What Makes a Good Party?

The cupcakes were out. The bed was made. Balloons were hanging about. Of course, there were always balloons. There were just more, now.

Pinkie Pie looked at her wrist, then took another look around her room, tapping her hoof. Everything seemed to be ready, but it was hard to be sure; this was an entirely new sort of party for her. She looked at her wrist again. "I really have to start wearing a watch if I'm going to keep doing that," she said to no one in particular.

She looked at the wall, which bore an actual clock. Fifteen minutes. She continued tapping her hoof.

With the success in Applejack's barn two weeks prior, Twilight had agreed that branching out to different locations freshened things up a bit, after holding their weekly 'get-togethers' in the crystal castle for so long. Pinkie eagerly volunteered, but then came the planning, the waiting, and the doubting. She hadn't expected that third part. She was the party master, after all, but right now, that just—

"We're leaving, Pinkie!"

"AAAAAAAhi, Mrs. Cake!" Pinkie jumped in surprise and landed facing the stairs, where her landlord and employer was poking her head up.

"O-oh! Sorry, Pinkie. Didn't mean to scare you." Mrs. Cake smiled apologetically. "Just wanted to let you know we're on our way out the door. We'll be back from my parents' in a couple of days. No wild parties, now!" She and Pinkie laughed. "I'm just teasing, of course. I know how you are!"

Pinkie held a moment of silence for the murdered joke, then replied cheerfully. "You know it! I just hope it goes well. It's my turn to host the Friendshiiiiiiiip...." What are you doing!? Don't say orgy, don't say orgy, don't say orgy. "...Romp! The… the Friendship Romp. Where we… discuss… friendship. ...Vigorously." Yeah, that's not much better.

Mrs. Cake frowned. After a moment's pause, she began to back slowly down the stairs. "I think… I think maybe you should think about renaming that?"

"Ha ha ha ha ha I don't know what you're talking about have a good trip!" Pinkie grinned, sweating profusely.

As Mrs. Cake left, Fluttershy appeared in her place, walking up to Pinkie's floor. "That was… an odd expression on Mrs. Cake's face," she said, slightly concerned.

"Fluttershy!" Pinkie shook the comical sweat off her face and bounded over, hugging the new arrival. "Welcooooome! Go eat a cupcake! I made everyone's favorites!"

Fluttershy walked over to the coffee table, smiling at the fifteen cupcakes, each with the color scheme of one of the five invited guests. She reached for one of the pink ones glazed with a creamy yellow.

"Ooh! Wait!" Pinkie shouted. "No, yours are to the right."

Fluttershy looked to the right and saw only blue cupcakes topped with what appeared to be six different shades of icing. She tentatively took a bite, finding the familiar taste of vanilla with cream cheese icing filling her mouth. "Mmmm! How did…" She peered closer at the rainbow cupcake. "...You added food coloring to cream cheese?"

"Yup!" Pinkie grinned. "It's the five-week anniversary for you two, right? I thought it was cause to celebrate!"

Fluttershy giggled. "That's very sweet, Pinkie. But you also said our one-month anniversary and our thirty-day anniversary were cause to celebrate."

"Everything is cause to celebrate!" Pinkie bounded about happily.

Twilight and Applejack wandered up next. "Howdy, girls! Ooh, fancy cupcakes!" Applejack said. Rarity appeared shortly as well, and they chatted, eating their cupcakes and expressing delight at the personal touch.

"Hey! I'm the last one, eh?" Rainbow flew in through the open window, five minutes past the hour. "Awesome! Cupcakes! Hey, why's Fluttershy eating mine?"

Fluttershy giggled and explained Pinkie's thought process as Pinkie wandered over to the window. "Woo! Alright, that's everypony!" she said, and closed the shutters.

"Can't wait to see what you've got in store for us, Pinkie," Rainbow said excitedly. "If anypony knows how to throw a good party, it's you." She turned to Fluttershy, brushing her hair back and kissing her briefly with a smile.

Pinkie stopped and stood there a moment longer, one hoof still on the shutters, looking at the floor. She swallowed.

"There's nothing she needs to do, Rainbow," said Twilight, only focused on her strawberry-flavored cupcake. "It's just about getting out a bit more. It's not like I really did much but provide towels, and Pinkie's got that covered." Sure enough, three pink towels lay on Pinkie's balloon-printed bed, though in disarray.

