Under New Management

Back downstairs, Twilight Sparkle looked over everything at the dinner table. Along with her brother, Shining Armor, they each waited patiently for Princess Celestia and Princess Luna to join them from upstairs.

"They might be a few minutes," Twilight said.

"Should we start without them?" he asked, taking a cucumber from the platter.

"No! We will wait for them before we start eating," Twilight said.

"I wasn't talking about eating," Shining said, levitating the cucumber. "I was thinking of something a little more creative to do with this," he said with a wry grin moving it under her tail. Twilight gasped as she felt the cold contact on her filly bits.

"Shining!" He gave it a little more pressure, pushing it into her entrance, giving it a few small thrusts in and out before lodging it completely inside. "Ahhaa!" She moaned as he wiggled and turned it about inside of her. Twilight's knees buckled as she plopped into her seat.

"I knew you'd like it. Maybe we don't have time for the real thing, but I thought that I'd give you a little treat as a preview," he said. Twilight pawed at the table cloth.

The door upstairs flew open and the two sisters trotted downstairs. Shining froze, rising to his hooves, pinning himself against the table, keeping his erection concealed beneath the tablecloth. Twilight barely had time to react, struggling to stand, both weak in the knees and trying to stay the embarrassment of the hidden vegetable from falling free from her withers.

"Please, please, don't get up," Celestia said, making haste downstairs with Luna. Twilight and Shining eagerly sat back down. "It is we who should be honoring you. And our apologies for our tardiness. We came as fast as we could."

Behind her, Luna grinned. It was not often Twilight saw her smile. But she was practically glowing. More so, neither had their ornamental shoes or helm of office. They were completely bare. It only stood to reason, Twilight figured. They were on vacation after all. Celestia looked at the room and the table.

"Everything looks wonderful! How ever did you manage all of this so quickly?" Luna asked.

"Oh, it's a-aah" Twilight felt the cucumber inside her shift a little "A Ponyville Kingdom secret," she said with a smile.

"Very well," Luna conceded, taking a seat beside her elder sister, putting her hoof on hers. "I suppose every kingdom must have its secrets." Celestia took some salad and a small sandwich from the platter onto her plate, waiting for the others to do so as well before she began to eat. She took small bites and chewed quietly with her mouth closed. Ever the image of regal poise.

"On the subject of your kingdom, Princess Twilight," Celestia began, "Luna and I have been curious as to what you have been accomplishing so far. And what sort of plans you might have for the future of Ponyville."

"Oh, nothing much," Twilight said, trying to keep the tense nervousness from her voice. "Just a little of this and a little of thaahahat!" Twilight shivered as Shining gave the cucumber a little jostle inside her. "Pardon me," Twilight apologized. "I had a little tickle in my throat." She cut a glare at Shining Armor that said 'Stop it!'. His horn glowed as he gave her a coy smile back that said, 'Make me!', giving the produce another little twist.

Fine. Two can play at this game.

Twilight's horn glowed, levitating her fork. But she was a master at multitasking. A tendril of magic wrapped around his shaft beneath the table. She gave it a few slow strokes before letting it spring free of her magical grip, smacking it against the underside of the table with a thud. Celestia and Luna each looked at him. He hit the surface of the table with his hoof.

"Wow, this sa-ha-alad sure is something!" he said, cracking his voice and forcing a smile. He hit the table again with his hoof for effect. "Mmm, mm! Yum."

"It's. Salad." Luna deadpanned.

"Yes it is." Shining said, pointing at her. "You are- correct about that!"

"Hm." Celestia gave a neutral sigh. "Well then, Twilight you seem to have settled into your role fairly comfortably." Shining counterattacked Twilight, giving the cucumber inside her a few more thrusts. Twilight shifted in her seat very uncomfortably.

"Oh- yeah," Twilight breathed. "Well, I don't want to cause too many waves. I wasn't looking to take over and change everything. I let Mayor Mare work as she always has. I just sign things now instead of you, with the same sort of hooves-off approach you always counselled me with. It seems to have served Ponyville just fine so far."

"That is very wise of you," Celestia commended her.

"Really?" Twilight said. Shining used his magic to give Twilight's clit a little tease. "That feels soo good!" she gasped. "Uh, to hear you say that, I mean!" Luna's horn glowed blue, levitating her utensils. Celestia shifted in her seat a little.

"Of course there's nothing wrong with a little... hooves on work, when the situation calls for it," Luna said with a smirk.

