hour had passed and the nurse was standing slack jawed “One hundred and ninety two kilometers per hour at an incline of sixty percent and you're not even breaking a sweat or have laboured breaths that’s impossible, I know this is personal, but do you have alicorn in your heritage? It would certainly explain your figure!” Twilight chuckled nervously “I honestly don’t know. Maybe?” Stupid, stupid, stupid Twilight you almost gave yourself away, time to put those acting classes to work. The nurse still visible shaken from the Twilight’s results spoke up “Well… let’s get on with the strength test” she said as she brought Twilight over to the barbell, “To measure your strength, we do a full rep for each weight, no magic.” Twilight balanced on her hind legs as she hooked the bar on the wrists of her forelegs facing frog up. Twilight tensed and slowly lift up to her barrel, brought it up to her chest and switched to grip with her hooves and held it above herself. Then she replaced it on the ground for the next weight. Twilight repeated this each time for each new weight added each time feigning that the difficulty was increasing. The nurse eventually noticing the difficulty remarked “Okay you can stop now, what you have in speed, you lack in strength, though you still scrape by” The nurse stamped a red pass mark on her physical and passed the papers back to Twilight who took them and picked up her saddlebag and made her way to the long and roofed carriage that would transport her and other accepted recruits to boot camp. Looking at the horizon the moon nearing the end of its nightly journey across the sky, it looked like it was two to three hours before dawn. Twilight groaned at that thought and got into the carriage ****** Three hours later, Canterlot palace. Princess Luna slipped into her room, dossiers of new recruits for her guard in her magic floating in front of her face, Luna’s room was a rather simple one by almost all accounts, sure you couldn’t call it spartan at all there was no mess on the floor and everything had it’s own storage space, Luna’s full moon shaped bed occupied most of the left center of her room, it’s covers silk dyed a dark royal purple, the door to her ensuite bathroom sat opposite the foot of the bed, to the left of her ensuite bathroom lay her tv and games consoles, like her Haystation 4, and her Xbull One. Opposite and to the right side of her bed sat her high-specced custom built gaming pc. Her bed was beckoning her to sleep, but she lay the dossiers on her PC desk which doubled as an office desk, leaving one specific recruit’s dosier Twilight Sparkle’s, open the mare had piqued her interest, because of how she stood out among the crowd, she caressed the photo of the modelesque mare who wished to join her guard, “She is truly a beauty few could compare to, she could be one of the best models in Canterlot, yet she wants in my military” Luna said outloud to nopony. Luna jumped and landed on her back on, top of the bed disheveling the bed covers, her mane somehow splaying laying flat as she opened her wings laying them on the bed, Luna looked over to her left at her balcony doors. By my moon, I shall have her as my own! Luna licked her lips in anticipation. Unbeknownst to Luna, her sister Celestia had slipped inside her room and was skulking in the shadows as she lay flat against the floor Celestia shimmied up to Luna’s tail that was dangling lazily over the edge of her bed, Celestia quietly chuckled to herself before she bit on the tip of Luna’s tail and pulled, causing her little sister to yelp and jump up in fright, land on her bed in such a way that she slid off the side and hit the floor unceremoniously, after flailing her legs about to regain her balance. As Luna looked around to find the perpetrator. She spotted her sister, whom was still in her mirth at another successful prank. “‘Tia!? Why must you do this to me?!” Luna whined at her sister Celestia who was snickering behind her hoof. “Why? Luna you know why, it is because I am your big sister and it’s my job to tease and prank you, plus you are so adorable when you’re flustered.” Celestia smiled down at Luna who was now blushing, and sulking but still trying to right herself. Celestia stepped around her sister, where she spotted the dossier of Twilight Sparkle left open on Luna’s desk. Oh dear sister you make this way too easy. “Oh Lulu, this mare is beautiful, whew! look at those legs, I wouldn’t mind permanently joining your side of the fence if this hot piece of ass is there, is this your little marefriend?” Celestia asked her smirk evident on her face. As an increasingly blushing and flustered Luna attempted to swipe it back out of her sister’s magic grasp all the while as Celestia kept it out of hoof range. “She is not my marefriend!” yet. “Oh? That’s good I just might take this one for myself then. Damn! It’s gotta be illegal to be this sexy!” “No!~ I saw her first!~” belatedly Luna covered her mouth. Oh no! Luna looked at Celestia her face showing the dread building inside her, Celestia who now had a look of smug triumph on her face as her smile quickly evolved from a smirk to a full on grin. preparing to needle her little sister mercilessly. “D’awww wittow Woona has a fillyfriend!!!” “Nooo~” Luna whined as she covered her face with her forehooves, her face burning bright red so that even her coat could not conceal it. “And they called it puppy love~!” Celestia sung her teasing lilt still affecting her voice. “Sister! I am two thousand years old! I am not a puppy and I am most certainly not a cougar before you say that!” “Oh Lulu! Stop trying to fool yourself, we are both cougars, it’s kind of mandatory when you’re lifespan is basically eternity and there is no way I am going blue balled throughout eternity just because the fillies and colts only have limited life spans. Also how is it fair on the fillies and colts who want to fuck us or get fucked by us. You would deny them such pleasure just because they have to die eventually?” “Well, no, but I just don’t like it. That word makes us sound like predators.” Luna sighed. “The alternative is Discord, or dragons, sister and you already tried dragons didn’t you? If I remember correctly you couldn’t sit on your throne for 3 months after that attempt” Luna winced at being reminded “Oh fine! I am a cougar and Twilight Sparkle caught my eye!” Luna pouted exaggeratedly crossing her forelegs before she and Celestia both burst into laughter. “Okay Lulu, I wish you the best of luck seducing your little guard ….” Celestia glanced at the dossier again. ”Okay maybe not so little. I know! You could endear her towards you by hoof forging, enchanting a custom armor for her. I doubt there is a premade set that would fit her, though you might want to disguise it as a reward for sparring against you, something tells me she’ll win.” Celestia trotted towards and through the door “Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?” “Because Lulu you were too busy staring at that flank of hers!” Celestia said as she leant back into the room, giggling as she retreated, only just missing being hit with a fluffy pillow projectile that was thrown at her hitting the door frame. Luna felt a tugging at the back of her mind the signal reminding her“Oh it’s time to lower the moon.” Luna trotted through her balcony doors. As she stood on her balcony Luna began to charge her horn and use the spell taught to the two sisters as fillies, by Starswirl the Bearded. Eventually the moon slowly dipped below the horizon. Soon after the sun rose in it’s place ready to make its route across the azure sky. Returning to her room closing the balcony doors Luna trotted towards her bed yawning and stretching, there she spotted the dossier of Twilight sparkle, she looked to the left and right to make sure no one was looking and levitated the dossier up to her face and kissed the photo of the mare that would soon be hers leaving a black lipstick mark on it. “Luna and Twilight sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i—” came wafting on the breeze from Celestia. “ Shut up ‘Tia!” Luna shouted, cutting Celestia off. The laughter of her sister met her ears in response. Luna groaned laying the dossier on the desk and sighed as she slid under the covers of her bed using her magic to close of the curtains. Closing her eyes she fell asleep, dreaming dreams of Twilight in compromising positions. ****** Bootcamp, next night Twilight stood at attention, next to her footlocker which sat at the foot of her bunk.Her mane was now tied in a bun and her tail had been cut to a regulation length, her fetlocks were shorn as she and her bunkmate, who was standing next to her leant over to whisper “Hi, my names Cloudkicker. What’s yours?” “Twilight, Twilight Sparkle, nice to meet you Cloudkicker.” Twilight replied in a hushed tone. Just then the doors slammed open revealing a thestral mare with a silver mane and tail, violet slitted eyes and a cutiemark with a sword behind a heater shield. “Listen up I am your Drill Sergeant and I am Sergeant Shielded Steel! I'm gonna push you flea-ridden flesh bags so hard you're gonna hate me and curse the day I was born. And you know what? I'll be enjoying every single second of you little maggots writhing in misery and pain. I'm gonna make Tartarus look like heaven. I'm either going to forge you into living weapons for the kingdom, or you can die trying! And if you do end up dying, at least your dead corpse will do more good after your death than you ever did in your pathetic, miserable excuse for the life you were living! I see some of you smirking or giggling like a bunch of schoolfillies on a school outing. Today I'm being nice, because you'll never see me like this until you either fucking die and feed the worms or you become the elite of the elite! Do you fucking understand me!?” Everypony in the room respond “Yes, Drill Sergeant” “Good! Now it’s your first day here so we are going to sort the wheat from the chaff, you will meet an instructor in a ring outside, you will be given a sword and your aim is to hit the instructor five times in a row, and avoid being hit five times do not worry about the blades foals they are enchanted so they only leave paint marks and won’t harm your opponent or you won’t get harmed yourself. I bet you just love that shit stains!” “Yes, Drill Sergeant!” another chorus rang out. “Fall out! Follow me to the training field and maybe you’ll survive this place! You will be disciplined, you will follow orders and you will love your country!” “Yes, Drill Sergeant!” another chorus rang out. “Good! Now get your flea-riddled carcasses in gear and get ready to get them handed to you five ways from Sunday!” Twilight trotted over to and took a place at the ring nearest to the barracks, as everypony else took their places. The instructor opposite levitated a blade to Twilight. “What is your name?” “Twilight Sparkle, Sir!” she said as she took the proffered blades handle in her hoof, much to her instructor’s surprise. Still he turned to the pile of dossiers and opened her dossier and found the photo had a black lipstick mark on it, which puzzled him. He turned around to find that Twilight had taken a ready stance standing on three legs sword in her right forehoof. “Is something wrong?” she asked. “Oh nothing just give me a moment” he shook his head and took his blade in his magic readying himself. The instructor bull rushed Twilight hoping to make her flinch and gain an opening, Twilight stood unflinching. the instructor opened with vertical downwards cut to take advantage of Twilight opening that she had left open when choosing to use her hoof instead of magic, Twilight’s blade flashed as she parried catching the instructor by surprise creating an opening in his defence but she made no move to exploit it. The instructor grit his teeth and slashed horizontally left to right, upper right to down left and then down right to upper left before slashing down, Twilight blocked or parried each attempt, only angering the instructor. each thrust and slash met Twilight’s unbreakable defense and her lax stance and demeanor was getting to him. Meanwhile Princess Luna had arrived to inspect the new trainees and was trotting with Sergeant Shielded Steel. “Princess, always a pleasure to have you with us to watch the thinning of the wannabe guards. How are you finding our recruits this year.” Princess Luna looked over the recruits looking for her little lavender mare, until she spotted her effortlessly parrying and blocking her instructor while she held a look of disinterest and perhaps a little boredom. Can’t have her being bored now can we. “Follow me Sergeant, I believe I have found what I’m looking for.” as Luna made for Twilight’s ring everypony else stopped fighting to watch her save for Twilight and the instructor. “Cease this mockery of a match, instructor!” Luna bellowed causing the instructor to jump out of his coat and turn around to meet the irate Princess of the Night. “Care to explain why you haven’t beaten this recruit?” “I don’t know your majesty, I think she’s cheating somehow.” he said with a worried expression. Luna stop to consider her next words, “You are correct she is cheating,” the instructors face lit up and then his lips had a smug grin on them, when he looked at Twilight as if he’d gotten her in trouble. Luna shook her head at him. “However not in the way you might be imagining. She gave you a handicap by using her hoof instead of her magic, because there is no way you would have provided a challenge, even though your technique was sound. Against her speed, reflexes and strength you had no chance.” The instructor’s face fell. Not only had he been bested by a recruit, but if what her majesty was saying was true this mare humiliated me. “Oh, hehehe you noticed that did you your highness?” Twilight said as she rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly. Luna licked her lips So cute! And her voice. That’s it she’s the mare for me! ”Wait, you aren’t even going to ask her first, what if she doesn’t want you? What mare wouldn’t want to be my lover let alone be my wife? ”That maybe true but do you want a resentful disloyal unloving lover/wife or do you want a happy loyal and better yet loving one?” The latter is preferable, but how do you suppose I go about it? ”There is a new fangled invention it’s called asking her out on a date.” I can’t do that I’m a Princess all the ponies expect me and my sister to be perfect, oh if only they knew the real us, instead of that detestable standoffish mask we have to wear! Luna took the instructor’s sword, and made a copy so that she wielded two ”Worry not young one, I shall be your opponent. It’d be a shame to waste such potential on this whelp.” She pointed to the instructor who was turning red from the rage building inside him ”However that strength and speed of your’s shall not avail you. So quick grab your sword in your magic as you’ll need it.” Around the ring ponies gathered to watch the Princess and Twilight fight. Twilight took her sword in her magic and