Twilight finished off her cupcake. "Speaking of which; stay off the furniture, I'm guessing? Same as my place?" She looked to her two remaining cupcakes, but decided to leave them.

Pinkie shook her head and turned around to face them, smiling. "Nope! Climb all over everything. Bed, couch, whatever! I've cleaned up enough parties. It's not even a thing."

"Oh, w-- oh. Cool. I mean… yeah. That works." Twilight's eyes shifted back and forth as she blushed slightly. She decided to start eating another cupcake after all, somewhat hiding behind it at the same time.

Applejack chuckled. "Eh, it always was a bit weird of a policy, but I could see the practicality." She walked up beside Twilight and swung a front leg over her back, giving her a reassuring hug. "I mean, I certainly saw the value in it when I realized I probably needed t'throw away the bales you and Fluttershy came on." Applejack laughed.

"Oh, yeah! No hard feelings or anything, Twilight," Pinkie said. "We've certainly had lots of fun on those floors! I mean, sometimes I wonder how we managed to put up with that for so long without getting all cramped and sore. Like, we're soft, but not that soft. We never even started asking for some pillows or something?"

"Pinkie, why do you insist on so many lampshades?" Rarity said, prodding at a stack of them in the corner.

"Are you kidding? They're great! They keep up an air of self-awareness!" Pinkie turned to look at Rarity. "Oh! Those I just think make great hats." Rarity blinked, looking to the others for some form of elucidation. She found none.

Pinkie looked back at Twilight, realizing what she had been saying, as Twilight timidly bit into her cupcake. Pinkie began to think of a way to roll it back when Applejack spoke up.

"Well, if we can use the bed…" Applejack cocked her eyebrow at Twilight, who returned her gaze with a half-lidded expression, anxiety disappearing from her face as the mood began to shift.

"Okay, wait! Hold on," Pinkie said. She reached under the coffee table and slid out something square with a cloth draped over it. She got on the other side of it and pushed it along until it was next to her bed. The other ponies followed, curious.

"What is that, Pinkie?" said Fluttershy. Pinkie closed her eyes and breathed for a moment, and then ripped the cloth off.

"Ta-da!" she said. "I thought… maybe we'd try something different this time!" She hopped around it and onto her bed to give the others a closer look.

The ponies gathered around it, heads cocked in interest. It was a round and flat piece of plywood with paper pasted on, divided into several colorful sections like a pie chart. A plastic spinner was attached to the center.

Rainbow flicked the spinner, sending it reeling around. It slowed to a stop pointing at a light pink segment, and she leaned closer to try and read Pinkie's messy writing. "...'Nibble on her ear (and stuff).'" She pressed her lips together. "This is what we're doing? Sex Roulette? Really?"

Fluttershy looked to Rainbow, then to Pinkie. She noticed Pinkie's smile fading slowly. "Um… I think it could be fun. Like Pinkie said, it's something different," Fluttershy said.

Rainbow looked back at Fluttershy, then sighed. "Alright, alright. But I came here with certain expectations, you know?" She grinned. "If nopony rolls to go down on me until they start to wish they had an air tank, I'm submitting a complaint." Fluttershy's breath caught in her throat briefly.

"Awesome!" Pinkie said. "So! Pony 2 spins it to see what they have to do to Pony 1. Then Pony 3 spins it to see what they have to do to Pony 2. Then… yeah! Sometimes it's something both ponies get to do, and sometimes it's just something one pony gets to enjoy." She bounced slightly, causing the bed to creak softly. "Oh, so, the order I was thinking: Applejack, Rainbow, Rarity, Twilight, Fluttershy, me!"

Twilight looked to both sides of her. "That's… that's the order we're in."

"I know! That's why I was thinking of it!" Pinkie continued to bounce. Twilight rolled her eyes and chuckled.

The ponies spread themselves out a bit more evenly around the board as Pinkie stopped bouncing. "Alright… Applejack is pony 1, which means Rainbow spins! What's she gonna do to Applejack?"

Rainbow reached forward and flicked the spinner clockwise. Moments later, it was stopped in front of Fluttershy, who craned her head forward to read it. "Um… 'Watch her?'"

