Child of the night: Twilight of the Night guard

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.