performed a flourish as Luna and Twilight began circling each other, keeping an eyes on each other, when neither flinched, together they rushed each other locking blades before pushing off each other, Twilight sliced overhead as Luna blocked with one sword and countered with another. “Your technique is sloppy recruit, you cannot rely on brute strength and speed with me but feel free to use magic, don’t worry I will as well.” Twilight swinged her sword horizontally as Luna brought her two blades to meet hers as a shock wave emanated from the pair knocking observers back as the blades rubbed against each other sparks leapt of from the point of contact, Twilight and Luna each continued to trade blows Luna downwards slash with both her swords, met overhead guard. Twilight’s rapid stabbed met with Luna dodging and weaving, Luna swung around and bucked Twilight who still guarding slide back. Both Luna and Twilight smiled. Simultaneously they thought Finally! A mare who can keep up with me! Twilight smiled My wife to be, if she honors our commitment. Luna threw out her hoof and chanted: “The chaos in the storm is mine, I am darkness and then light. The drums of war with booms do sound breaking solitude of night!” A ring of electricity formed as a ball gathered in the center of it lighting the night sky up. “Oaths of Ancients, brave and bold Sturdy shields of warriors old grant me strength in time of plight to protect with all my might! Knight’s shield!” Twilight finished chanting a lavender ball of light formed in front of her before enveloping and becoming a protective dome around Twilight as Luna finished chanting. “Mjolnir!” The ring disappeared as the bolt of lightning fired at Twilight, striking her shield and shattering it. Nearby Cloudkicker asked the red maned unicorn mare next to her “Why do they need to chant, don’t they just will it to happen and poof it happens?” The mare giggled “That’s only for cantrips, lesser spells. For the advanced tiers of spell casting you need to memorize and understand the chant for it, spellweaving and arcane multilayering being interwoven together. Lower tier spells like Knight’s Shield or Mjolnir aren’t powerful, but they are quick to cast. Stronger spells take longer, however they are that much more devastating. I’m Incendiary Flare by the way” “Mine’s Cloudkicker and that’s Twilight Sparkle in the ring against Princess Luna.” Luna gave Twilight a sultry smile and giving her bedroom eyes Finally a mare who won't break like some many others, if only she was immortal. Twilight smiled back at Princess Luna in a mirror of her expression and began chanting again. I am the blade unsheathed, Iron is my strength, tempered and tried by fire, I remain, even when my foes have perished, I honor the fallen warriors and the sage ancients, I still walk among the living, and so shall the ancient spirits heed my call, Princess of Blades! Rose petals gathered into a ring and spread outward engulfing Luna, Twilight and the spectators. As everypony gained their sight back, the world had been replaced. In the night sky stars twinkled next to a blood moon that hung ominously near the ground replaced with a field of flowers of many different hues, a single white cobble path led to stairs which in turn led to a simple large black throne with red velvet back and cushion. Behind it, two large great swords crossed at the hilts were visible over the back of the throne. On top of it sat Twilight sparkle in a scarlet evening dress that made Luna drool. The evening dress had a slit down the left side of it revealing Twilight’s flank, cutie mark and rear leg and not much else. The evening dress was backless and the chest of the dress connected to a black and red edged choker around her neck. Luna gulped down excess saliva as she wiped her mouth. Tartarus! I want that dress on the floor of my bedroom, no stay focused Luna she just used a reality marble. Stay vigilant I don’t know what it does. Incendiary Flare stood mouth agape at the scene before her. “A reality marble! The world in one's mind imposed onto reality temporarily!” Cloudkicker looked at her “A what in the what now?” “Cloudkicker, that is a very powerful spell that imposes a world on top of ours, each world is based upon the caster’s mind.” “Oh, okay.” Cloudkicker replied as she went back to watching the fight. “Welcome to my world Princess Luna, do you like it?” Twilight asked an innocent grin on her as she stood up from her throne. Luna coughed composing herself “Yes, I’d like to know more about it.” Twilight clapped her hooves together in joy. Oh by my sister’s glorious beard! That is so adorable. Luna thought to herself. “You see your highness this world is filled with swords of my fallen enemies, I began collecting them in order to honor those who died in honorable combat with me.” “I don’t see any swords?” Luna said confusion evident on her face as she looked around. “Oh how remiss of me! Oh subjects!” Twilight sung out, the stars started winking out as blades fell to the fields. “You called your Highness?” a short broadsword asked. “Ah Viktor! I did indeed. All of you copy the no damage enchantment on the blade I am holding, I do not wish to harm our guests.” “As you vish your Majesty!” Viktor responded. “Und~ done! Ja, ve are all set your Majesty!” “Good now you see that beautiful mare in the black crescent moon torc?” Viktor nodded. Wait did she just say I'm beautiful? Huzzah! No wait don’t get ahead of ourselves here she might not mean it that way, but still. Luna danced in her mind her expression and focus unwavering, despite the mind victory dance she was doing. “Well that’s your target. Okay Viktor go have some fun with her!” Viktor bowed “To arms for da Princess!” All the blades began to float in the air and then launched at Luna who promptly cursed readying her blades blocking, parrying and dodging sword swings from all direction. Rolling, jumping, kicking off an attacker. Twilight trotted down the stairs of her throne, towards the the blades as they stopped and bowed low. Smiling she said “You are all dismissed.” A chorus of “Yes your Majesty!” rang out. Twilight readied her blade and launched into Luna and locked blades with her, both her and Luna roaring to push against each other. “Why did you dismiss them?” Luna she asked “Oh I found it a bit unfair and honestly I was getting bored.” Princess Luna in a last ditch attempt at turning the fight in her favor lunged forward her lips locking with Twilight’s as her tongue forcefully entered her open mouth causing her to melt into it and release her reality marble, the Princess of Blades. In the of the shock of having Luna shove her tongue down Twilight’s throat, their tongues danced and wrapped around each other Luna’s wings quickly springing to attention. Luna pulled back her tongue catching one of Twilight’s fangs as she did causing her tongue to bleed leaving some blood on Twilight’s fang, Luna recoiled as pain from the fang cutting her tongue took hold, she looked wide eyed tears gathering in her the corners of her eyes. her hooves holding onto her mouth as she kept her mouth shut tight. Twilight opened her eyes closing her mouth then asked “Princess Luna are you okay!?” Luna winced as she moved her tongue. meanwhile a drop of blood fell from Twilight’s fang and landed on her tongue, causing Twilight to flinch and recoil her back arching in ecstasy. Luna went to shout at Twilight but when she noted her blissed out form in front of her, Twilight pushed herself up straight and grinned widely, her pupils shrunk to slits, Twilight wrenched the two blades from Luna’s grip and with three blades hit her five times, before Luna regained herself Twilight sped forward attempting to pounce on Luna and sink her teeth into that supple neck of hers, when just then Luna put the mare to sleep with a sleeping cantrip however the mare's momentum kept going and landed on top of Luna. “Well that was close.” Luna huffed. As Twilight lay on top of Luna, she dropped her swords to the floor and sniffed, breathing in Luna’s scent as she then snuggled deeply into Luna's chest murmuring contentedly. A smile formed on Twilight's lips, while a warm one found its way on Luna's. Wrapping her legs around twilight resting her chin on Twilight's head. Sergeant Steel ran up and asked “Princess are you okay? You there! Arrest Twilight Sparkle!” “Belay that order!” Luna ordered to the shock of those around her. “But Princess! That mare is dangerous! She almost beat you! She was about to kill you! She was about to sink her teeth into you, which nopony has done in two millennia, the attempted killing part, not the biting part!” “Correction, Sergeant she did beat me. As for killing me? Yeah, that is never going to happen. As for the biting? I do so enjoy it when a mare nibbles on me, sends tingles through me” Luna replied while shuddering in pleasure, “ All, aside from the biting, are feats that should be praised considering how stacked against her the odds were, also I shall be taking her as my apprentice.” “You’re rewarding her!?” “Of course I am, I wasn’t serious when I fought against her and the fact is that she still can’t harm me if I am relaxed enough, Sergeant. And it’s not like your training her would benefit her at all, when she is already far ahead of you. Send her things to my bedroom.” “Right away your Highness! Wait, your bedroom?” he asked incredulously “Oh don’t get your tail in a knot about it, it’s only temporary. Until I can find her her own quarters.” Which will be hers until I can get her back into my bed again properly. Luna stood and smiled at the smile on Twilight’s face as she slumbered. Luna then levitated the unconscious Twilight onto her back and took flight, eventually she arrived at her tower and landed on her balcony and entered her room. To find her sister grinning ear to ear. “So do you always kiss your opponents before the first date, sister?” Celestia sniggered then leaned over to the side to inspect Luna’s passenger. “Or bring them home for some fun?”. “Oh hush sister she’s the first pony beside you who I can play fight with. Plus we have graver concerns, she has tasted my blood.” “So have many of your opponents, Luna.” Celestia replied as Luna gave her a flat look before using her magic to prise open her Twilight’s lips and mouth revealing fangs. “Oh Faust! Why does she have fangs? Is she part Thestral?” Celestia squealed backing up. Shaking her head at her sister Luna explained “She is a vampire and as evidenced in my fight a shinso, a true vampire, they are practically unkillable. She’d definitely make the perfect mate for me.” “Luna can’t you keep it in your metaphorical pants for one second. You were just telling me it was bad that she tasted your blood! Why is it bad?” Celestia practically yelled before folding her ears back “Sorry, we just found a pony that is nearly on par with us… again and I am freaking out and you still want to fuck it!?” “Firstly the reason I voiced my concern is that she would do practically anything right now to sink her teeth into me and everypony in between her and my neck is at risk. Secondly ponies don’t even wear pants. Didn’t we outlaw them because they don’t breathe well? Third you're forgiven, though I’d appreciate if you called Twilight a she and not an it. And finally of course I want to fuck her! An immortal, unkillable mare who is also beautiful to boot, wants to join my guard and she is strong and fast enough to play fight with me. Hay yes I want to fuck her, I also want to date her, marry her and have her be my apprentice. not necessarily in that order.” “Fine! Just make sure she doesn’t eat the pastry and cake chef, otherwise I don’t care what happens.” Celestia left grumbling as Luna levitated Twilight into bed.joining her shortly afterwards just after setting the moon for another day. As Luna got comfortable, Twilight moved closer in her sleep wrapped her hooves around her and nuzzled into her neck, A small smile gracing her lips as she did. Luna’s heart melted as warmth and sleep claimed her. ****** A new night had come and Twilight cracked open her eyes, what met her were two sapphire eyes and smiling lips as well as an blue energy mane with bed head (somehow). “Whu- Princess Luna what are you doing in my bed!?” Twilight began to panic then noticed she had her hooves wrapped tightly around the her. Twilight released her hold and jumped backward out of bed, she panted watching the night Princess smirk in amusement and noticing she wasn’t in the barracks. “I am so sorry Princess Luna! Please don’t banish me!” Twilight begged, a snort and then laughter followed as she started to enter her breakdown mode. “Oh hush Twilight! We are not going to banish you. I put you in my bed so you could sleep off the match’s effects on you. Nothing happened, I promise.” Luna trotted over to Twilight kneeling down so they were both sitting Relaxing Twilight sighed in relief, Luna had turned to look at a nearby clock. exposing a bite mark on her neck. Twilight froze, Luna turned back and noticed a smirk formed on her lips. “Fun fact: you like to drink in your sleep, so it’s a good thing my sheets are too dark for blood stains to show up.” Twilight shrunk back in fear, trying to escape. However Luna hooked her hoof around Twilight’s neck to stop her retreating with a look of concern Luna held her tight to her barrel, “Don’t worry, Twilight. Your secret is safe with me and Celestia.“ Twilight relaxed again a smirk found it’s way back on Luna’s face “Another fun fact my neck isn’t the only thing you nibbled on, you left me with stiff wings this morning missy!” Luna chided with mock heat in her voice. Twilight paled as she tried to distance herself, despite her unnatural strength Luna’s grip held fast. So she settled for groaning Stupid repressed sexuality! “Now Twilight, before we get started time to get some breakfast in that belly of yours.” Twilight looked confused. “I'm not hungry.” Her belly growled causing Luna to giggle. Belly, you traitor! Luna rested a hoof behind Twilight’s head and said “Open wide and say ‘Ah!’ Don’t stop till I tell you to.” Cautiously she complied looking left and right in confusion and before she could stop herself, Luna forced her head down forcing Twilight’s fangs down and sinking into her neck Luna winced as they broke her skin, Twilight mouth clamped down as blood touched her tongue and letting blood drain into her awaiting mouth. Despite her muffled protests Luna held her until she finished. Twilight stopped and swallowed the mouthful of Luna’s blood and started crying as she looked up at the Princess whom was smiling warmly and she did the only thing she could think of at that moment and embraced the Princess tighter and sobbed out apology after apology, while Luna tried to console her by stroking her mane and cooing. “It’s okay Twilight, I can’t let my new apprentice go hungry.” “Thank you, for not hating me!” Twilight wailed as her tears cascaded with renewed vigor. Twilight licked at Luna’s neck both wounds fading then disappearing completely. And then it dawned on her “Apprentice!?” She doesn’t remember me, well to be fair she hasn’t seen me since I was a foal and I didn’t look like this and that was a couple of decades ago. It’s also isn’t the right time yet, too early. I don’t want her to feel she has to love me or marry me. I want to win her heart all by myself. “Yes, Twilight, I shall be training you.” Twilight froze in shock “I will be training you in proper swordsmareship, magic of all types and finally after you have master these we shall move on to more … advanced endeavours. For now though I shall tell you your new rights and responsibilities.