"Mmm, that's good Luna," Celestia said. "Good advice," she amended. "Certainly there are things that you want to take care of personally, no?" Celestia's horn glowed, levitating her own fork. Luna's magical grasp on her own wavered, causing it to clatter on the table.

"Oooh oh. Uh, clumsy me," Luna said. Both of them were beginning to perspire. Twilight decided that she would have to see to the temperature regulating enchantment on the castle for adjustment.

"I'm sure I will come up with a few measures of my own," Twilight said, running a tendril of her magic along the length of Shining's dick. Shining struggled to keep his concentration on his fork, opting to hold it with his hoof.

"Have you not already?" Luna asked. Twilight hesitated briefly. Celestia cut in.

"Forgive us for prying into the affairs of your kingdom, Twilight," she said. "I assure you that we trust you completely. It's just an academic curiosity."

"I understand," Twilight said.

"It's just that, we've asked Mayor Mare to forward her legislation since you took office for us to review," Celestia said.

"Oh?" Twilight said, feigning ignorance.

"Again, it's not that we don't trust you," Luna said. "We just want to-"

"...make sure that I don't do anything too extreme?" Twilight said, repeating Mayor Mare's words.

"Twilight," Celestia chided.

"No, it's okay," Twilight said. "After the Want-It Need-It incident, I realized that I could be a little- impulsive." She gave Shining's dick another few strokes.

"Nggh!" Shining grunted and grabbed the edge of the table, gaining confused looks. "Ah, um, great salad. Great, great salad!" Celestia continued.

"Twilight, what Luna meant to say was-" Luna's horn glowed a little brighter. Celestia's eyes fluttered a tiny, almost imperceptible bit. "...was that we had an academic interest in seeing what the fresh eyes of new, young leadership could offer modern Equestria."

"And to check for clerical errors," Luna added.

"Oh." Twilight's only response.

"...Yes, well," Celestia hesitated, "on the subject, there was a particular bill that it seems you penned yourself-"

"The only one you penned," Luna added.

"Aaand we think you may have made an error that went unnoticed," Celestia said.

"Oh?" Twilight's only response. Now it was her turn to sweat.

"Well... it seems that the line item in the foot note called for the repeal of regulation 1nc35t. We inquired with Mayor Mare and she said that it was a restriction on masons working over moving water."

"But I did a little research," Luna said. "That regulation was 1nc34t. So 1nc35t is a typo."

"Oh. Silly me," Twilight said flatly, wearing a poker-face for the ages.

"Twilight," Celestia said, "I know you are not a pony prone to making mistakes like this. You always double check your work."

"Oh, ah well, uh, the thing is- I uh, I wrote that very late at night," Twilight said. "So late in fact, it was early! He he!" Twilight laughed nervously. "And uh, I guess I missed that! I'll have to go in on Tuesday and repeal 1nc34t properly." Celestia's horn glowed as Luna began to speak.

"Twilight, you are not exactly filling us-" Luna coughed and cleared her throat. "Ahem, not exactly filling us with confidence. Your bill repealed another law entirely!"

"Oh?" Twilight's only response.

"Yes. You actually-" Celestia paused, "Well it's rather funny, actually. You repealed the prohibition on consanguineous carnal relations," Celestia said, with a small smile as her horn faded along with Luna's. Even Shining stopped messing around at this point.

"Well, that's a mouthful," Twilight said, in a poor attempt a levity.

"Do you understand what you've done?" Luna asked.

"I repealed the wrong law, yes," Twilight answered.

"I think what she means is do you understand what the consequences of your actions are," Celestia said.

"Uhhh..."

"You've legalized incest in Ponyville, Princess Sparkle," Luna said, her horn glowing again, lifting her fork.

"Oh." Twilight's only response.

"You should be more careful when writing legislature, Twilight," Celestia said. "If you repeal the wrong laws, anything could- mmff-" Celestia shifted in her seat again, "...anything could happen. It's a long, holiday weekend, until Tuesday. Who knows what could happen until then?"

"What do you intend to do?" Luna asked. "Will you redact the measure that you've written?"

"Well... the masons have already repaired the bridge, and have been paid. I can't undo that," Twilight said.

"Do you intend to write a new law to make incest illegal again, then?" Celestia asked, taking a bite of her sandwich. Twilight opened her mouth, in reflex, to give the answer she thought Celestia wanted to hear, and say 'yes' in appeasement. She glanced beside her, at her brother, Shining Armor. Everything she had done, she had done for him, for both of them. There was something inside Twilight. And it wasn't the cucumber. Something deep inside that she felt very strongly. Again, not the cucumber. It was a strength of her will, a belief that she had very strongly.

