The Needs of an Alicorn

Cadence lit her horn, informing her family that today’s lunch was being delivered. Soon after the orphans, care givers, and matron were all herded into the dining room with their alicorn masters set at the head of the table. Guards and servants swiftly arranged golden plates and filled each with roughly a tenth of the mass of the pony ready to eat it. That is with the exception of Twilight and Cadence who were each given massive towers of food with vegies, pastries, and even meats.

“Meat?” Twilight said as she poked suspiciously at a steak arranged precariously near the middle of the pile. “You want me to eat…”

“Dig in, everypony!” Cadence declared eagerly as she extracted a steak of her own and viciously bit into it. The others followed suit, leaving only a hesitant Twilight.

Twilight cringed at the sight. Her sister-in-law sticking her cock into the butts of little foals was one thing, but a pony, even an alicorn eating meat was entirely another.

“Come on, Twiley,” Shining urged from his plate of cooked vegies. “Keep an open mind, remember.”

“Then why don’t you eat it?” Twilight snapped to her brother’s amusement.

“Because I’m not an alicorn,” he said with a hint of disappointment. “That means it’s just not part of my diet.” For emphasis he brought a carrot to his lips and began to fellate it, teasing his sister.

Twilight growled as she turned away. “So much for worshipping alicorns,” she grumbled, finding his behavior not very devout, but still enjoyable. Then a thought occurred to her and she turned an evil grinchly grin upon him. “I could always order you to eat meat.”

“You could,” Shining nodded unimpressed. “But then you’d have to take it up with the mare who owns me first.” He nodded at Cadence.

“He’s got you there,” Cadence giggled as she horked her food down at a rate Twilight thought impossible. “I’m afraid you’re just going to have to mare up and clean your plate, otherwise you won’t get any dessert.”

The way Cadence said ‘dessert’ made Twilight’s cock twitch, as it held unspoken promises of the fun yet to be had. Steeling herself with the knowledge that this was simply how things would work now, Twilight extracted a steak as she’d seen Cadence do. While initially taken aback by the knowledge that this was once part of a living animal, the longer she stared as the glistening slab, the more she felt the craving. Feeling her mouth begin to moisten, she licked her lips and then the meat. Her eyes shot open with a start and she immediately began digging into the morsel. The rest of the table cheered her accomplishment and lunch finally began.

“So I was doing a little research on the history of the Crystal Empire,” Twilight said between chews. “And there are things that don’t really add up.”

“Like what?” Cadence asked after swallowing an entire hamburger.

“Well, did you know that the Crystal Empire was once a whole empire, with many cities and a border stretching across all of norther Equestria?”

“Of course I did,” Cadence answered casually. “A lot of nations were a lot bigger before Equestria conquered them.”

Twilight froze and let her latest mouthful fall from her lips. “Conquered?”

“I’m not surprised you didn’t know,” Cadence sighed nonchalantly. “The knowledge isn’t forbidden, but it’s not expressly required in most schools of learning either. You see,” she began, occasionally breaking to dip her head into the pile of food while Twilight did the same. “Equestria was once a lot smaller, but the prosperity brought about by Celestia and Luna made the pony population boom like no other. They needed land. At first they tried negotiating with the other kingdoms, griffons, minotaurs, and such, but it simply wasn’t enough.”

“So the Princesses declared war?” Twilight asked in a whisper, fearing she might be struck down for saying something so blasphemous. She had always known Celestia to be a kind and gentle soul, only ever stern when absolutely necessary, and never losing her cool unless her ponies were threatened. To know that Celestia had started a war of expansion, something her teachers had mocked as a practice of the uncivilized, was just mind boggling.

“Not at all,” Cadence reassured, smiling as she saw Twilight perk up in the hope that her mentor was still as wonderful and perfect as she’d always imagined. “They declared war when the lesser races refused to give the alicorns what was rightfully theirs.”

Cadence grinned softly as she watched Twilight’s expression as she processed what she’d heard. The Princess of Love had chosen her words carefully as Twilight’s mind was in a very delicate state at the moment. There had been attempts to make new alicorns in the past, but they had ultimately failed for one reason or another, leaving Cadence as the first real success in centuries. Alicorns were tied to Dominance. One could not exist without the other, which made it all the more important that Cadence teach Twilight to accept Dominance in mind, body, and soul as quickly as possible, just as Celestia and Luna had done for her.

“You okay, little sis?” Shining asked with brotherly worry. “You need to cum, real quick? Cadi always thinks better after a good release.”