“ “You will be expected to attend all formal and casual events at my side. I will also be ensuring that your education isn’t deficient or to fill in what knowledge you lack. This one is very important,” Luna whispered conspiratorially. “This next one is unique to you. No feeding off anypony but me. If you're feeling hungry tell me and I’ll give you something to sink your teeth into. Twilight blushed at the imagery Luna was painting for her. Next you may not date while under my apprenticeship for obvious reasons because that would clash with the first responsibility.” As if I’d betray you Luna, I am yours already and nopony else is taking me from you! “Rewards include free reign of most of the castle barring a few areas these are the kitchen(unsupervised) and the war room, you’ll have the quarters next to mine as your personal room. I’ll think of others as you progress also as you beat me in our little match I’ll be making your own custom and enchanted armor.” Luna explained Twilight nodded writing down notes on a piece of parchment “I would also like to know why a mare with a curvaceous figure such as yours, wanted to join the night guard, instead of a modeling agency?” “Well Princess—” “Call me Luna. Don’t worry about using my title.” Twilight stared at Luna for a bit thinking for a second “Ok, Pri- L-Luna. Um the reason is I have admired you since I was a little filly and I wanted to do something that was actually beneficial to the country, being a model doesn’t do that. Also considering that I am nocturnal then.joining the day guard would not be a good idea. I am also competing with my brother Captain Shining Armor. Luna smirked again as she prepared another question “Okay and one last question Twilight. How did my blood taste?” At hearing her question all the blood in Twilight’s body rushed to her face changing it to a nice crimson red as she blushed. “Princess Luna I—” “I want the truth, Twilight and remember no title” Luna interrupted, Blushing a deeper shade of red Twilight sputtered. “It—your blood? It—ruined-other-blood-for-me!” Twilight blurted out quickly before hiding behind her parchment and hooves as Luna began sporting her own blush as a smile pulled at her lips.
The Geld, The Loved and The Used.Princess Luna led Twilight out of her room, she turned left and Twilight followed her. After a short walk they came upon a door to the left on the same wall that Princess Luna’s door. Luna held out a leg to stop Twilight from going further. When she was sure Twilight had stopped and watching. She charged her horn with magic and aimed it at the maple door. The stream of magic gouged into the wood engraving a gold starburst similar to Twilight’s cutie mark on the top panel, Luna then filled it with magenta. After she had completed the main star she made five smaller stars that surrounds the starburst. “Okay with that finished, follow me to the mess hall. You can look at your new room later.” Luna ordered Twilight whom continued to follow mutely. Why is Luna acting so weird, first she prench kisses me, then she let me sleep in her bed with her and then she starts feeding me! What is going on!? I know we are betrothed, and that’s what couples do, but she doesn’t seem to remember our betrothal, so I doubt that is the reason for her showings of affection. Passing through corridor after corridor and making a right at the next junction Twilight and Luna came upon the mess hall. The mess hall The room was packed to the brim with the Night Guard, Night Guard recruits and the palace’s nighttime staff. In the far left corner Incendiary Flare and Cloudkicker were eating breakfast. “I. F., have you seen Twilight since last night when she was carried off by Princess Luna? You don’t think she’s been court martialed do you?” Cloudkicker asked worry evident in her voice. “I. F.?” Incendiary Flare asked “Oh, it’s just a mouthful to say Incendiary Flare all the time, so I gave you the nickname I. F. or Iffy if that is better for you.” Cloudkicker replied closing her eyes and grinning cheerfully. “Okay. No I haven’t seen her Cloudkicker, she did try and attack the Princess, and while I remember her mentioning taking her as an apprentice, when her sister hears, Twilight might be put in irons.” “You really think so? Wouldn’t Princess Luna help her?” “Not necessarily, Oh hey there they are!” Iffy said as she pointed to the entrance. Luna had a smile on her lips. both Twilight’s and Luna’s manes and tails were a mess like they had been in bed together and forgotten to brush. Luna turned face left and wrapped her forehooves around Twilight’s head and pulled her in for a deep passionate kiss. Twilight froze before closing her eyes, reciprocating and wrapping her hooves around Luna’s neck. Princess Luna backed off as Twilight tried to recapture Luna’s lips. Causing Luna to giggle at her. ****** Luna giggled causing Twilight to open her eyes, when Twilight opened her eyes. When she did she saw Luna’s smirk and noticed that the mess hall was dead silent, she turned and looked around to see the rest of the room. She saw most of the rooms occupants mouths agape, some had smirks on their face, a few had glares and Princess Celestia sat with an unreadable but neutral expression and then Twilight heard in whispered in her ear. “Lesson one my dear apprentice, dealing with public relations, jealousy and paparazzi. Maintaining a positive reputation 101.” Luna then skipped off to sit with Celestia and left Twilight alone to flounder under the attention of everypony as she went to get her food. As she levitated food stuffs onto her plate she thought to herself Luna that was mean! After acquiring her food she went to sit down, and caught sight of a crazy pony waving her hoof to catch her attention upon looking closer, Twilight realised that it is was Cloudkicker. She walked over to her old bunk mate. “Hi, Cloudkicker. Hi err. What’s your name?” she said as she took in the mare next to Cloudkicker. Incendiary Flare attempted to answer but was cut off by Cloudkicker. “Her name is Iffy” she stated causing Twilight to raise an eyebrow at Incendiary Flare. “Iffy?” Twilight asked. Iffy sighed “It’s her nickname for me. My name is Incendiary Flare.” Twilight sat down opposite Cloudkicker and took a drink from her glass. “So, you and Princess Luna eh?” Iffy asked ”Your one lucky mare to get her as your marefriend, lotta ponies are going to be jealous of you,” Iffy stated causing Twilight to spit take. Sputtering Twilight responded “Wha!? Marefriend!? I don’t know w-w-what you’re talking about!” Twilight blushed and tried to hide it by looking at her food. “I’m not her marefriend! At least I don’t think so? She never even asked me or mentioned it.” “Ah, I get it! You’re her booty call,” Cloudkicker added grinning “What? No! I—what would make you think that?” Twilight screeched waving her hooves in denial. “Oh it’s just that you both had messy manes and tails and she kissed you. Twice. So she either really likes you, or is messing with you, or you’re already a couple,” Iffy continued teasing “She just told me that was part of a lesson!” Twilight wailed as Cloudkicker and Iffy laughed. “Really? ‘cause it might be that she has the hots for you. If I was in her shoes I wouldn’t let you go, you’re a keeper. I mean I’d bang ya if the princess hadn’t already basically marked you as hers,” Cloudkicker responded. “Uuurrghh.” Do I tell them? I might as well, they won’t let it go if I don’t. Twilight leaned over the table, looking around to see if nopony was eavesdropping and asked Iffy and Cloudkicker “Can you two keep a secret?” Cloudkicker looked around shrugged and “I Pinkie promise not to tell, cross my heart hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye” while doing the motions. “What’s a Pinkie promise?” Twilight asked “In Ponyville, That’s where I am from by the way. A Pinkie promise is a special kind of promise. Nopony breaks a Pinkie promise, it is legally binding and is admissible in a court hearing. But that’s not the worst part of it! It is enforced by a pink, eldritch abomination with logic defying powers.” “Forever! Oh hey Cloudkicker!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed. “Hi Pinkie Pie, just telling Twilight Sparkle, what a Pinkie Promise is.” “Okie dokie loki, breaking a Pinkie Promise is the highest, most sacred promise. If broken you lose your friends forever.” Iffy and Twilight looked at Cloudkicker and Pinkie Pie with raised eyebrows, but eventually shrugged. Pinkie Pie pronked off. “Who in Faust's name is she!? Was she always there waiting to surprise you?" Twilight exclaimed. “Don’t question it, Twilight for your sanity, just don’t question it. That way does madness lies.” Cloudkicker intoned solemnly. “Anyway, Twilight sure I’ll keep it a secret. Now spill!” Iffy said as she and Cloudkicker leaned across the table. causing Twilight to back off. Twilight leaned back in “I am betrothed to Princess Luna,” Twilight whispered. “No way! You’re lying, prove it if you aren’t lying! After you left yesterday we had to memorize Luna’s and Celestia’s bond marks. So show us.” Iffy stated skeptically. Twilight willed her bond mark to appear. the look of shock on both Iffy and Cloudkicker’s face made her day. ****** Meanwhile on the other side of the Mess hall. Luna was busy digging into her food her eyes closed as she ate by the side of her sister, who had taken note of Twilight and caught sight of Luna’s bond mark both on Luna’s foreleg and the one on Twilight Sparkle’s forehead. Celestia coughed to gain Luna’s attention, ”When were you going to tell me you were betrothed?” Celestia ask as she was smirking. She watched Luna for her response. Luna for her part opened her eyes and swallowed what food she still had in her mouth and saw her bondmark glowing, due to its limited range she frantically looked around for the source until she laid eye’s on Twilight her bond mark still visible. Luna’s jaw hung open as the princess of the night gaped, as she watched the mare she’d been obsessing over had her mark glowing on her forehead. That is until Twilight cancelled it which caused the one on her foreleg to disappear. She’s already mine? I-I-I don’t know if I should be happy to see her again or angry it took her so long. But why hide it, I told her to come to me, wait is she joining the guard to be with me! Maybe she wants to get stronger or earn a place among the nobles? Whatever her reason I don’t care, it is time to claim what is mine. “Ahem, Luna so are you going to tell me when you got betrothed?” Celestia asked again. “Well um twenty years ago sister. Because what's twenty years between immortals? Seems but the passing of a day.” Luna replied sheepishly rubbing the back of her neck, Celestia glared at her. Luna laughed nervously. “I may have forgotten about it myself, she was but a filly of ten years when I marked her, it was originally to protect her, but how fortuitous that she has reminded me.” Luna shrugged. Celestia glared harder at her sister causing Luna to flinch as if struck, “To be fair I was going to tell you eventually ehehehe,” Luna added sheepishly Celestia’s glare softened “Yay! I get to plan a new wedding for my little sister!?” Celestia squeed “Wait I wanted to—” Luna started, but a glare from her sister shut her up. “Of course you can plan it sister,” Luna added. “Good, it shall be your punishment for not telling me earlier,” Celestia having the final word. “‘Tia first before you do that however, I must cement my claim on her without too many others knowing just yet, she is still my student of only one day,” Luna said as she grinned and willed her bond mark to appear again, forcing Twilight’s to glow again. ****** “Okay, we saw it already can you stop with the bond mark already!?” Iffy said clearly agitated. “Yeah, Twilight. knock it off.” Cloudkicker groused. Twilight paled “I’m not doing it, the only way it could be happening is because my betrothed is willing her mark to appear,” she squeaked as she turned towards Luna where she spotted Luna grinning directly at her, her hoof raised to show her mark, she mouthed ‘hello, my betrothed, it has been a long time.’ Twilight squeaked and ducked under her hooves. Celestia sat next to Luna smiling and clapping her hooves in excitement. Luna dispelled her mark, but still stared at Twilight with what could only be called a look of hunger. This confused Twilight Why is she looking at me like that, surely I would have had to seduce her. But here she looks so eager to see me. But I’m not worthy yet, I haven’t earned my captains rank, only just started on as her apprentice. I am not strong enough! Twilight felt something hit her head and turned to look at Iffy and Cloudkicker who had the widest grins ever “Looks like your bond mate is happy to see you!” Iffy teasingly sang before Cloudkicker finished. “I wish I had a mare who wanted me that badly, that she’d mark me permanently.” Cloudkicker sighed at the thought, and gave an exaggerated swooning gesture. Twilight felt another impact against the side of her head, she turned to see Luna grinning sheepishly as she hid and pointed a hoof at her sister who was now looking at Twilight with the biggest evil grin plastered on her face. “Whelp, I’m boned. It was nice knowing you girls,” Twilight said. Iffy giggled causing Twilight to turn and see what was causing it, Cloudkicker was wiggling her eyebrows suggestively at Twilight. Whom promptly groaned and face hoofed at the innuendo she had inadvertently stumbled into. Twilight started eating as fast as she could, not fast enough to be considered a pig but still faster than was necessary. Trying to ignore the two mares who were giggling at her discomfort, that is until they stopped abruptly Twilight looked at them frozen looking up above her, she didn’t get a chance to look back as a pair of midnight blue legs shod in silver wrapped around her neck from behind and Luna’s voice whispered in her ear “My dear sister would like to speak with you, Honey.” Though she could not see it she could tell from the tone of her voice that she had a smirk on her face. Twilight’s eyes widened as Luna’s breath drifted into her ear as she nibbled on the tip. “Do not worry Twilight, she doesn’t bite that’s more your shtick.” Luna said snickering at her own little in joke. Twilight was mortified though and started to shake “Luna, do you know why she wants to speak to me?” “Oh silly filly, she just wants to know whether you want traditional white, black or