I look around the lab as we arrive, Luna and Rarity remain outside and talk more to each other about various events. There are various alchemy and chemistry related beakers and containers on benches along the wall, as well as some more mechanical looking devices. The main thing to note however, is how neat and organised everything is. The chemistry stuff is ordered by function, material, and size. The machines are evenly spaced. Everything is immaculately clean.

Twilight smiles and quickly looks around the room. “Great, it’s almost as clean and ordered as I left it. Apart from a little dust.” She gets a cloth and wipes down some things, which I swear are already clean. I can be a perfectionist sometimes, but this is on another level.

I chuckle a little at her perfectionism. “I never even noticed that dust. I thought it was clean and I sometimes call myself a perfectionist.”

Twilight simply shakes her head a little and lifts a hoof as she explains. “You may not have noticed it, but I did, as I pay closer attention to my scientific equipment. When performing scientific tests, it is important that any scientific equipment used is perfect, or as close to perfect as possible.”

“I see…” I look around the room a bit more. “So, what do you need me to do for the tests?”

Twilight prepares some of the machines as she speaks. “While I’m getting these ready, I need you to undress so that my equipment can get readings from you.”

I blush and look around nervously. “I don’t know, how exposed do I need to be?”

She looks at me as she finishes preparing her machines. “I need to be able to attach diodes to various points on your body, including your chest, arms, head, and legs.”

“Right… Of course…” I blush more and take off my shirt. I hesitate for a little while, before taking off my jeans as well. I leave my underwear on, I doubt I need to be completely nude. Besides, I’m already uncomfortable enough as it is. “Is this good enough?”

Twilight nods. “Yes, that’ll do for now.” She then stands beside a machine with a platform, perhaps it’s for measuring weight. “Just step up onto this.”

I don’t like the sound of her saying ‘for now’, but I guess I’ll deal with that it if the issue arises. I step up onto the platform, some paper listing various things then begins spewing from the machine. After about a minute, the machine stops printing results and makes a beeping sound. Twilight collects the results of whatever the machine detected, then she turns it off. She then guides me to another machine and begins attaching various diodes to me. The last thing she puts on me is like some sort of helmet. Twilight finally turns the scientific instrument on and it begins printing results on paper like the other machine. I try to remain still as the machine does its thing and Twilight reads the results as they pour out. After another minute, the results stop and the machine turns off.

“Thanks for letting me take all these measurements and data.” Twilight smiles as she removes the helmet and diodes from me.

I rub the back of my neck and look at my clothes laying on a table nearby. “Uh, you’re welcome. Can I put my clothes back on?”

Twilight neatly places down the results and reads over them in more detail. “Not just yet, I still need some anatomical reference pictures to further complete my research.”

I blush and look around nervously. “I see… What does that involve?” I really hope this isn’t going where I think it’s going.

She looks up at me after reading through the recorded data. “Since you’re a new species, I need to document as much about you as possible. Taking reference pictures will involve photographing all of your body parts and your body as a whole, which includes photos of your external features, as well as X-ray imaging of your skeletal features.”

I blush more. “Does that mean I have to… Um… Remove my, uh, underwear?”

Twilight simply nods. “Of course, it does, how else could I have a complete set of anatomical reference pictures?”

I shake my head and look around more, blushing very intensely. “I don’t know about that… What you’re asking of me is considered very private and personal to humans…”

She flies up a little to be at eye level with me and places her hoof on my shoulder. “There’s nothing wrong with letting another see your natural body, especially in Equestria. I’m sure you’ve noticed that ponies here don’t really wear clothes unless it’s for a special occasion or as a sign of their position. Nudity is common and not a big deal here.”

I keep blushing and struggle to form long sentences. I mean, come on, she wants me to all of a sudden get naked in front of her. It makes sense why she doesn’t think much of it, but I’m not a pony or from Equestria. It’s crazy to me. “Uh… I dunno… It’s, um… It’s kind of… A big deal… To me.”

She continues speaking to me about being nude and I finally cave in. She uses some sort of scientific styled camera, although it still had a vintage vibe about it. The pictures and X-ray images are taken over the period of an hour. I’m extremely relieved when I can finally get dressed.

“Thanks again for letting me take all of the anatomical reference pictures, I really appreciate you pushing your discomfort to the side for this.” Twilight gives me an innocent and soft smile. It’s comforting that at least she was very professional about it and didn’t seem to have any ulterior motives to seeing me naked.

I nervously smile back. “No problems… Just don’t tell anybody about it. I’ll decide whether I’m comfortable with telling anybody or not… Although I’ll probably tell Luna about it.”

She nods and leads me to the exit of the lab. “Of course, what happened in the lab is confidential. When I publish the results in the future, they’ll be anonymous with no mention of your name. I can also replace any reference pictures of your face with drawings altered to look different from you, but still fit humans.”