Twilight smiled at her brother, grateful for his concern, and nodded. The Prince instantly dove under the table and Twilight gave a small squeak when she felt her brother begin nuzzling her cock. It was already at half-mast and he swirled his tongue around the head, coaxing it the rest of the way out of its sheath and between his lips. She pressed her hooves to the table, grunting and moaning as she felt him quickly sink down until he kissed the base. He swallowed and his throat convulsed around her little head. Twilight whimpered in delight as she felt him pull off and drop back down, quickly falling into a rhythm she wouldn’t be able to resist for long.

“He’s good at blowjobs, isn’t he,” Cadence beamed proudly.

“Y-yes,” Twilight grunted breathlessly.

The purple Princess gripped the back of her brother’s head to force him down. However, Shining knew what he was doing and fought against his sister’s hooves, determined to give her release. “Cuuu!” was all the warning he got and he felt her dick expand followed by a flood of her semen. He sealed his lips around her shaft and greedily drank every drop he could.

When Twilight came down, she slowly became aware of her brother swallowing around her cock and grinned, and her lips curled in a silly smile. How devoted, Twilight thought, still keeping her hooves pressed against his head as he sucked her now limp cock. He’s doing this for me… because I’m his sister? No. I’m his alicorn.

Cadence nodded knowingly, almost as though she’d read Twilight’s mind and approved of what she saw. “You’re still young as far as alicorns go, so your body won’t be needing release as often as myself or the others. That said, you’ll need to anticipate your cravings and make sure you’re properly tended to.” She explained as their other guests were too preoccupied with their own conversations to notice.

Shining ceased his swallows and slipped off of Twilight’s cock with a soft plop. He smacked his lips in delight at the aftertaste and climbed back into his chair as casually as if all this had been completely ordinary. “I’ve been Cadi’s formal milker singe high school and it’s really helped her out with tests and speeches and stuff. I’m sure Spike would be proud if he could assist you like this, too.”

“If I use Dominance on him,” Twilight said somberly.

“Twilight?” Shining asked.

“It had been awkward enough when he’d shown me how to masturbate, or even jerked me off with his claws,” Twilight confessed, not caring about the words she used or the impressionable foals sitting nearby. “But for him to start using his mouth, or his asshole,” she paused as the image briefly took her mind, “then he’d have to be under Dominance, right?”

Cadence nodded sternly, recognizing the budding crisis resurface in the young alicorn’s mind. “Dominance is just another part of destiny, Twilight. In a way, it’s no different than a cutie mark.” She smiled softly when her fellow Princess perked up in curiosity. “Remember, ponies are meant to serve alicorns. It’s what they’re for. And we’re supposed to protect and care for them. It’s what we’re for. We all need and depend on each other and Dominance helps us look past all of life’s petty distractions and see what needs to be.”

Twilight grinned in understanding at Cadence’s words. It was like a blanket of warmth and certainty had wrapped around her mind, leaving her with no recourse but to nuzzle into its embrace. Then, remembering what they’d been talking about earlier, Twilight came to a realization. “But it’s not just ponies, is it. The other races need alicorns too, right?”

“That’s right!” Cadence giggled in cheer, relieved that Twilight was doing so well in understanding the true nature of the world. “When the Princesses asked for land from the others, they were only asking for what already rightfully belonged to them. Them fighting back was a tragedy.”

Twilight frowned.

“The kingdoms of old were never rich or prosperous, but they were vast and their citizens got by. Many citizens plead for their kings to submit to the alicorns and reap the benefits of Equestria’s prosperity, but all the old monarchs cared about was protecting their own power. They resisted, and their citizens paid the price.”

“Why?” Twilight gasped, her mouth agape in horror as the pieces fell into place. “Why would they resist? I mean, Celestia’s solar flares can easily wipe out an entire city. Why wouldn’t they just give in and be happy like the ponies?” In her mind, Twilight was focused on all that she had seen and heard this day, about bringing smiles to the ponies in the orphanage in ways laws and common society would normally frown upon. But then the certainty would come back and tell her that the ends justified the means. The ponies of the orphanage were happy, so it was ludicrous for the other races not to want the same.

“Like I said, all they cared about was their own power,” Cadence growled angrily. “Oh, they gave great speeches about resisting slavery and fighting for independence, but it was all trite propaganda. They hated the alicorns because they were jealous that Equestrian citizens were so much happier than all the others.”

Twilight nodded in agreement, seeing no reason to argue with Cadence’s truth.

“And so the kingdoms of old were all reduced to more manageable sizes, which allowed the Princesses to cast Dominance and finally bring about peace.”

“That’s so sad,” Twilight mourned after taking another bite of her meal. “If they’d only submitted, there’d be more griffons and minotaurs and all the others around today to be happy and serve the alicorns.”

Despite the sad story, Cadence had to resist the urge to leap out of her chair and pull Twilight into a deep embrace, possibly involving tongue. She was doing so much better than the last candidate. “I know,” the Princess of Love whispered. “For what is life without service to the alicorns?”