crimson red for your dress.” Twilight could almost feel Luna’s self congratulatory grin. “I would hurry though dearest Twilight, we may not be getting any older but you’ve kept me waiting, I wonder what silly idea made you think to wait so long. Alas I’ll just have to find out what you want your wonderful bride to wear, a tux or a dress.” “You’d look great in a tux honey, but you’re a mare so can you wear a dress okay, better to show off your feminine figure.” Twilight responded. gaining snickers from across the table which earned them a glare from Luna. “If only you knew Twilight, well I guess the honeymoon’s going to be a huge surprise.” Luna mumbled “Did you say anything Luna?” “I said of course dear anything you want, and you two jokers, Only I’m allowed to tease Twilight, do you understand? It’s my prerogative as her groom to be. Come along Twilight.” Twilight smiled sheepishly with a blush adorning her face. Iffy and Cloudkicker bowed “Of course your highness, forgive our rudeness.” “You are forgiven this time, see that it doesn’t happen again.” Luna ordered as the two mares kept bowing and replied “Yes, Your highness.” Luna snorted and she and Twilight left the room. Twilight looked at where Celestia and Luna had sat and noticed that Celestia had left already. Twilight gulped audible which caused Luna to wrap a wing around her. “I know you’re nervous Twilight. Take a deep breath and slowly breath out, rinse and repeat, until you calm down.” Luna smiled as Twilight followed her instruction and after a few breaths was well on the way to calming down. “She only wants to teach you how to please me.” Luna added with a lecherous grin. Twilight’s mouth fell open in a silent scream of horror as she looked at Luna, and a moment later processed the whole statement then asked. “How does she know how to please you, Luna?” Twilight asked worriedly half at the prospect that the sisters may have experimented together and more than half scared that she would have to match a benchmark set by Luna’s sister, who was deemed by the kingdom’s populace, a literal goddess. “Oh she uses me when she is feeling experimental.” As Luna kept glancing at Twilight, she kept biting her lower lip and with each look she looked like she was holding something in, it eventually burst open and Luna laughed out loud. “Oh Twilight I am just joking, she’s not going to teach you how to please me, that’s my job.” She added seductively as Twilight’s blush decided that her cheeks were no longer enough and started covering her whole face and ear tips. Twilight started pouting at Luna. “Please Luna stop teasing me!” she whined. “Aw, I’m sorry Twilight. I promise I won't tease you anymore. Much. Now as for my sister? I can’t make any promises as she teases me all the time and I doubt you or any, potential or otherwise family member is going to get her to stop.” Luna nuzzled then kissed Twilight’s cheek, “Oh, and just because we are lovers and betrothed doesn’t mean I’m going to be going easy on your training, in fact I just might make it that much harder.” “Oh joy!” Twilight quipped sarcastically. “Now, now, your rewards shall” Luna kissed Twilight on her neck. “Be.” another further down kiss, “worth it.” Luna trailed her tongue up Twilight’s neck. “Or am I not good enough for you?” Luna asked mock pouting “What no! I mean yes, I mean I am not worthy! I did not mean to imply that you weren’t worthy!!” Twilight tried to reply flustered by the thought of upsetting Luna. Her attempts at apology was silenced when Luna sealed Twilight’s lips with her own causing Twilight to moan in appreciation. Luna pulled back and Twilight opened her eyes Luna stuck her tongue out at Twilight playfully. “You silly filly, Twilight you’re worthy of me. Is that truly why you wanted to join my guard to prove yourself to me?” Luna asked. Twilight looked down as she began drawing a circular motion on the floor with her right hoof. “Maybe,” Twilight replied ashamed that she had been caught. Luna shaking her head replied “You don’t have to prove anything to me, my big sister on the other hoof, most likely you will have to.” As they walked they leaned against each other enjoying each others body warmth, until they came to Celestia’s bedroom door. It, like her and Luna’s doors was emblazoned with her cutiemark a stylized sun. Luna knocked on the door. A voice answered: “Enter!” Luna’s magic surrounded the doorknob and opened it. Her sister’s room was filled with golds, reds and yellows. It was filled with opulent furniture, around a mahogany coffee table. Near the fireplace sat four high back lounge chairs, that if you chose to, you could recline in them. Celestia’s bed was made of red wood embossed with gold over weaves that intertwined the bed hoof board had a carved relief panel of herself and the sun, the lip at the top of it curved down and away from the bed, the head of the bed was upholstered. The bed itself was made of cloud and specially enchanted to remain in shape and in the same place. The rooms owner sat at a wooden desk phoenix quill in her magic, her phoenix warbling as if laughing at some joke only it knew. Celestia put down her quill and turned to face the two waiting visitors, a smile blooming on her face. “Oh Lulu, you have finally brought the mare who stole your heart to see me face to face. Tea?” she asked a eyebrow raised inquisitively. “I am fine thank you, I already had a drink earlier.” Twilight replied a blush adorning both her face and that of Luna’s as well. Celestia made an ‘O’ with her mouth and then smiled, “How about you Luna?” Celestia asked casting a quick glance to Twilight “You look a bit drained.” Luna groaned and Twilight squeaked as she tried to hide her embarrassment. “I am fine ‘Tia I’ll live, so long as you stop those puns, and yes I’ll have some tea though I wonder which part of you I should have.” Celestia blushed and huffed. “Okay, I agree to a ceasefire with the puns, just please don’t give me those mental images again!” Celestia whined as Luna puffed out her chest and her face held a smug grin, Luna, Twilight and Celestia sat down two of them with tea in their magic. “So first obligatory big sister stuff, Twilight If you break Luna’s heart I will break you, over and over again. Do you understand?” “Yes! I promise I will be ever loyal and never intentionally hurt her!” Twilight squeaked out as she tried to bury herself in her chair. Celestia stared at Twilight for a good five minutes before returning to the happy mask she always wore. “Good, because I wouldn’t want another time where my sister cried her eyes out over another betrayal. You should count yourself lucky Twilight, she had all but given up on finding somepony who would love her and not use her. It’s so good she found you, Twilight. However I hardly know anything about you, except your mere presence seems to turn her into a high school filly who has just had her first marefriend.” And so Twilight with Luna interjecting her own experience with Twilight told Celestia about how they met and by the end of it were both sporting matching blushes. Celestia smiled as she listened stopping to ask the odd question to clarify. A messenger arrived and entered the room, “What is it? Can’t you see I have guests?” “I am sorry your highness, but another noble has been found and the MO matches the Ponysher again, The victim is always a noble, always drained of all their blood nary with a drop left anywhere and it is always a corrupt noble. all their valuables are always stolen. We still have yet to find the culprit. We still don’t know their motives, if they even have one.” “I am sorry you two, I’ll have to tease you later.” Celestia said as she smirked. Which quickly faded into a grimace, “20 years and we still haven’t caught this Ponysher, whoever they are I imagine they are the most wealthy pony in Canterlot by now. Oh, and Twilight. Thank you.” “For what your highness?” Twilight asked “Twilight, you don’t have to be formal with me, after all we are going to be family. But to answer your question, I want to thank you for loving my sister. Despite what she’ll tell you, she really needs it. A pony who makes her feel loved.” Celestia said wistfully. “I must be going. Take care you two. Oh, and no funny business on my bed! It took three weeks to get the smell of sex out of it the last time you did that Luna!” “Honestly ‘Tia why would I do that again I’ve been there done that, the thrill is gone at least for me.” Luna replied as Celestia warily looked at her, and then a spark of memory reminded her. Before leaving she trotted up to Twilight with a piece of parchment, “Oh and while I remember Twilight, White, Black or Crimson?” “Black, Celestia as it goes better with my coat. the other option of white or crimson would suit too but the white would need other color to break up the white and the crimson is something I want to keep for other activities.” Twilight finished by blushing. Celestia wrote it down while smiling and then leaving the two affianced mares alone. “Ok Twilight onward to the forge, so I can take your measurements.” Luna waggled her eyebrows and Twilight giggled at her antics. “Okay Luna, I’ll follow your lead.” ****** Celestia Trotted up towards a crime-taped off mansion, and signalled Geld Grisham to come over. “How can I help you, your majesty?” the Earth pony crime scene investigator inquired his swept back silver mane tight against his head and his tail braided. “What can you tell me about the vic’?” Celestia asked pensively. “His name is Solair,” Geld replied as Celestia visibly flinched, causing Geld to raise an eyebrow. “Is there anything you’d like to tell me, your majesty?” Celestia fidgeted and rubbed her left foreleg with her right, “He was a very friendly pony, he would often travel equestria spreading the word of the sun. He would often come back with interesting stories.” “And your relationship with the vic’?” “Well he would worship my flank quite literally and say ‘Praise the sunbutt’ he liked it when I sat on his face.” Celestia blushed as Geld looked at his notes. “Do you know why the Ponysher would target him?” Celestia asked dreading the answer, “Well the Ponysher only ever targets, criminals, corrupt and evil. We searched his mansion for evidence and found plastered on the wall was photographs of foals in compromising positions and written in big red crayons ‘Foalphile’. We then found a large stash of foal pornogrophy and a dungeon filled with paraphernalia and the corpse of a foal that was on the missing ponies list. We also found that several guard and officials had been bribed to look the other way. He also had plans to use you, your highness.” Geld said as he produced the plans, Celestia read on in horror. Then an eye twitch, Geld recognising that the evidence was in danger withdrew the plans before Celestia incinerated it in rage. Celestia’s pastel mane and tail erupted in flame, “He used me! That whorseson lied to me! And was a foalphile! Who is this Ponysher!? I want to find and propose a deal with them for their service to this country! And give them a full license to hunt down these bastard nobles,” “We’ll get right on that your highness. Just as soon as we make sure the area is secure." Gelding lead an emotionally tired Celestia away."Also would you like some ice cream? We got quintillion chocolate fudge brownie, that abomination of an ice cream that ‘glaciem reginae’ or Ice Queen that only alicorns can eat. And to wash it all down your favorite coffee.” “Okay, thank you, Geld.” Celestia pouted and trotted off with Geld to the nearest ice cream parlor. ****** Luna and Twilight had made their way back from the forge, the Lunar Princess chipper and happy the other bearer of her bond was blushing ear to ear, both of which were both folded flat against her head, her tail tuck between her legs, she had never felt so exposed. Luna draped a wing around Twilight. “Twilight, dear I know how invasive that was, and I apologise but it was for your own set of armor and I want to see you properly protected.” Luna nuzzled Twilight and she reciprocated the gesture. “How about we go to your room sweety?” Luna asked but Twilight stopped. “Luna, why do you want me? I just don't understand what it is you see in me?” Twilight asked. a small frown made Luna’s feeling clear. “Twilight I want you, because you are a smart, funny, and interesting mare. You are adorable when you’re flustered, your sense of loyalty, of justice, your kind, your loving and honestly I find you to be very beautiful. The way your crimson eyes glow at night, with the moon reflecting of them perfectly, you are strong, I love it when you smile. I love it when you snuggle up to me in bed. and most important I love it when you are happy and I believe that you feel something for me, even if you don't outright love me. Now enough with the self doubt!” “But-.” Twilight was interrupted “Okay I can see this troubles you dear and it’s perfectly understandable. So how about this, we get to know each other better?” “Okay Luna, first off what is your favorite genre of music? I Love Rock, Metal, Death Metal and most classical and orchestral pieces.” Twilight stated. “Me, I like Rock and Metal, I don’t think I have heard Death Metal though I am willing to give it a try for you. Classical and orchestral pieces have been a staple of my life as a princess some I like, others are just repetitive or just covers of songs made by somepony more imaginative, by those of deficient imagination!” Luna exclaimed indignantly. “Do you have any hobbies, Twilight? I like to paint landscapes during my spare time.” Luna asked. “I love to read, I am a bit of a bibliophile in that regard, but I also love to stargaze!” Twilight answered enthusiastically, “You like looking at my stars?” Luna asked though she couldn’t hide the growing smile that somepony appreciated her work. “Of course your stars are so beautiful, you must put a lot of work into them,” Twilight said “Though not as beautiful as you Luna!” Twilight amended hastily. Luna giggled and wrapped her forelegs around Twilight and kissed her on the lips. before laying her forehead against Twilight’s at an angle so as not to poke her with her horn. “You are so adorable Twilight, did you know that?” Luna said as Twilight squeaked a little blush forming on her face. “And yes I do put a lot of effort into my work.” As they went to the door that would be Twilight’s chambers, Twilight tightened her grip considerably, another blush appeared on her face. “Luna, can I sleep with you? I don’t want to be alone.” Twilight asked timidly as she tried to hide her embarrassment. “Twilight you can sleep with me all you like, infact I would prefer it, but I understand it might have been too soon do you want to sleep with me in my room instead of your new room?” Luna asked and Twilight gave a barely perceptible nod. Luna guided Twilight to her room, and after performing her duties, she move towards the bed with Luna, whom took Twilight in her magic cradling her with her legs up Luna laid Twilight on her bed and joined her before bringing the covers