Rainbow looked at the board, then at Applejack. "Um. Hey." She waved. Applejack waved back.

Pinkie frowned. "Well… that one works better when it comes up later. You know, when Applejack's… um, doing something."

Rainbow grinned and leaned back, putting a hoof down to her slit and stroking. "Aww, yeah, AJ. Love the way you're sitting there. Yeah, just like that. Oh, man, roll your eyes harder. That's hot."

The rest of the girls laughed. Once things settled down, Rarity spoke. "I believe that leaves it to me, then? To see what I'm doing to Rainbow, if I'm not mistaken." Pinkie nodded excitedly, and Rarity flicked the spinner.

Twilight read out the result. "Make out with her."

"Make out with—? Blehhh. That's not my thing," Rainbow said, slouching, still absent-mindedly stroking herself.

Looking around, she noticed confused expressions on everypony, glancing between her and Fluttershy. "Well— Flutters, yeah, that's different! It's only when— man, whatever. Get over here."

Rarity smirked and sidled over to her. "Glad to see you're so enthusiastic," she said. Rainbow was still facing towards Applejack and leaning back, and so Rarity moved in behind her, putting weight on Rainbow's shoulders and curling her head around from the far side. She used one of her hooves to gently turn Rainbow's head, and gently wrapped her lips around Rainbow's mouth. Her tongue poked in, softly.

Moments later, Rainbow pulled away slightly. "Is that coconut? Gross," she said teasingly. Only one of Rarity's cupcakes remained on the table.

"Oh, for-- hush." Rarity reconnected their lips, pressing her tongue in deeper. Rainbow was chuckling, but quieted down and closed her eyes as well, pushing back against Rarity just enough to keep their heads stable. Rarity opened an eye just a touch to see Rainbow 's hoof laying still between her legs. Rarity pressed just a bit deeper in and let out a soft moan, and watched with satisfaction as Rainbow's hoof began moving once again, rubbing her folds slowly.

"You know," Applejack pursed her lips light-heartedly, "it don't really feel like Rainbow's payin' too much attention to me."

Rainbow broke contact and turned to her. "Hey, Don't look at me. Be sexiermlmphphl." Rarity quickly brought her back, kissing her with more intensity.

Pinkie pondered for a moment. "Uh… yeah. Hmm. It's kinda weird so far. I bet it'll get better, though! Twilight, see what you get to do to Rarity!"

Twilight shook herself to attention, then reached forward and spun. The result was on the side of the currently indisposed Rainbow, so Twilight craned her head around to get a better look. "'Rub her (down there).' Oh, now it's getting interesting," she grinned.

Rarity's flank was suspended just a touch in the air to give her the reach she needed, so Twilight simply moved in and slid her hoof under the easy target. She began stroking up and down, hearing Rarity inhale deeply. Twilight lay down, keeping it slow for a moment, feeling Rarity begin to grow wetter. Rarity pressed in deeper into Rainbow's mouth in response, and Rainbow's self-pleasuring hoof picked up in speed just a touch.

Fluttershy smiled as she watched Rainbow slowly getting more into it, beginning to hear soft squishing sounds, but was eager to see what she would get to do to Twilight. Once Twilight settled into a rhythm, Fluttershy extended her hoof and spun, the spinner coming to a stop near her side.

She struggled to interpret the particularly long result. "Um… 'Grow a wang and stick it in her?'" She looked at Pinkie, confused.

Pinkie held a grin, looking at Twilight, who was equally confused. After a moment, Pinkie said, "...Isn't that a thing you can do? Don't you have that spell?"

"...To grow a…? No. What? That's not a— what?" Twilight was bewildered.

Pinkie frowned. "Sorry. That must be for a different story."

"A different st— what?"

Pinkie was already crossing out the result with her marker and writing in a replacement. Satisfied, she stepped back. "Lucky! I thought I didn't have room for that one."

Fluttershy leaned in once more. "'Grind her'? Um… her back? O-oh… I haven't..." she trailed off, nervousness and excitement both present in her voice. Twilight straightened her back a bit, making sure she provided a good target.