I feel more relaxed now, although I’m not sure how anonymous it’ll be, since I’m the only human here. “Thanks, that makes me feel a little better.” When I open the door to leave the lab, I notice that there is no sign of Luna or Rarity. I look around a bit and see a white, unicorn guard stallion nearby.

The guard approaches me when he sees me. “I was told that you are to meet Princess Luna and Rarity the tailor in Princess Luna’s chambers for Rarity to take your measurements.”

I smile and nod, as he answers the question I would have asked. “All right, thanks for letting me know.” The guard then leaves, perhaps on patrol or maybe to go off duty. I turn to Twilight. “So, are you coming along?”

She smiles and shakes her head. “No, I’ll be busy analysing and putting together all of the data into a report.” She then flies up to be eye level with me and offers her hoof. “It was nice meeting you, Travis. I hope that things go well between you and Luna. The next time we see each other will probably be when all the testing results are compiled.”

I take her hoof firmly, giving it a gentle shake. “Yeah, it was nice meeting you too, Twilight. And thanks, things seem to be going well so far between Luna and I. I’ll be looking forward to the results of the testing we just did.” I then let go of her hoof.

Twilight lowers herself back to the floor and heads back into the lab, closing the door behind herself. Well, now onto getting measurements for clothes, it shouldn’t be as intrusive as the anatomical photographing. I make my way over to Luna’s chambers, still feeling a little odd about the photos. I knock on the door to her tower and the night guard lets me in without a word. Once I reach the top of the staircase, I let myself in.

Luna and Rarity seem to be drinking some tea at a small table set up in the middle of the room. Luna’s face lights up when she sees me and she quickly rises to come meet me by the door, hugging me with her wings. “How were the tests?”

I happily hug her back and nuzzle her neck. It feels so comforting and warm. “It was mainly all right, although it was a little intrusive near the end. I wasn’t hurt, but I’ll explain it later.”

Luna and I let go of each other as she asks another question. “Very well, where is Twilight Sparkle?”

I give her a soft smile. “She said that she’ll be busy putting all of the data into a report.”

Luna nods slightly to my answer. “Very well,” She then looks towards Rarity, then back at me. “Do you feel that you will be able to have your measurements taken now by Rarity?”

I look between them both. “Yeah, as long as it isn’t too intrusive… You ponies are used to doing most things nude, but that generally isn’t how humans do things…”

Rarity then speaks up. “Oh, you should be fine as you are, darling. I’m sure I could take your measurements without having to remove your clothing.”

I smile and relax after hearing that. “That’s good to hear.” I take off my jacket and place it on the bed, but leave my t-shirt and jeans on. “I’m ready whenever you are.”

Rarity smiles and pulls out a measuring tape. “Oh, of course.” She approaches me and looks me up and down for a moment, before beginning to take my measurements. “Lift your arms, darling… They are called arms, yes?”

I chuckle a little and lift my arms. “Yeah, they’re called arms. I guess you don’t see many in Equestria?”

She wraps the measuring tape around my chest and then takes some other measurements. “Not particularly. Occasionally a minotaur will visit Equestria, and once Equestria was attacked by a centaur.” Rarity seems focused as she takes a few more measurements and writes everything down on a notepad with a quill held by her magic.

I stand still, only moving when guided by Rarity. “I see… Am I the first biped that you’ve decided to design clothes for?”

She finally finishes taking the measurements and puts away the tape. “Yes, you are, and I’m interested in the challenge that a new form will present to my fashion creation skills.” Rarity looks me up and down again, jotting down some more notes on her notepad. “I know you said that you wanted your clothes to be casual, but would you mind if I made a fancy outfit in addition? It could be worn when you decide to be introduced to Equestria, or when Princess Luna announces your relationship.”

Hmmm, that sounds like a pretty good idea… I mean, it wouldn’t hurt to look my best for whenever I’m presented to the kingdom. “All right, that’s a smart idea, as long as I still get some casual clothes.”

Rarity nods and smiles. “Of course, I will still create some more casual outfits for you.” She writes on her notepad some more.

Luna then enters the conversation. “About his fancier outfit… Could you perhaps design it in a way that would suit nobility?” She blushes softly. “I also believe that he would look handsome in a cape, if you could make one to go with the outfit.”

Rarity giggles quietly and takes notes on Luna’s comment, looking me up and down again. “Yes, I believe that something like that would work on him. I’ll be sure to design with nobility in mind, and to make a cape to match.”

I blush a bit and nervously decide to speak my mind. “Uh, sure, I guess. I just hope it doesn’t make me seem like I’m overstepping my bounds. I’m not a noble by any means, just a commoner.”

Luna gives me a warm hug and smiles. “Not when you are in a relationship with me. Should things progress far enough - and I do hope that they do - then you would become royalty.”