over them both. Luna wrapped Twilight in her forelegs and rear legs, pulling her into a tight hug. Twilight laid her head being careful not to impale her eye next to Luna’s “Good day, Twilight. I love you.” ****** Day court The throne room was packed Celestia sat in her throne with her deadly ice cream in her magic, along with a parchment and quill. Stood next to her on the left of her throne stood a white unicorn stallion with a two tone blue mane and tail. He had a shield with a starburst for a cutie mark. Another unicorn sat on her right she had square rim glasses, wore a collar and tie, her brown mane was done up in a bun and in front of her levitated a long roll of parchment. she had an ink well and quill for a cutie mark. The unicorn stallion fidgeted. “Captain Shining Armor, are you ok?” Celestia asked with a bit of concern laced into her voice. “Apologies your highness I just haven’t seen my sister since she left to join the Night Guard and I am worried about her.” Shining Armor replied. “Oh, what was her name, I might know it.” Celestia said “With all due respect your highness, I doubt you’d know her. She only just joined the Night Guard.” “Try me.” Celestia said “She’s a lavender unicorn mare tall and slender like Fleur Dis Lee and has a starburst cutiemark. Her na—” “Oh my sister’s fiance, Twilight Sparkle is your sister!? Do not worry so much Captain! She is in good hooves.” Celestia smiled, “Hey that means we are going to be a family Captain!” Celestia sung. Shining Armors right eye twitched “I don’t think I heard you correctly, it almost sounded like my sister is going to marry your sister, but that can’t be because she would at least let her BBBFF know. Please tell me I heard incorrectly.” Shining Armor almost begged. “Sorry Captain, my sister Luna and Twilight Sparkle are betrothed to be married. Your hearing is fine. Also I would like to say; Hi kettle, the pot called and he said you’re black.” “Excuse me your highness, but are you calling me a hypocrite?” Shining Armor asked slowly. “Well if the horseshoe fits.” Celestia replied. “I never got betrothed or that I was dating some prin—” Celestia interrupted. “Mi Amore Cadenza aka Cadance!” Celestia said smugly “What?” Shining Armor whispered slowly and turned to face Celestia fear evident on his face. Celestia smirked and changed her voice to an impressive impression of Cadance “Oh Shining armor was so cute and adorable, he’s was such a great stallion and was a great coltfriend!” before shifting back to her normal voice "That is until like most teenage hormone filled romance you broke up amicably. Which is better than most of those types of relationships end." Snickering was heard to the right. “Now Raven, that’s not very nice Shiny here is trying his best to be a good big brother.” Celestia mock admonished Raven. “Okay let’s get this show on the road!” “First petitioner, Shielded Steel!” Raven said between giggles and Shining’s right eye twitched again. Sergeant Shielded Steel trotted up to the dual thrones and bowed. “Sergeant Shielded Steel to what do I owe the pleasure?” “Well your majesty, I wish to report one Twilight Sparkle for attacking your sister, during her first day here.” Shining Armor mouth fell open, that his sister adopted or not had attacked Princess Luna shocked him. He was brought out of his ruminations by laughter from Princess Celestia. “Princess Celestia this is serious, we must remove her from the castle!” Shielded Steel shouted with indignation. “Oh please stop, I can’t breath. Oh! Let me get this straight you want me to kick family out of our home for play-fighting with her fiance?” Celestia asked. Sergeant Shielded Steel looked stunned “What!? Fiance!? Play-fight!? But I- what!?” Shielded Steel stammered. “Let me put it this way had my sister and her fiance gone all out, no holds barred, and truly wanted to out and out kill each other, then you and all the recruits there that day would not have survived, neither would half the castle. Oh, and by the way I have to ask how would you remove her aside from her fiance, me and Cadance (all of whom are family to her) no other being alive or unsealed could stop her, how would you stop an immortal, mortal? A particularly tenacious unstoppable immortal? Hmm?” Shielded Steel paled, unsure of what to say. “I am waiting Sergeant.” “I didn’t know that she was immortal, or your sister’s fiance. Please I beg your pardon.” “Next time, Sergeant, I would advise consulting with me, emergencies notwithstanding, I might be able to reduce the likelihood of appearing hasty and foalish before your peers.” Shielded Steel ran out of the room as fast as he could go without breaking protocol. “Well that could have gone better.” Shining Armor muttered. “Next petitioner! Prince Blueblood” Raven called. In trotted Prince Blueblood who bowed. “This is going to be a long day." Celestia mumbled to herself. ****** Day court had finished and now Shining Armor was on a mission to find his sister, and give her a piece of his mind. He passed the door with his sister’s cutie mark on it as he was about to knock he heard feminine giggles of Princess Luna “Ah! No Luna not there! Haa! Don’t you dare! Ahaaa! Faust!” Twilight moaned “It’s not Faust’s name you should be calling Twilight.” Luna said Shining Armors heckles raised and his big brother protective instincts kicked in, and he rushed through the doors to Luna’s chambers “What are you doing to my sister Princess Luna!” when he saw Luna, he saw that Luna was tickling Twilight with feathers and blowing raspberries on her belly. Causing Twilight to giggle uncontrollably. He sighed a relief. The two occupants of the bed noticed Shining Armor had seen them and Twilight screeched “Shiny, this isn’t what it looks like.” Luna for her part just raised an eyebrow at Twilight. “There are lots of times when that sentence would be appropriate Twilight, but a tickle fight and raspberries is not one of them.” Luna said, Twilight blushed and still hid behind Luna’s wings. Luna just rolled her eyes, “Excuse me Captain, but why did you burst in here?” “I— well—. I am Twilight’s older brother and I heard her cries from out the door, it didn’t sound just tickles and raspberries, your highness. It sound much more like something else.” Luna stared at the guard incredulously, before bursting out laughing, behind her the already embarrassed Twilight was now sporting a blush a neon sign would be proud of. “Anyway, I had a talk with Princess Celestia” Shining Armor started before being interrupted by the loud shouting voice of Celestia “That’s Celestia to you Captain!” Luna placed a hoof to the bridge of her nose, “Sometimes I think she has my room bugged, but I can never find it.” “I told you before I have very sensitive ears that inflame when somepony talks about me!” another shout came from Celestia. “Anyway! She told me something, That my LSBFF is getting married to you Princess Luna.” “Luna, I am going to be your sister-in-law soon.” Luna corrected him. “I come to confront her and I hear noises that sound like they should have been down in the red light district, instead of Luna’s bedroom! So tell me Twily when did this happen, does Mom and Dad know?” “Well twenty years ago just before I became your adopted sister, I met Luna and she saved my life. That was when I was betrothed to Luna and bond marked, by my own choice, before you say anything. Yes Mom and Dad knew from day one in order to make sure they wouldn’t mistakenly marry me off once I was of age and I don’t know why, but they kept it from you, So I thought it was a bad idea to tell you that at the age of 10, I became one of the luckiest mares in all of Equestria.” Twilight paused to nuzzle Luna gently whom was also now sporting her own blush. “Don’t worry Captain, anything like that won't happen until the honeymoon. While I am eager to start right now. I am honoring Twilight’s wishes to go slowly. In the meantime I can placate myself with tonnes of snuggling and kissing.” Luna declared as Shining Armor groaned, “I do not need to know what my sister gets up to in bed with you, Pri-Luna.” Shining Armor left the room and was about to leave completely but after passing through the door he remembered that he had forgot to ask something and turned back and trotted into the room again. “Twilight can I be your best-er maid of um—” A devilish smile formed on Twilight’s face “Oh of course you can be my maid of honor—” Twilight paused as her horn glowed red with her magic, charging for a very specific spell, one she learnt how to silent cast like cantrips. The spell flew forth and struck Shining Armor. “Gleaming Shield!” Twilight finished as a decidedly feminine groan came from her sibling as Gleaming Shield stood back up. She felt lighter all of a sudden and she had found that her snout was rounder more curvy, her legs were more slender but still toned, his tail, mane and coat felt softer under his touch, with panic he turned away from the two mares opposite him one barely containing her laughter a hoof covering her mouth, were as Twilight still wore her devilish grin. He bent down and looked between his forelegs and saw that where his balls had been two pert nipples sat on top of two mounds of fat. While his mind was trying to process what Twilight had done to him. Luna finally burst out laughing “Should you really be presenting yourself to your sister, Gleaming Shield? Though I don’t mind the view, I am sure she does! Though maybe you should join us and we can show you what it’s like being a mare!” Luna teased. “Luna can you not put pseudo-incestuous ideas in my older broth—er - sister’s head? She is already having difficulty adjusting to the fact that I am to be married to a wonderful mare who just so happens to be a royal sister, the single highest authority and directly is her or at least one of her bosses. Not to mention I let her be my maid of honor and switched her sex.” Luna blushed and snuggled closer to Twilight at hearing the compliment. Luna then placed her lips on Twilight’s and kissed her. “Hey Twilight I got an idea, perhaps we can set Gleaming Shield up with my sister.” Luna gleefully suggested “Oh that’s a great idea! I always wanted to play match maker!” Twilight replied equally gleefully but also with a squee she clapped her hooves together. “Okay! I am out of here!” Gleaming Shield bolted before things could escalate further, however as she went to make her escape she ran into a solid by soft wall of white. Before she could make her escape, she felt forelegs wrapped around her, gentle, but at the same time inescapable. “Oh look at this sexy piece of plot, you are wearing a Captain of the Day Guard’s armor. Are you one of those strippers? Luna, what did I say about planning the wedding? Because I meant for that to include the bachelorette parties as well. Oh well, seeing as you are here, maybe I should take you for test ride.” Celestia said a lusty tone in her voice. Gleaming Shield whimpered and said “Princess Celestia, it’s me Captain Shining Armor, er well Gleaming Shield now,” Gleaming Shield stated, expressing her discomfiture with the whole ordeal with a frown and trying to keep her backside from being seen by anypony, least of all her sister or her employer. Celestia didn’t hear her though, well at least not what she said as her vision faded leaving only Gleaming Shield, Her angelic voice is saying my name, stirring something in me, that cute little blush, the tears in her eyes. Why is my heart beating so fast? Wait why am I blushing? I must protect her and show her pleasure beyond measure! Meanwhile outside of Celestia daydream land, Gleaming Shield was still attempting to escape and turned to look at Twilight and Luna for help, who just sat there and shrugged. Celestia charged her horn before disappearing in a flash of golden light. Twilight said “Well that—” Luna finished “Escalated quickly. I wonder what was going through my horny sisters mind, before she abducted your sister that is?” “Oh well she’ll be fine and they just might end up lovers by the end of this,“ Twilight stated, snuggling closer to Luna. “Besides this will be good for both of them, her last affair with Solair wasn’t all that healthy, for him at least. He liked face sitting, but with my big sis’ fat flank and all that vanilla, I am surprised he didn’t die of vanilla related asphyxia.” Luna stated matter of factly. While Twilight flinched, slightly. Luna cocked an eyebrow at Twilight’s reaction “Death by facesitting doesn’t sound like a fun way to go and imagine that your butt was the one that killed them.” Twilight said shuddering while also mentally kicking herself for almost letting the cat out of the bag. Poor Celestia, she was just being used by Solair, that sun worshipping foalphile scum. “I agree that my sister is better for Celestia than that pony, Luna.” Twilight said her features darkening slightly before schooling her emotions. “Though I do feel a tad guilty at exploiting my brother, I mean - sister like that, though if what I have heard of Celestia is true, she is in for the ride of her life.” Twilight added, looking guilty as she rubbed her neck. “Oh, by the way Twilight, I would be remiss as your teacher to let a mistake go unnoticed, but that spell you cast on your brother, now your newly minted sister is permanent. I just hope she ends up enjoying being a mare.” Luna lightly admonished Twilight. “Permanent!?” Twilight squeaked. “Yes, very permanent! But don’t worry! I am sure my sister is taking good care of her.” Luna managed to speak in between fits of giggling, finding Gleaming's unawareness of the permanence of her transformation rather hilarious. She could definitely see it's application as a prank spell with a time-duration limit. And as a prankster, she was already scheming who her next 'victims' would be.