“Not for me, that’s for sure,” Shining said, revolted by the very suggestion.

“Not a life worth living,” Twilight answered.

“Correct,” Cadence beamed. “Anyway, when the wars ended, all that was left was the Crystal Empire to the north and Dragon Kingdoms to the south.”

“But if the Crystal Empire was populated by ponies, wouldn’t they already be under the control of Dominance, or at least more susceptible?” Twilight inquired.

“They should have been, but I’m afraid the Princesses underestimated Sombra,” Cadence grimaced. “He had magic that nearly rivaled the might of alicorns, which he used to not only learn of the existence of Dominance, but figure out how to resist against it. Like the other kings of old, his stubbornness cost the lives of countless subjects that didn’t even belong to him to begin with. With each loss, he grew more and more deranged, even delving into the dark arts. It was only thanks to a brief moment of carelessness that brave agents of Equestria were able to infiltrate the capitol and rescue me from my father’s mad ravings.”

“Father?” Twilight’s ears stood straight. “You mean…”

Cadence smiled halfheartedly. “Sombra was my father, but the war had left him terrifying and paranoid. There was once a time that I thought the world of him,” she reminisced, going into detail about how she used to play in the castle with her family. “But then I was brought to the Princesses.” Cadence’s far off look turned from mournful to glad. “At first I was scared, fearful that I’d just been kidnapped by ponies father had always said were bad. But then I saw them,” she sighed, “and I knew nothing so beautiful could ever be bad. They raised me, teaching me many hard truths. For one thing, my mother hadn’t died in one of Luna’s meteor strikes like Sombra had told me, but rather he’d sacrificed her to use her blood for one of his insane rituals,” she cursed under her breath.

Twilight nodded along, engrossed in Cadence’s story. Of course her mother didn’t die in a meteor strike, she thought certainly. Other crystal ponies might have died like that, but not Cadence’s mother. That wouldn’t make sense. No. Deep down Twilight just knew it made more sense for Sombra to have done the wicked deed and the Princesses, wonderful alicorns as they are, to swoop in and save Cadence from meeting the same fate. It had to be the truth, an alicorn had said so, and all thoughts to the contrary were promptly smothered.

“So when they asked me to help with a secret mission,” Cadence continued with a prideful glint in her eye, “naturally I volunteered. I was to be the bait to lure father away from the capitol, the last remaining city. I knew it would be dangerous, as he wanted to use me for another blood ritual. Oh, he thought he had me fooled with all that talk about being brainwashed and wanting to save me, but I knew he was the real bad pony all along.”

Twilight giggled, proud of little Cadence being smart enough to see her father for the wicked pony he was. Only a wicked pony would sacrifice his wife and let his citizens die just so he wouldn’t have to relinquish his power to better rulers.

“While I evaded him, the Princesses managed to sneak into the castle and cast Dominance over the Crystal Heart, using it to bypass Sombra’s wards and finally save the crystal ponies. Unfortunately,” Cadence’s lip curled in a small snarl, “that old oaf realized what was happening and rushed back, interrupting the spell. It worked in helping the crystal ponies realize the terrible oppression they suffered under Sombra, but he managed to fight off the Princesses and seal the Heart away. I think you’re familiar with the rest of the story,” Cadence finished as she took a long sip of her drink.

Twilight nodded and relaxed into her seat, finding the story emotionally exhausting. Lunch continued with less heavy conversation topics, for which Twilight was grateful as it allowed her to think more on what she’d learned. The Princesses were right to bring the other kingdoms under Dominance and the other races were wrong to resist their divinity. That much was beyond dispute. However, as conversation continued, Twilight couldn’t help but feel there was something amiss. It wasn’t that the Princesses’ decision to fight and subjugate was wrong. They were alicorns, so they couldn’t be wrong and she would never suggest otherwise. But maybe, just maybe, there might have been a better way.

Lunch concluded and the lessons resumed. The young Princess experimented with light body modification in giving the fillies male genitals, mind alteration in convincing a little colt that he was Fine Cut and having Clear Brush believe the same, and so much more. Twilight found that she loved playing with ponies almost as much as she loved studying, leaving no doubt that she’d continue indulging in both when she returned to Ponyville.

Lessons continued well into the evening and they eventually had to say goodbye before dinner. Cadence lifted Dominance from the orphanage, yet they were still so sad to see the royals leave and return to the castle. Twilight found it quite heartwarming, but also a little sad. The crystal ponies knew they loved the alicorns, but still didn’t fully understand why. She agreed that Shining was lucky to have such knowledge and made a silent vow to do what she could to free as many ponies as she could from their cursed ignorance.