I hug Luna back and smile, my mind reeling though. She is already thinking that far ahead? That’s crazy. Ponies being so certain of love and relationships must be a normal thing here? “I guess so… Although that’s quite a way ahead.”

Luna softly nuzzles me. “I suppose it is, so we shall not worry too much about it for the time being. However, a cape would look nice.”

I nuzzle her back and chuckle. “Yeah, a cape would be pretty cool. I’ve never worn one before though.” I then look over to Rarity. “So, do you need me for anything else to design my clothes?”

Rarity politely shakes her head and smiles. “No, I believe that I have all the measurements and information I need, unless you have any extra details you would like me to consider?”

I give her a smile. “No, I’m not too picky about fashion, besides, you’re the expert here. Thanks in advance for doing this for me.”

Rarity puts away her notepad and quill. “Oh, you’re very welcome, I’m glad to be helping the coltfriend of Princess Luna. Also, as I’ve told you before, this’ll be an interesting challenge.” She then looks between Luna and I. “I suppose I’ll be going now to start sketching my ideas for your outfits. I’ll leave you two alone now.” She giggles a bit. “It was nice meeting you, Travis. I’ll see you next when I need you to test the fit of your new clothes.” Rarity then looks at Luna. “And it was lovely chatting with you, Princess Luna.”

I blush slightly and nod, offering my hand to shake her hoof. “Yeah, it was nice meeting you too. I’m looking forward to see what you make for me.”

Luna nods and smiles. “Indeed, thank you for coming to take Travis’s measurements and for talking with me over tea.”

Rarity bows her head slightly to Luna. “It was my pleasure, Princess.” She then lifts her head back up. “I’ll be off now.” She departs from the room with a bag, leaving Luna and I alone together.

I look into Luna’s beautiful, blue eyes. “So, do we have any more plans today apart from night court?”

She looks back into my eyes. “I do not think we do. Is there anything you would like to do before night court?”

I lean forward and briefly kiss her lips. It still feels absolutely amazing and I blush from it. “Nothing in particular, I just want to spend time with you.”

Luna blushes as well as she returns the kiss softly. “I see… I am curious however, about what the tests were like with Twilight Sparkle. Would you mind telling me about how they fared?”

I blush more and look down nervously. “Um, I guess I should tell you, since we are lovers…” I look back up at her. “Most of the tests were pretty normal. They were done using different machines to detect different things and take different readings, I suppose. The last part of the tests was pretty intrusive though…” I look down once again and go quiet. Talking about this part is making me feel so nervous.

Luna gently places her hoof under my chin and lifts my gaze back up to her. She’s looking into my eyes. “What was intrusive about the last part?”

I blush heavily as I prepare to tell her. “Uh, well, Twilight needed anatomical references… And that included me, um, being nude. I know it’s not a big deal to you ponies, but that kind of thing is very private to humans. She ended up taking photos with a camera of all of my body parts… Including the more, um, private ones… For scientific reference.”

Luna slowly nods and blushes from my answer. “I understand… Being nude is natural to ponies, but taking photographs of private parts is considered more intimate. I have no issue with it as long as you agreed to it, since it is for a scientific purpose. How do you feel about it?”

I slowly relax, but remain blushing. I’m glad to hear that she doesn’t mind too much. “I feel a little embarrassed, but I did agree to it so that I could help further Equestria’s scientific and medical knowledge of humans.” I wrap my arms around Luna and hug her closely, enjoying her coat and warmth. “Thanks for being so understanding, Luna.”

Luna tenderly wraps her wings around me and leans her head against my shoulder. “You are welcome, Travis, although there is no need for thanks. What kind of marefriend would I be otherwise?”

I smile and nuzzle her neck. “I don’t know, but I’m glad that you’re so nice and that you found me in the garden. I’m also glad that you decided to show me around on that first day as well. That’s probably what lead to us becoming romantic partners.”

“That is indeed the most likely explanation. However, it simply would not be if not for your lovely personality.” Luna nuzzles me back, before we spend some time quietly keeping close to each other. “Perhaps we could go to the library to read about various magic learning methods to see if we can work on your magic.”

I finally pull away and nod excitedly. The thought of me having magic is just so bloody cool. Maybe Jack’s ritual worked, just not in the way we thought it would. I mean, having my own magic activated and now going to learn about it seems pretty much like a kind of eldritch knowledge to me. “That sounds good, actually, it sounds better than good. It sounds awesome! Let’s go!” I’m absolutely pumped to figure out how to use it and what it’ll be.

Luna gives me an amused smile and kisses my cheek. “Very well, we shall go to the library to study magic until night court.” We then both leave our chambers and head towards the library.

Author's Note

Sorry that this chapter took a while, if you've kept up with my blog updates then you'll know that I haven't been feeling that great. I was also very uncertain for a long time about whether the lab scene would push my story to mature or if it's still teen. I still am uncertain about it. If any moderators tell me to change my story classification to mature, then I'll do so.