Old friends and New discoveriesInside Celestia’s chambers a flash of light formed into two ponies above her bed as a smaller white unicorn mare and was deposited roughly with a much larger alicorn mare on top of her. As Celestia straddled Gleaming Shield she bowed her head to reach the mare. Gleaming Shield’s forehooves were curled tightly against her chest, while her ears were pinned backwards, whether it’s from submission or displeasure, it could only be speculated. Her hindquarters squeezed together as a vibrant blush appeared on Gleaming's cheeks, feeling very exposed and embarrassed at being before Celestia like this, whose lips pulled back into a predatory grin as she got closer, Gleaming Shield whimpered. Celestia’s grin faded replaced with a frown, as she saw the fear and discomfort in Gleaming Shield's eyes. No! I will not be like that bastard son of a whorse! Oh my Faust! What am I doing? Tears formed in her eyes as she pulled back and scooted off the edge of the bed and laid prostrate on the floor, as though doing so might 'punish' her enough that she could eventually pay off her debt of guilt. I was used by him, I know what it’s like, so why am I using Gleaming Shield!? Am I so desperate that I’d force myself on her? Do I really want her to feel the same pain that I feel? To suffer as I do? Does she deserve that? Does anypony? Tears well and truly ran down her face, the salty tears causing her mascara and eyeshadow to run. She looked back at Gleaming. “I am so sorry Gleaming, I was hurting, and I wanted to make myself feel better with pleasure! I- I feel so horrid! And filthy!" Celestia managed to say in between choked sobs. "Some example I am to my subjects! If they only knew the real me! A monster who selfishly sought its own pleasure, without regard or consideration to the ponies that it might hurt!” Gleaming’s blush faded and she frowned as well, tentatively she made her way towards Celestia. Gleaming nuzzled Celestia’s side drawing her face across her light pink coat. This gesture of compassion drew the sobbing mare’s attention. “What happened Celestia?” Gleaming asked her softly, as she continued. “I won't pretend that I am not mad, or that I understand why you’re acting like this, so tell me... . Why are you acting like this?” Celestia’s sobs briefly came to a halt, before she grabbed Gleaming into a rib-crushing hug as the tears resumed. “This morning, I found out somepony I cared about was nothing but a dirty foalphile using me to further his sick, perverted fetish! He didn’t even care about me, being used was bad enough, but all he saw was this bucking crown! But what hurts the most is that he got me to love him, that he got to know me as a pony, and yet, he continued to play me for a foal as he did sick, horrible things to the foals of my kingdom and didn't spare a second thought about how hurt I would be once I found out, not only because he used and deceived me, but because of the irreparable damage that has been done to the foals of my kingdom. Foals who looked to me to keep them protected from monsters like him!” Celestia took her crown off her head and smashed it into the ground. “And just a moment ago I was planning on doing the same! I am a monster Gleaming! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I am so sorry Gleaming.”Celestia whispered as she rocked with Gleaming in her arms “I am sick of being alone! I am sick of this infernal crown that which either makes me a pawn for the furtherance of somepony's goals, or feared or placed on a bucking pedestal so that the ponies that might've been my partner, my mate, either never approaches me out of fear, or because they don't feel worthy enough of me! Because of Faust damned sycophants put me on a pedestal as a virginal goddess, I may be a goddess, but that doesn’t mean that I don't bleed the same red blood, or if you say hurtful things to me, that it won't hurt my feelings. Or despite being surrounded by ponies who worship me, that I won't feel lonely when they only say the things that they think I want to hear, or they don't spend time with me, because they don't want to 'interfere' with government operations!” Celestia roared. “And though I tease her, Luna is lucky she found somepony who loves her,” Celestia said wistfully. Gleaming attempted to wrap her legs around Celestia to provide the mare some measure of comfort. “Celestia, you’re not a monster, you’re confused right now and hurting inside and to make matters worse you feel alone. I don’t think I will ever know how that feels, but if you need somepony to talk to, I’ll be here to be a shoulder to cry on and ears to listen, okay? As for the other thing.” Gleaming Blushed furiously. ”We can start as friends, Celestia and see where it goes. Quite frankly, I am a tad bit occupied at the moment, what with my sister swapping my sex. Hopefully it’s temporary.” Gleaming smiled softly up at Celestia, who stared at her with confusion in her eyes. “The sex swap spell is permanent, it can only be cast on the same pony every 100 years so as to reduce the likelihood of it being used for frivolous uses.” Celestia said as Gleamings eye twitched. ******* In Luna’s bedroom Twilight and Luna were having a pillow fight, to determine who’d be the little spoon, when a screeching shout of “What!” filled the palace easily rivalling the Royal Canterlot Voice. Pausing, the two mares blinked. “Huh, looks like she found out that spell you cast is permanent,” Luna intoned before shrugging and continued whacking her betrothed. ******* Back in Celestia’s room the tables had turned and it was now Celestia consoling Gleaming Shield. “Gleaming, it’s okay. At least you make a pretty mare, I could teach you the ins and outs of marehood, if you wish.” Celestia said in soft voice as she used her wing to stroke Gleaming’s back. Gleaming Shield awkward fidgeted Oh why did Twily have to cast that spell, It’s making me feel strange. I should be running out the nearest door, yet here I remain. he thought before he smiled back ruefully “Thanks Celestia, I just hope I don’t end up the laughingstock of the day guard, or that my friend Ca—” In through the doors burst a pink alicorn with a pink, yellow and purple mane and tail and shouted “Auntie Celestia! Are you okay!? I heard a scream comi—” She stopped midsentence as her eyes tracing the form of the mare in front of her “—Doesn’t find out,” Gleaming Shield groaned ”Shining is that you!?” Cadance asked with an incredulous tone seeping into her voice. “It’s Gleaming Shield now, Cadance.” “Who did this to you?” Cadance asked cautiously. “Well you remember my little sister—” “Well of course! How could I forget that adorable little filly I loved to foal sit for! Oh the tall tales of how she was going to marry Auntie Luna and how she’d be her knight in shining armor.” Cadance stated with a smirk, “as if Auntie Luna would do that! I mean I would have atleast been notified and despite Twilight’s love for her getting me dizzy. Auntie Luna is a princess—” Celestia chuckled, “Cadance, it is true Twilight is marrying my sister.” Cadance’s jaw dropped so hard and fast that it may have beaten the land speed record. “I guess I owe Twilight an apology, but what does she have to do with your situation?” Gleaming Shield motioned from her horn to hoof. “Oooh, that filly is in so much trouble. I told her not to use permanent magic on friends and family without their permission after that last fiasco. She usually means well, but what she does isn’t necessarily what we want.”Cadance threatened. “What did she do?” Celestia asked curious about Twilight past antics. “You know that love sensing ability ponies complain about, well it isn’t a natural ability I got with my cutie mark. A certain little filly thought it would be a great idea if I could sense love to help with me being the princess of love. As punishment I made her listen to poorly written fanfics from the My Little Human fandom.” “I don’t get how mares can like that show?” Gleaming Shield stated. With a predatory grin Cadance replied “Well now that you are a mare maybe you'll find out for yourself what makes it so fascinating for us mares!” Gleaming Shield gulped and turned to Celestia for some support, but instead found a matching grin on her face. and then Cadance began bouncing on the spot, clapping her hooves together “ I know we can have a sleepover, and we can show Gleaming how to do makeup, flirt, the puppy dog pout among other things about being a mare!” “Oh! Oh! I was going to do that, but we can always start with something like this! Why don’t we ask Twilight and Luna to join us?” “But I don’t have any sleepwear?” Gleaming whined before she caught onto what she had said Celestia replied “I have a few spare negligees you can borrow Gleaming though they might be a bit big for you.” “Why Faust!? What did I ever do to you?” Gleaming grumbled under her breath. “Oh now you’re just being a drama queen Gleaming.” Celestia playfully admonished. “Fine! I’ll stay! Just don’t bring any—” Cadance trotted in, within her magic she carried a box of various sex toys. “Er Cadance what are you going to do with those!? You never did these kind of things with me as a stallion. This is a side of you that I'm seeing for the first time and it's kind of scaring me. Plus, my emotions are all over the place and it just feels weird, a stallion stuck in a mare's body! It just feels ... wrong to me! Why are you all so eager to teach me all about being a mare, anyways? What about how I feel!? What about being there for somepony going through a rough time in their life? Because right now, I feel like a bloody piece of meat in shark infested waters!!” “What do you mean Gleaming this is normal amongst mare friends, and seeing as we are friends and you are now a mare, it is something you’re going to have to get used to. Plus it would be very truly cruel of us to just let you fumble about blindly, trying to find your way in what is essentially a permanent change, What you think is just a game to us is us trying to help you through the rough time you are having. Because let me tell you, being left to fend for yourself you’ll meet the real ‘Sharks’ the ones who will use you, who will take advantage of your naivete. And while we are also trying to inject some levity into the situation by a little good natured ribbing, this is ultimately for your own good and while you may still be holding out hope for a ‘cure’ it just won't be happening and we have to be realistic here Gleaming, you’ll be eaten alive by other mares and stallions if we don’t do this.” Gleaming Shield face hoofed. “I don’t know why I even bother saying anything,” she lamented. “Anyway I brought the party favors!” Cadance announced with an impish grin on her face as she noticed Gleamings reaction. Meanwhile Celestia had gotten to her hooves and started rummaging through her trot in wardrobe, no doubt looking for a negligee for herself and Gleaming. ******* A wisp of flame entered into Luna’s bedroom interrupting Twilight and Luna’s play. As a scroll materialised in front of Luna she grabbed it in her magic. “To my adorkable sister and her fiance, We invite you to attend, in scenic my bedroom Gleaming Shields first ever sleepover party as a mare. Wear appropriate attire and bring some alcohol, you know the one I mean Luna. Yours sincerely, Princess Celestia ‘Sol Invictus’ Everfree,” As Luna finished reading both she and Twilight wore matching impish grins as they started getting ready. Luna going to her moonshine collection and Twilight getting her negligee. ******* Twenty minutes later, Luna and Twilight stood at the door to Celestia’s room as the air was filled with muffled giggles. Twilight pushed open the door and was met with the sight of Gleaming Shield in a black lace negligee with sheer bunched up shoulders and silk panels breaking the sheer material of the skirt another observation was that it was way too big for him. Luna piped up, “Isn’t that your negligee ‘Tia?” “I am just lending it to poor Gleaming.” Bringing her leg up to feign feeling faint at the scandalousness of Gleaming not having her own. She further hammed it up swaying to and fro. “Oh I could not let the poor dear make such a social faux pas at her first sleepover.” “Well wasn’t that charitable of you ‘Tia” Luna said a large grin on her face as Gleaming groaned. As Twilight looked around she and Cadance locked eyes on each other and Twilight went to bolt out of the room as Cadance tackled the filly. “Where do you think you’re going in such a hurry little missy! I heard that you’ve been naughty and casting permanent spells again without permission.” “B-ut he wanted- I thought it’d-” Twilight sputtered before relaxing in defeat as the princess of love and lust used her considerable strength to hold Twilight down despite her petite frame. “Now what do you say to Gleaming, young lady.” Cadance put on her best authoritative tone. Twilight looked down and scuffed her right hoof on the floor, “I am sorry Gleaming.” She pouted and mumbled barely coherently, before repeating herself much clearer after Cadance leveled a stern glare at her. Cadance stood up getting off Twilight. “Now that, that is cleared up, I want to apologize to you for not believing you, even though you showed me Auntie Luna's claimant mark. It, well it just didn't really fit with what I know about Auntie Luna.” While Cadance was distracted with apologising to Twilight, Luna attempted to make a swift getaway, before a light blue nimbus encapsulated her body and dragged her backwards unceremoniously. “And Auntie, are you going to tell me why I had to find out you were getting married to Twilight from her? You don’t think that would have been something to tell me when you sent me to be her foal sitter, hmmm?” “My apologies Cadance it must have slipped my mind.” she said sheepishly grinning. “Really?“ Cadance levelled a flat look at her aunt that darkened slightly. Luna looked around furtively for any aid that might help her, turning to Twilight she asked, “A little help here, Twilight?” Twilight smirked and trotted up to Luna and gave her a passionate and sloppy kiss on the lips as she held onto her before pulling back from their kiss, Luna making a good impression of Twilight from back when they were in the mess hall yesterday. Twilight giggled and said huskily “I love you Luna.” Though she couldn’t see it, she heard Cadance collapse, turning around Twilight spotted a blissfully unconscious Cadance on her back legs splayed out like a starfish and with a large grin on her face. Gleaming Shield interjected “ That was really mean Twilight.” The night went on the girls all sat or lounged in a circle gossiping and talking about—oddly enough mares, ranking how each celebrity looked on a scale of 1-10, Twilight and Luna abstained from ranking any higher than a two. “Um, Twilight why do you keep rating those celebrities so low?” Luna asked Twilight raised an eyebrow in response “Because I don’t think any celebrity could compare to you Luna, why do you do it though Luna. Surely there are ponies better looking than I?” “‘Tis a lie, ops I mean it is a lie Twilight you are beautiful, graceful and not to mention a strong mare! No pony compares to you Twilight and don’t you ever forget that!” Luna stated resolutely Twilight and Luna stared at each other for a few moments before both simultaneously diving into each other's embrace and passionately made out with each other. Much to Gleaming Shield’s obvious discomfort. However, Luna's and Twilight's antics amused Cadance and Celestia greatly. Their amusement grew even more, seeing Gleaming's discomfort. They also taught Gleaming about how to look after her mane and tail, how to do makeup and Gleaming even seemed to be enjoying herself, well that is until the conversation turned into how to please your marefriend and the use of sex toys. During which the girls demonstrated on each other and on themselves to an awkward Gleaming who was rubbing her foreleg with the other and turning away blushing though still watching out the corner of her eye. Gleaming cringed as Luna showed her the usage of dildos on Twilight by encasing one in her magic and using the head of the dildo to tease apart Twilight’s virgin folds causing her to moan before the toy slid gently further and further inside Twilight’s marehood as Twilight lay