Something she was willing to fight for. To die for.
And even, dare she say, disagree with Celestia for.

"No." Twilight's only response.

"No?" Celestia and Luna replied in stereo.

"No," Twilight repeated. "It seems like a silly law."

"Silly?" Luna replied, "It was written almost three hundred years ago. Have you no respect for your founding ponies?"

"I do," Twilight retorted curtly. "But Equestria is a very different place than it was centuries ago. This, you understand?" she asked Luna. Luna sat back in her seat.

"It is," she replied reluctantly.

"Perhaps such an archaic law is not as applicable as it was in the days of yore," Twilight said. "Perhaps ponies today are capable of being more responsible with their personal liberties, without us trying to legislate morality over them."

"Perhaps you are wrong," Luna suggested.

"Perhaps I am!" Twilight said. "But I am willing to give my citizens the benefit of the doubt!" she spat with a confidence that she did not know she even had. "Incest!? Ha! What right is it of mine to prosecute a pony for whom they choose to love? No, I do not think so. Not here. Not now. Not in my kingdom!" She stood up, her every muscle fiber tense with conviction.
"NOT IN MY! KINGDOM!" Twilight shouted, angrily slamming her hoof on the solid crystal table, threatening to crack, making the plates and silverware rattle loudly, echoing in the sterile walls.

The ensuing silence was utterly palpable.

Shining Armor somehow turned a whiter shade of pale, his were eyes as wide as the dinner plates.

Twilight's heart was racing. She had just thrown down the gauntlet at her mentor and drew the line in the sand in the face of not one, but both of the royal sisters. But she didn't flinch. She narrowed her eyes and kept her jaw firm. Her heart was panicking, but her face said "fight me!"

Luna sat poised, ready for any outcome as she looked to Celestia, waiting for her cue, one way, or the other.

Celestia sat there in her seat and locked eyes with Twilight, towering over her on her hooves. Celestia was seeking deference. Twilight didn't yield, not even a little. Not by a long shot. Celestia could see the fire in her eyes. It told her everything she needed to know about the pony. It told her that if she fought Twilight on this, only one of them would be leaving this room alive. On any other day, Celestia would have been fairly confident about her odds. But she was not a mare who played with dice.

Celestia blinked and looked away, instead, at the sandwich platter. She picked up one of the small, triangular sandwiches a levitated it to her face, taking a moment to inspect it. The fresh bread was soft and sumptuous. The sandwich had fresh lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, sliced cucumbers and daisies with egg-free mayonnaise and a delightful honey Dijon dressing. Outside, the sun was shining low on the horizon, a deep red hue, poised to set. Birds were singing in the trees. Foals were laughing on the playground. She took a deep inhale, savoring the aroma of the sandwich, as though it were her last meal. She looked to the red light of the setting sun in the window. 'Today is a good day', Celestia decided.

Today is a good day to die.

"..."

"Good for you," Celestia said at last. She brought the sandwich to her mouth for a bite, chewing it with her mouth closed. Chewing quietly, politely, with all of the poise of a princess. She waited until she finished the sandwich, and did not speak with food in her mouth. "Good for you." She took the napkin from her place setting and unfolded it carefully, deliberately, as though it were the flag of Equestria. "You stand up for your principles." She wiped her mouth with her napkin. "A good leader- a good ruler needs that." Celestia sat back in her seat, deliberately expressing her relaxation. "Mmm. This dinner is simply wonderful... We will support your decision. Won't we, sister?"

"Yes. Of course," Luna said, relaxing herself.

Twilight visibly relaxed and sat back down in her seat. Shining finally exhaled. The clock on the wall chimed the hour.

"Forgive us," Celestia said. "Duty calls. If we may be excused?" Twilight waved them off with her hoof from her chair. Celestia stood and gave a polite curtsy. Luna joined her.

"Your Highness," Luna said with a curtsy herself before excusing herself, exiting the castle with Celestia to set the sun and raise the moon. The heavy doors of the castle closed behind them.

"Shining?"

"Yeah?"

"Did we almost just die just now?"

"Yeah."

"Don't ever let me do that again."

"... 'Kay."

"..."

"I love you."

"I know."

Twilight kissed her brother.
He kissed her back.
She kissed him harder.
And then she smacked him in the face with a pickle.