Fluttershy walked over, trying to figure out the logistics. She stepped two hooves over Twilight, standing directly over her, then leaned her front down, wrapping one front leg around Twilight's chest for grip. "Um, sorry… excuse me… pardon…" Awkward apologies came out as she tried to wiggle into position. Twilight simply laughed, causing Fluttershy to giggle in response to the absurdity of the situation.

Fluttershy lowered her back half down, making contact with Twilight's back. She looked to Rainbow, but Rainbow's head was still angled away, locked with Rarity.

"Um, okay… so then I just…"

She flexed and pulled her back half forward, sliding her sex down the small of Twilight's back. Twilight's soft coat rippled against her, teasing her with every shift. She let out a breathy squeak, then reset her position, and flexed again. "O-oh…" she breathed. She did it again, and again, growing used to the motion and picking up speed. Her forehead brushed Twilight's horn as she leaned her head on Twilight's, panting slightly. Twilight grinned as Fluttershy's movements became more fluid. She always loved to be experimented on.

Pinkie nodded, excited that everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves alright so far. Applejack was watching the many sights, shifting her flank about and trying to occupy her hooves with other things until it was her turn. Rainbow broke off from the kiss for just a moment to try and catch her breath, a thick trail of saliva hanging between her mouth and Rarity's. Rarity was having none of it, pressing her back in immediately and muffling the soft moans coming out of her own mouth. Fluttershy's flank traveled back and forth across Twilight's back, occasionally knocking Twilight's hoof off of Rarity's slit with a particularly strong twitch. Save for Applejack, all of Pinkie's friends had their eyes closed. The sounds of breathing were louder than anything else in the room.

Pinkie hopped off the bed and walked up to the board. "Alright, Fluttershy, prepare to get…" She flicked the spinner, and rotated her head to read the result. "...Held! Hee!"

Fluttershy picked her head off Twilight's as Pinkie walked over and wrapped her two front hooves around Fluttershy's chest and shoulders, feeling Fluttershy's breathing and rising heartbeat. Fluttershy, after almost falling off, straightened up to better support Pinkie's weight. Pinkie stood on her hind legs, holding Fluttershy's upper body in place as her hips moved backwards and forwards. Fluttershy's head was angled to the ceiling, her mouth hanging slightly open as she continued to softly squeak with every slide.

Pinkie tightened her grip on Fluttershy as she called back. "Your turn, Applejack! Come see what you have to do to me!"

Applejack stood up, a small wet imprint left on the carpet beneath her, and spun. "'Nibble on her ear (and stuff)'… heh. Gettin' pretty soft right now." She pulled the board along so it was more in range of the various participants, then stood up on her hind legs to reach Pinkie's ears. She took one in her mouth, gently biting down and licking it, eliciting giggles. She moved to Pinkie's neck and kissed her, trying to maintain her own balance without putting too much weight on the entwined pair. Every thrust from Fluttershy reverberated through Pinkie and into Applejack.

Applejack smirked. "You got somethin' to watch now, Rainbow! Sorta. ...Uh. Rainbow?" Rainbow was locked into a very deep kiss, pressing into herself slightly with her hoof. Applejack shrugged, and ran her tongue up and behind Pinkie's ear.

"Alright, so… everyone's doing something," Twilight said, feeling her coat growing more and more matted. "Do we just keep going until everyone finishes? Should I be rubbing harder?" She grinned, and gave Rarity a deep, thick stroke, causing her to emit a delighted cry.

Pinkie shook her head, still wrapped around Fluttershy's writhing body. "Nope! Round two! Now the soft things are out. Now Rainbow rolls to see what she does next to Applejack, and it won't be just hugging!" Twilight peered at the board, impressed, noting that the 'soft' results seemed to be colored in with a very light shade.

Applejack looked back at Rainbow, but Rainbow was still thoroughly distracted. Applejack swung a rear hoof out, vaguely smacking the spinner and causing it to turn barely more than a full revolution.

Applejack strained to look back and see the result from her angle. "'Tae'… no, 'eat… eat her out'! Ha! Rainbow, get over here."

Rainbow was still stubbornly distracted, but Rarity's ear was twitching in acknowledgment. She pulled her mouth away from Rainbow's. "You're needed elsewhere, darling."

"Hunh? The… wha?" She shook her head. "Alright, I'm back. What's going on?"