on her back exposed to her sister. In between moans a soft giggle from Luna could be heard as she quietly purred something along the lines of “Well, well, well looks like you might just fit all of me in after all.” Celestia looked hungrily and with half lidded eyes at Gleaming Shield who meeped at the attention. Which caused Celestia to remember herself and wiped the leer from her face smiling sheepishly and feeling more than a bit embarrassed at herself. Hmm she’s trying, maybe I should reward her? I mean I never had a problem with the idea of dating her, but being messed up as I am, I’d rather play it safe. Also I kinda wondered what it’s like to kiss from a mare’s point of view. Gleaming thought as she stood up so she could kiss Celestia rearing up and draping her forelegs over her shoulders Gleaming kissed Celestia on the lips. The reaction was immediate as Celestia’s pupils shrunk to the size of dots as her face and her ears flushed a light crimson in adorable embarrassment, her wings flared out in surprise and arousal. Everypony else in the room froze, Twilight’s jaw hung loose, and Luna wore an impish grin while poor Cadance was drunk on lust and love, or that could have just been her drinking a lot of the moonshine. “Gleaming w-w-what was that f-f-for I—” Celestia stuttered as Gleaming Shield placed a hoof over Celestia’s mouth to silence her. “A reward for your self control and perhaps a little curiosity on my part.” Gleaming admitted as her blush mirrored Celestia’s Celestia smiled and hugged Gleaming Shield, “Thank you, Gleaming. I know you're not particularly ready for, or comfortable with a relationship with me. Considering your predicament you don’t have to worry about me taking it the wrong way, though thank you for being considerate.” Gleaming shook her head ruefully “Celestia I was never uncomfortable with the idea of dating you, yes this predicament of mine has me confused and all over the place, but it wasn’t because of you that I refused your advances. I want you and myself to be in our right minds and stable before we do anything like that. We owe that to each other to do so before getting involved with each other. If we do this, I want our relationship to last.” Celestia held a hoof to her mouth as tears of joy started to fall down her cheeks as her smile wavered due to the emotions she was feeling before she hugged Gleaming closer and tighter. “Celestia, can’t breathe! Mortal remember!?” Gleaming squeaked out before Celestia sheepishly let go. As Gleaming sucked in precious air a wry smile graced her lips “I’m sensing a pattern here ‘Tia.” She giggled froze covered her mouth as she realized what she had done. The rest of the night was largely uneventful, save for Gleaming getting another makeover and the pillow fight that Celestia won for obvious reasons (she cheated). They then all climbed into bed Luna snuggling up with Twilight and Celestia pulling Gleaming into her embrace though slightly restrained so as to not kill the poor filly, meanwhile a golden yellow nimbus opened a drawer and took one of her many pillows and sheets and tucked Cadance in. ******* Twilight awoke at 3 A.M., she was late for her hit on a noble that was currently embezzling from the crown. As gently as she could, she teleported out of Luna’s grip, causing Luna to shift and mumble something about Twilight eating a banana split sundae. Giggling slightly, Twilight conjured a black shirt with a white pony skull painted on it but slightly faded, since the shirt was long enough that it covered her flanks, She then used an illusion to change her mane and tail to pure black as she went out to the balcony, missing that Celestia had an eye open. Twilight without much ceremony leapt off the balcony and landing in the castle gardens she was about to sprint away, but was surprised by a voice “So you’re the Ponysher?” Celestia said, with a stern look upon her face. Twilight crouched down defensively her back arched and her fur bristling as she took in the princess. It was so fast that Twilight barely had time to react as she was scooped up and hugged by Celestia. Confusion spread on her face as she looked at Celestia. “Thank you, Twilight. I would still be backed into a corner and being taken advantage of by those vile nobles if it weren’t for you.” “You’re not mad?” “Of course not, you’re doing us all a favor Twilight. you have my full support. I’ll even make it an official royal order. The guard will ignore your actions against the nobles. However, I can not and will not publically reveal that I have any hoof in this beyond sending them to court for the crimes they commit. Right now, the nobles are off guard, they think you’re some commoner with an axe to grind and not an agent of the crown. This should enable me to take back the power ripped from me and my sister’s hooves and once the corrupt nobles are ousted, I can grant noble titles to those who have earned or have them democratically elected rather than some silly idea that nobility is hereditary. But there is one condition, however, I need proof of crimes committed first and I need you to not kill them, drain them if you must, defend yourself if you must. Knocking them out so that let’s us take them to prison to await trial is preferable. If they have committed truly heinous crimes like murder, rape, foal abuse and treason you have full authority to end them in the most painful and creative ways possible. (irregardless of the perpetrator's gender.)” Celestia explained. “So do you have information on your next target?” Celestia asked. Twilight conjured a manilla folder labelled ‘Treasured Secret’ “He has been embezzling from the crown’s treasury,” Twilight replied evenly. “I’ll agree to your plans, sister. Just aim me at the nobles you suspect of under hooved tactics/crimes. It takes so much out of the random picks and research I have had to do.” Twilight smirked at Celestia’s shocked face as her eyes glowed red before jumping back up to the balcony that was easily four stories high returning to the room and the warm embrace of her wife-to-be. Celestia shook her head and flew up to her room and Gleaming Shield. ******* Blueblood’s mansion 2 hours later In the reception room, a large room of the marble mansion that the Blueblood family own, the room had 6 velvet lounge chairs all arranged in a semi circle around the wood fireplace. In the chair closest to the fire on the right sat Prince Blueblood. In the chairs on his opposite side sat Jet Set and Upper Crust. On their right sat Treasured Secret on his right sat Maledictum Sum. On Blueblood’s right sat Lord Merciful Distraction and his wife Lady Cruel Attention. “Welcome noble lords and ladies, I have gathered you here tonight to discuss a most persistent thorn in our side. The Ponysher.“Blueblood explained as murmurs erupted from the gathered nobles. “Now Lord Solaire of Astora can not be with us tonight as he was the latest in this vindictive commoner’s so called ‘Justice’ and before that Thrifty Bits. This Ponysher, this commoner, is gathering incriminating evidence on us as we speak and killing us for it. This miscreant must be stopped before he wipes out all the council member noble families.This monster doesn’t even leave the blood of his victims, I do not want to know how he plans on using it and for what purpose he would even need it or how not a drop is spilt, but we must stop it for the good of Equestria! We nobles keep this country running and this Ponysher is out for our blood!” Blueblood said rambling through his rehearsed speech. Jet Set let out a snooty laugh as as he started speaking “You mean what should we do to protect our purses, this Ponysher takes our money, our valuable possessions.” Lady Cruel Attention spoke up “ Only those with something to hide or who are woefully unable to bury such evidence deserves everything the foals get! Come along Merciful we are leaving.” As they left they missed the sneer that came from Blueblood. “Maledictum, you have been uncharacteristically silent through this meeting care to share your perspective on this crisis?” Blueblood asked Maledictum grunted and spoke up “No, because I have got nothing to hide.” “And if this Ponysher finds something?” Blueblood countered. “When he does I’ll deal with him then, until then I don’t care.” he replied gruffly as he too raised himself to his hooves, Jetset and Uppercrust left shortly after. Treasured Secret fidgeted “Ugh! Just go Treasured Secret! I can see you are itching to leaving.” Blueblood sighed “I seem to be the only pony taking this seriously,” Blueblood whined as Treasured Secret beat a hasty retreat. Blueblood looked around his room before standing up and dragging himself towards his door, when he heard a scream from Lord Treasured Secret. He rushed to the door to see a load of guards and a paddy wagon, waiting outside. With Treasured Secret being cuffed and dragged away. Loudly and clearly the guard announced “Treasured Secret you are under arrest for the suspicion of embezzling from the crown treasury. You have the right to remain silent, however anything you do say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney, if you can not afford one, the courts will provide one. Do you understand your rights? nod once for yes shake your head for no.” Treasured Secret nodded but otherwise stayed silent. Blueblood watched in horror as Treasured Secret was hauled off and shoved into the paddy wagon.” Blueblood grimaced This must be the work of that blasted Ponysher, I’ll get him if it’s the last thing I do! ******* Meanwhile in Griffon Stone, the king’s castle. “General Bloodwing, how are your soldiers training doing?” King Iron Claw asked as he studied a map of Equestria, a single claw held under his beak in a thoughtful pose. “They should be ready by the end of the two years, your Highness! Those soft Equestrian ponies will not know what hit them. They have gotten fat and weak on freedom and peace for too long while our country starves and fights for survival, I look forward to the day I may sink my teeth into pony flesh as we rape, pillage them and despoil their so called paradise.” The two Griffons laughed as they continued to scheme. Unbeknownst to either, was a yellow pegasus with a flame-like mane and tail. She had a flaming lightning bolt as her cutie mark. She had been hovering outside and had heard everything, this newfound knowledge causing her to make a dash for the Griffonstone rail station as fast as her wings could take her. ******* Twilight flew on large black feathered wings through the night sky, soon she would join The Night Guard. But first she had one loose end to tie, Thrifty Bit, a miserly stallion who lived on his own in his estate, far away from the other noble properties which huddled around close to Canterlot palace, like a litter of puppies sucking at the teats of Equestria. A veritable gaggle of parasites draining the country of resources. The night cast the world in darkness despite that Twilight’s night vision enabled her to zero in on her prize, she had traced a lot of missing foal reports in the area to this pony, and now was determined to destroy this Thrifty Bit. As she neared his mansion, she prepared to land on his roof, rearing up slightly and angling her wings so that her wing beats slowed her down as she alighted onto the roof. Twilight then closed her eyes. As she sent out a 360 degree magic pulse she opened her highly tuned magic senses and in front of her she saw a stark white world as her crimson magic pulse spread throughout the world. Soon the stark white was joined by grey silhouettes of objects and ponies. Below her was the master bedroom, the floor below that held a reception room, a kitchen, an office and a lounge. On the final floor were three rooms; one that held 13 little ponies and beds, another that held what seemed to be an assembly line and finally a wine cellar. Twilight grimaced and opened her eyes. Hopping off the roof, Twilight glided down with grace and poise before going to knock on the door, as her right hoof connected with the door it flew into the reception where 30 mercenaries let fly with a hail of bullets from their rifles. Holes riddled Twilight's body as she fell to the floor blood all of the place. Thrifty Bit, an old and graying unicorn stallion with a golden bit for a cutie mark and a top hat that Scrooge McDuck would be proud of. He bounced up in the air in celebration. “Ha! ha! ha! I killed the Ponysher, I killed her! Whoo hoo!” During his pre-mature celebration he had not noticed the blood on the walls slowly running back towards Twilight’s body and her body rapidly repairing holes. His guard had noticed as the looks on their faces attested, Twilight’s body finished repairing as she sunk into the shadows of the room. “Er, Boss? I think we should leave. Like right now!” The guards panicked as they looked around for the for a body that should have been there, riddled with bullet holes and leaking blood all over the place, but the body was no longer there. Aside from the bullet holes in the walls and bullet shells and casings, there was no indication that a pony had been slaughtered. Twilight watched with amusement from the shadows, those poor foolish morsels, and with a thought and her will the guards were rooted in place causing them to scream out as they were sucked into the shadows, blood spurting all over the room. Thrifty Bit started to shake in fear as that blood too was drawn inexorably into the shadows. Twilight chuckled at the look of pure horror on her prey’s face. Thrifty Bit nearly gave himself whiplash as he spun his head all around the room as he backed away. Twilight burst from the floor and said, “Hey kid! Wanna see a dead body!?” Thrifty Bit Screamed as Twilight sunk her teeth into his neck and dragged him back into the shadows with her. The room was deathly silent as the rays of the moon slightly illuminated the room. The silence was interrupted by the corpse of Thrifty Bit bursting out of the shadows pale and totally drained of all blood as Twilight emerged from the shadows with a napkin in her magic wiping away the blood before incinerating it in arcane fire. She burped daintily, “Ops.” Twilight said giggling and covering her mouth with a hoof as a light blush covered her cheeks in embarrassment. She stalked down the hallway until she found the door down to the cellar and ripped it off it’s hinges. Going down the stairs she drifted through the cellar and through the assembly room that now that she had a clear view was filled with griffon weapons. A snort of disgust emanated from her as she proceeded to where the foals were being held, ripping off the door. The foals who were awake from the noise upstairs stared up at her with awe and fear as they huddle together never taking their eyes off the mare before them. Twilight tilted her head in contemplation before she smiled warmly at the foals and filled her words with power, “Sleep little foals, sleep. Forget that you saw me and sleep.” Twilight, once the foals were asleep, enveloped them in her shadow-magic as she transported them to the nearest guard station. As the foals were rushed to safety Twilight sent out a wave of shadow that enveloped the house scouring the place of valuables and wine, sending them to her castle in her pocket dimension. She had built the thing as she had started gathering materials from all her previous conquests as a place away from home should she need it. It is also where she stored spare blood for a rainy day. She wasn't worried about running out though, because 'donations' were always generous, especially this latest round of ... 