"Where'd you get a pickle?" he asked

"It's the cucumber, you ass! Don't ever do that again!" She tossed it on the table and kissed him again.

"No promises," he said with a smile, kissing her again.

"Let me finish what I started," Twilight said, dropping to her knees in front of him, wrapping her hooves around his stallionhood, jacking him off with gusto. There really was nothing like nearly dying to put your life priorities into perspective.

"Oh, oh, Oh TWI!" All of her teasing and foreplay through the dinner, coupled with the excitement of being caught, had him on the edge. He regretted that his first time cumming at the hooves of his sister was so expedited. She saw his cock flare and quickly took a small serving bowl with her magic to catch his mess. As much as she would have liked to taste it herself, the last thing she needed was suspicious breath bidding the Royal Sister's good night. As soon as he recovered, she stood and put the bowl aside to kiss him.

The light coming in through the window faded into darkness with the coming night. As the moon's light shone into the window, they broke the kiss in time for the Royal Sisters' return. Twilight was about to quickly start clearing the table with her brother. At the very least to destroy the evidence of their deed.

"Ooh! A pickle!" Celestia said, levitating it to herself before Twilight could stop her. "I didn't see this before, but I've been having the strangest craving for one."

"Uh-" Twilight tried to protest but it was too late. Celestia dipped it in the bowl of Shining's... 'salad dressing' and took a generous bite.

"Mmhh! Luna, you simply must try this!" Celestia said. She dipped the pickle in the dressing again, but bit the other end, holding it in her mouth for her sister to bite.

"But sister, what if our lips were to meet in the process? It would be like we are kissing!" Luna said. Celestia took the pickle from her mouth.

"So?" Celestia said. "It's not illegal for me to kiss my sister. Not here. Not now." She purposefully looked at Twilight in the eyes. "Not in Twilight's Kingdom." She put the pickle back in her mouth. The cucumber that had been soaking in Twilight's vagina, dipped in Shining's semen. Luna bit, chewed, and swallowed the other end until her lips met her sister's. The two princesses kissed, longer and deeper than could ever possibly be necessary to share a pickle before they separated.

"Now then," Luna breathed, "Today has been quite eventful. You will have to forgive us if we were to retire to our room early." Luna nodded quickly and headed upstairs to the bedroom.

"..."

Celestia lingered behind, circling the table slowly, with a predatory stare toward the two of them the entire time. She sidled up along side the young siblings, leaning in closely to her protege with an almost disappointed expression.

"Come now, Twilight, do you take me for such a fool?" Celestia said with a knowing look. "Did you really expect us to believe it was a coincidence that your brother was here, so shortly after you passed that bill?"

Twilight said nothing. Celestia didn't need her to.

"I've known you nearly your entire life, Twilight." Celestia said. "I could always tell when you were lying because you were never any good at it. You would never make a clerical mistake like that. Not ever. Especially not on something as important as your first law in your kingdom." She glanced over at Shining Armor. He stood there, motionless, yet nervous. He was afraid.

"You're a married stallion, Prince, Cpt. Shining Armor," Celestia said to him. "You have been honest with Cadance about your... other relationship. But know that she has likewise been honest with me." She looked at Twilight and back at him again. "For what Twilight has done here, manipulating the law as she has, it could be grounds for her to be stripped of her kingdom, title, wings and freedom. Thrown into a dungeon until she forgets what sunlight looks like."

The fear in him vanished. Shining's nostrils flared and his teeth grit tight. Every muscle in his body tensed. His eyes burned, screaming, 'You can bloody well try over my dead body!'

"Ah. There is it," Celestia said in her soft, maternal tone. She could see that he truly was ready to die for this mare. "You have the love of two princesses that you will need to protect and look after, Captain. I certainly hope that you are up to the task." She dipped her hoof into the bowl of his cum, bringing it to her mouth, licking it clean as she gave him a devious stare. "Mmmh. Two lucky princesses."

Twilight and Shining stood and stared, aghast. "What? Do you believe that our visit to your kingdom after you passed such a bill was any more of a coincidence than his!?" She grinned. "Every Kingdom has its secrets. Enjoy yours, Princess Twilight."

Princess Celestia took a quick curtsy. "Your Highness," Celestia said to Twilight as she excusing herself. She started to walk up the stairs, turning to Shining Armor. "I hope you enjoy your stay, Prince Armor..." she smiled. "... Luna and I certainly shall."