"The gist of it is: Stop watching Applejack and get in her. Lick her dry, dear." Rarity pushed Rainbow, sending her flat on her back near Applejack's rear hooves.

"Don't forget you're still on makeout duty, Rarity!" Pinkie said. "Alternate! Share the tongue!"

"Yeah, alright," Rainbow grinned, inching backwards. "Applejack's performance was a little lackluster, but I suppose I can— woah!" Rainbow stopped, still upside-down, eyes wide and planted on Fluttershy. She flipped herself over. "When did-- she's never done that before..." She paused. "Was she… looking for me?"

"It's o-okay, Rainbow," Fluttershy panted, still rocking back and forth, her movements growing faster.

Rainbow frowned, looking at nothing in particular for a moment. She flipped herself back over, sidling under Applejack before sitting up and plunging her tongue into Applejack's sex. Applejack gasped as it started fast and hard; rougher than usual. Rainbow kept her eyes open, watching Fluttershy rock back and forth. After a moment, she felt Rarity's hoof wrap around her head from in front and pull lightly. She resisted a touch, but let Rarity pull her out from beneath Applejack and kiss her deeply, Rarity's body curving around to complete the link the six were entangled in. Rarity smiled, detecting a hint of Applejack's familiar taste, before letting Rainbow return to her task. She focused on the pleasure she was receiving from Twilight, moaning.

Pinkie felt that something was off, but there was more to do. "Uh… alright! Let's see what Rarity does to Rainbow next…?"

Rainbow reached out and punched the spinner, sending it reeling wildly. She pulled out of Applejack and took a moment to read the result. "'Hold her.'" She returned to Applejack, still at full gear.

"Oh… that's a soft one! Re-roll!" Pinkie said.

Rainbow punched the spinner again, nearly breaking it off. She paid no attention to it when it landed, continuing to eat out Applejack with rough intensity.

Applejack turned her head towards the board, mouth hanging open. "Haah… 'Stick yer… stick yer hoof in her.'" Her head fell back onto Pinkie's shoulder, her breath rippling across the pink coat.

Rarity frowned, looking at one of her front hooves. "Well, if such is my role…" She reached her hoof in between Rainbow's legs, prodding up and down her vagina for a moment, before pressing in, penetrating Rainbow. She pulled back and thrusted again, trying to think back to what sort of speed she'd seen used for this method in past.

Twilight's hoof was now traveling in light circles across Rarity's sex. She craned her head up to look towards the board, feeling Fluttershy's genitals occasionally sliding up against her neck. "So, time for me to see what I'm switching to?" Her horn flared as she magically turned the spinner, but neither she nor Rarity could see the result from their angle, and Rainbow and Applejack weren't making a move to check.

Pinkie continued to hold on to Fluttershy, stroking the back of her head gently. "So, can anypony see the…?" Rarity and Twilight looked at her apologetically, and Applejack could barely focus enough to weakly kiss Pinkie's neck.

"Sorry, Pinkie," Twilight said. "Let's just pretend it said 'Rub her,' again." She grinned, and began stroking Rarity much more intensely, deeply rubbing back and forth, pressing on the inner walls of Rarity's vagina.

Rarity cried out, and began moving her hips backwards in response. "Ohh! Mmmm… harder, darling…" she breathed. She did her best to continue thrusting into Rainbow, but grew unfocused.

Twilight complied, rubbing Rarity with more vigor, the wet sounds growing louder. Pinkie used her two rear hooves to shimmy a pillow over to her. "Should be more comfortable!" she smiled.

Twilight smiled back. "Why, thank you!" She placed the pillow underneath Rarity's flank to support her own leg, stroking harder as Rarity's moans grew louder.

Applejack felt like Rainbow was trying to set some sort of record, her tongue aggressively diving into Applejack's folds. Her hips twitched into Rainbow's face, almost on their own. "Hooh… I'm already close…" she said, quietly. Rainbow pressed in deeper.

Pinkie felt sandwiched by two writhing ponies, with Applejack at her back and Fluttershy grinding Twilight at her front. She could feel them both breathing deeply, and the sheer body heat from the two of them were beginning to make her sweat. Fluttershy was sweating as well, though she seemed to be slowing down.