'donations.' As Twilight’s shadow receded, a stylised pony skull marked the side of the building in blue arcane flames. She too, also sunk back into the shadows. She was going to be late for her last concert at the Sanctuary, a lounge for those who trotted the night, whether mundane or supernatural. It also has a reputation for attracting Gamers, ponies who play those new fandangled contraptions called video games. She always got game music, so she played a lot of them as research but soon found herself enthralled by it as well. As she arrived she noted that the proprietress Concordia was waiting for her, She was an old friend she had met shortly after Luna had saved her. Her pure white coat, silver mane and tail and an almost crystalline looking pair of pale blue eyes. Oddly enough, her cutie mark had six jewels, five of them surrounding the sixth that almost matched Twilight’s own cutie mark colorwise.“Twilight, you ready to show our patron’s a good time?” Twilight replied “I would Concordia, but I am saving myself for a very special pony.” Concordia raised an eyebrow in a manner indicative of inquisitiveness but shrugged her shoulders dismissively. “Come along Twilight, the stage awaits.” As they enter the door to the lounge they met the bouncer who nodded them through, Twilight noted he looked new. “Is that a new bouncer Concordia?” Twilight asked, Concordia shrugged again, her aloofness shining through. “Yeah, he kinda took it hard when you rejected him,” Concordia remarked as she smirked back at Twilight. “Your such a stallion killer Twilight, this mare of yours must be the most beautiful and greatest pony in Equestria, if you keep turning down any suitors wanting to court you. I even hear tell that quite a few mares have been left pining after you too.” she continued. “Well she is very special to me, Concordia. I’d do anything for her,” Twilight replied resolutely, gaining a chuckle from Concordia. “Oh Twilight, whomever she is, she is lucky to have you.” Concordia grimaced. “If only I could find somepony as loyal as you, Twilight.” She sighed wistfully as they reached the main room. “You will Concordia, I am sure of it!” Twilight exclaimed happily. Her optimistic remark earned herself another chuckle from Concordia. “Thank you, Twilight, at least I know I can count on you to root for me.” Concordia shook her head wryly. The Sanctuary’s main room was a rather simple affair, each round table had four chairs and a candle in a glass vase in the center of it and each table was covered with a tablecloth of white lace, with a smaller square crimson cloth with its corners pointing to each chair, which were a dark stained mahogany with soft cream colored velvet cushions. The stage floor reached just above the tables in height, and there were 20 tables surrounded it in a semi-circle. behind the tables sat a curved bar surrounded by stools, the back filled with all sorts of drinks, next to the bar. Cocktail waitresses were standing by in matching black waist coats with white sleeveless undershirts, red bowties, short skirts that hugged their flanks and high heels with sheer stockings tight against their legs so as to draw the eyes. “So Twi you gonna get ready or gawk at the waitresses?” Concordia asked barely holding onto her humour. As Twilight coughed down her embarrassment, she let shadows form over her body and turn into a black sequined strapless dress leaving little to the imagination, the ensemble completed with white stockings and black shoes. She smirked at Concordia, her face now accentuated by her makeup along with the dress as the shadows sunk back. A light pastel lavender eyeshadow, just sparingly applied, drew attention to her sparkling amethyst eyes. A touch of gloss for her eyelashes made her eyelashes take on a silken sheen, also drawing attention to her eyes. Some blush was lightly powdered on, so that the lights of the stage wouldn't appear to bleach her unmercifully. And for a final touch, some lip gloss was applied to moisturize and highlight her alluring and full-looking lips. “Okay that’s just cheating. You bloody vampires and your easy lives, what about us poor earth ponies who don’t even have magic?” Concordia pouted. With a deadpan look Twilight replied “You and I both know you're the furthest thing from an earth pony, Concordia. You just like that form because it makes you unassuming.” Concordia huffed indignantly at the accusation before a large inequine grin grew on her face, with teeth too sharp to belong to a pony. It quickly disappeared as if it had never been there at all. Twilight shook her head in amusement as she trotted up to the stage via the stairs in the back, near the fire exit. Up on the stage stood a grand piano and a violin. Twilight pulled out the stool and picked up the violin and bow in her magic. As Twilight turned the tuning knobs to ensure that the instrument was properly tuned, occasionally playing a brief tune to check and make sure that she had made the proper adjustments, she also rosined her bow while ponies filed in and took seats. Smiling she moved the mic down towards herself and began playing. Magic flicked across keys and as the glow of Twilight’s horn intensified, shadows ponies extended from the floor filling out the rest of the orchestral seats as they took up the instruments, which had been sitting there and began to play in accompaniment to the main ‘voice’ of the piece that Twilight was playing. Youtube Video As she finished the first tune her audience stomped their hooves in appreciation before slowly stopping to allow Twilight to begin the next piece. Twilight smiled as she began. Youtube Video “Okay guys let’s play a little something happier!” Twilight tickled the keys of her piano before playing her next piece. Youtube Video As Twilight finished her third song she noted the relaxed nature of the patrons and decided to play an appropriate piece. She cleared her throat as she began to sing. Youtube Video Let’s get emotional. Twilight thought to herself as she starting playing her next song Youtube Video Okay time for the finale, all but 3 shadows remained as the room darkened and a spot light fell over Twilight and the remaining shadow ponies. The shadows started to sing as Twilight played her piano and violin. Youtube Video As the final song faded the ponies in the audience applauded Twilight as the lights returned and the shadows all faded. “Thank you everypony, my time here has been a happy one, and I thank you all for your support and donations. Maybe one day we’ll meet again here and by then I hope to introduce my fiance to you. You guys have been so welcoming to me and I am very grateful to you and to Concordia for even signing me to the Sanctuary. Enjoy the rest of your night and good night!” Twilight bowed before she made her way to the stairs, Concordia trotted over to her. “Great final Twilight, I am honestly surprised no one has thought to sign you to a record, although knowing you. you probably beguiled them so they wouldn’t.” Twilight fidgeted her right hoof rubbing her left foreleg, “Concordia, don’t get me wrong if there was a way to have my cake and eat it too (heheh eat it too) I’d be all over it. But I can’t so yes I drove them away. It would just get in the way while I sort out my new life. Plus I was never one for the attention of the masses. I’d much rather just play here or in my castle or just lay or sit by the fireplace and read.” Concordia shook her head in bemusement, “Come ‘ere you crazy monstrosity.” Concordia hugged Twilight tightly. “Et tu kettle.” Twilight smirked and returned the hug. “I’m gonna miss you Twilight, I really am. So are you going to tell me who the lucky mare is?” Concordia asked “Princess Luna, if you must know.” Twilight begrudgingly answered. “Eee! Really!? Little Lulu!? D’aaww that’s so cute! About time miss stoic got herself a proper marefriend!” Twilight raised an eyebrow at Concordia, who just waved it off. “Luna’s my niece silly!” Concordia exclaimed, smiling at the face on Twilight as she processed the information that’d she’d end up as Concordia’s niece-in-law. Buck me sideways, Oh Faust that is just too much. Concordia is okay in small doses but when she parties, she parties. “Oh Faust!” Twilight facehoofed. “Hehehe, my sister can’t save you Twilight. In fact as protective of Celly and Lulu as she is, you’re going to have your work cut out for yah!” Concordia giggled. ******* Twilight laid there re-ensconced in Luna’s somehow tighter embrace. As sunlight broke her reminiscence. Shortly after the door to Celestia’s room opened and in trotted Raven with a fresh flask of coffee in her magic and a giant war mug/slash beer stein hybrid abomination of drinkware, filled with coffee. Raven was otherwise distracted by Celestia’s schedule so she hadn’t noticed the pile of princesses and their guests as she neared the bed she almost tripped over Cadance who had moved her pillow between her legs to hug it in her sleep. Luckily for Raven she had a lot of practice keeping balanced and so the coffee mug abomination didn’t spill on her or Cadance. As Raven’s eyes stopped spinning from the bout of dizziness caused by nearly tripping, she took note of the scene and the state of the room and left the mug and flask on Celestia’s side and proceeded to leave mumbling, “Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. It’s too early for this shit.” Twilight wore a bemused smile as Raven retreated muttering obscenities that would make a sailor blush. Only for a golden yellow nimbus to envelop Raven’s body dragging her back. Raven slumped and gave up trying to escape, while the owner of the magic holding her wore an amused smirk. “Good morning Raven.” Celestia greeted the floating mare. “Morning Princess.” Raven responded in a defeated tone. Eying the other occupants of the room. “Did you have fun last night?” Celestia smirked and then threw her head back and released a throaty groan of pleasure. Messing with Ravens perception of what actually happened. Before the mare could make any faulty assumptions Twilight interjected “Nothing happened, we just shared a bed Raven.” Thinking for a moment Twilight tilted her head in contemplation, “Scratch that me and Luna spooned and Celestia didn’t do anything.” “Party pooper!” Celestia said indignantly as she stuck her tongue out at Twilight. Who promptly snickered at Celestia’s reaction. Raven visible relaxed and gave Celestia her schedule. Celestia began reading it, “Huh Captain Spitfire is requesting a priority audience? I wonder what that could be about?” Celestia took her drinkware abomination and proceeded to drain about half its contents. letting out a gasp as she stopped. “Ah that hit the spot! The best part of waking up, is Colt-lumbian in your cup!” Celestia exclaimed rousing Cadance from her alcohol and love/lust induced sleep. Twilight attempted to nuzzle Luna awake but was met with a whine and Luna mumbling a bit. “5 more minutes mom,” Luna moaned drowsily before falling back asleep. Twilight kissed Luna on the lips. “Okay, okay I am up mom! But why in tartarus are you tongue kissing me!?” she whined, upon opening her eyes she noted it wasn’t mom, but Twilight and she had the rest of the room staring at her incredulously. Luna’s cheeks burned with embarrassment. “Luna, never tell your aunt Concordia that this ever transpired, I will never hear the end of it.” This time the whole room looked at Twilight. “What? I used to work with her at her bar and I also happen to be friends with her. Although she can be a pain in the flank, this will just make it worse!” At hearing this Celestia’s had a large grin on her face. “No ‘Tia, don’t tell her, I won't hear the end of it either!” Luna whined crossing her forelegs over each other and her face to cover the blush and her embarrassment. “Fine I won’t talk, but you owe me your half of the cake allowance for the next week for my silence.” Celestia said haughtily. As Luna glared at her. “You fiend! Fine you’ll have your cake. I hope it goes straight to your flanks” Luna grumbled. ******* During day court, that same day Celestia trotted in with her cake in tow in her magic, which was also followed by Gleaming Shield, who was also in her magic. Gleaming Shield wore a disgruntled expression on her face. As Celestia sat on her throne, Raven stood and cleared her throat and called from the dais on which Celestia’s and Luna’s throne sat upon. “Announcing: Captain Spitfire” Spitfire burst through the doors as fast as she could her mane ruffled and her uniform a mess from where she had hurriedly put it on. “Princess Celestia, in two years time the Griffon kingdom mean to invade Equestria!” Gasps were heard from the courtiers and other petitioners as the news was announced. Princess Celestia stood her expression stern and stoic. “Thank you for your diligence Captain Spitfire, meet me in the war room for a debrief, you have performed heroically. Is there anything I can do to reward you?” Celestia stated sincerely Spitfire spotted the mare in Celestia’s magic and decided. “I want her.” Spitfire motioned to the mare that Celestia only just noticed she was dragging along, she frowned and dragged Gleaming into her forelegs and defensively tightened around the mare. “Sorry, she’s already taken. Please pick another reward.” Gleaming Shield gave Celestia a wary look as she looked into her face. Celestia whispered in her ear and she relaxed, though still watched both mares who seemed to be ready to fight each other over her. A part of Gleaming, a very small part felt very flattered and pretty, because of her new hormones as a mare and how it made her feel to be thought of as beautiful and desirable, and then how her body reacted at the predatory look in Captain Spitfire's eyes. Maybe she should talk to Twilight about all she'd been struggling with lately. Not only might she provide some insight into what was going on with her, but hopefully she'd gain a greater understanding of the impact that permanently changing a pony's gender can have. Especially one that was cast without permission, and even more so, without doing the proper amount of research to ensure that the spell would be temporary, rather than permanent! “Eh, then I’ll just have a bit reward, then.” Gleaming gave a sigh of relief as did Celestia. Although for slightly different reasons. Celestia called out “Day court is cancelled from this day forward, for an indeterminate amount of time! The Crowns shall notify her loyal subjects through herald and notices, when Day Court will resume.”