Twilight's hoof moved faster and faster, switching quickly between quick circles and deep rubbing. "Aahh… mmph… mmn! Ohh, yes!" Rarity cried out. Her own hoof was only clumsily twitching inside of Rainbow at this point.

Rarity thrust her hips back faster and faster until she clenched in orgasm, eyes shut tightly and mouth hanging open silently. Applejack came shortly after, thrusting into Rainbow's face and quivering. "Mmnnn… never have been one to take things slow, have y—"

Rainbow pushed herself out from underneath Applejack and flipped rightside up, knocking Rarity's hoof out of her. She walked over around the group to Fluttershy, her grinding coming to a stop. Pinkie released Fluttershy and looked at her questioningly. "What's wrong? Not doing it for you?"

Fluttershy smiled, catching her breath. "It's… nice, but… no, I don't think I could… finish, like this. But…" She blushed, slightly. "I'm certainly very ready for whatever happens next." She picked herself up and stepped off of Twilight, leaving her with a very slick back.

"Weeelllll," Pinkie said, "We could rearrange ourselves and spin some more!" The other ponies exchanged glances, a small groan coming from Rarity. "Maybe if you and Rainbow were next to each other—"

"Pinkie," Rainbow said, a little louder than she intended. "It… come on. This didn't work. We've always been awesome at knowing what to do with each other without some roulette board telling us what to do. I mean, trying new things is great and all, but, like... " She waved a hoof in the air, searching for the words. The other ponies were wincing slightly, but weren't speaking up. "That makeout was okay, I guess, but I usually like to see what's going on! And… I'm all for driving Fluttershy out of her comfort zone, but I would have liked to be there, you know?"

Fluttershy nuzzled into her mane. "It's okay," she reiterated, softly. Rainbow put one of her front legs around her back in an embrace.

After a moment of silence, Rainbow smirked. "Also, Rarity's clearly not cut out for the whole hoof insertion thing. Pretty sure a baguette could have been more lively." Rarity scoffed.

Pinkie laughed awkwardly. "Hah… well, I guess that's just… the way it went, huh? You win some, you lose some, the wheel of fate is whimsical! Hah, heh…" She swallowed and looked away.

"Pinkie…" Twilight stood up and wiped her hoof on the pillow. "What's going on? Why are you so intent on us doing it this way?" She motioned towards the board, the spinner slightly askew.

Pinkie didn't respond for a moment.

"I… I… there was, um, I mean… I'm supposed to be the party pony, right? So I knew that everyone was expecting my party to be the best, but… it's… not really my party, right? It's something Twilight was doing for so long, and, I mean, I guess that doesn't matter, but it was… I didn't..." Pinkie looked at the floor.

"I guess… I thought if it was left up to chance… maybe it would be great! Or not… but… either way, I guess I thought… the board would be to blame, you know? It gets to decide, instead of..." She trailed off.

Twilight walked up close to Pinkie and used a hoof to lift her head up, looking into her eyes. "Pinkie… were you managing to worry both about overshadowing me and about not living up the pressure?"

Pinkie giggled softly. "Heh… I guess? I dunno. It was confusing."

Twilight smiled warmly, and then hugged her tightly as the other four ponies walked up. Fluttershy nuzzled Pinkie's nose as Applejack and Rarity each went to one side and gave her their own reassuring hugs.

"Yeah… I'm sorry I got mad, Pinkie," Rainbow said, standing awkwardly off to the side. "I guess I'm still a jerk sometimes. We're working on that." Fluttershy giggled.

Pinkie shook her head. "Forget about it, Dashie."

Twilight pulled back, looking into Pinkie's eyes again. "You can overshadow me any time you like, Pinkie. Never be afraid to pull out all the stops." They both grinned.

"But first…" Twilight said, one hoof pushing gently on Pinkie's chest. Rarity and Applejack released their hold as Pinkie was guided backwards towards the side of the bed. Once her rear pressed up against blanket, Twilight sharply tapped Pinkie's chest from below, getting her up on her hind legs. One final harsh shove into Pinkie's stomach send her tumbling backwards onto the bed, giggling, her hind legs hanging off.

Twilight's horn flared, and with a flash of light she teleported onto the bed herself, now straddling Pinkie.

She leaned in close to Pinkie's face and whispered, "...I think it's time we remind you how special we think you are."