The Returned One

"WHAT?!" The fork I had just managed to pick up with a great deal of effort clattered on the table as my mouth quite literally fell open. "Mother is part of my herd?!" I couldn't believe the words comeing from anypony's mouth and I could no longer feel the air I was breathing matter.

Suddenly I was pulled from my chair into Lulu's hooves as she rubbed the fringe of my mane and nuzzled my face, slowly calming my hyperventilation. "Now that you've calmed down, let us try to explain. Your mother became a part of your herd merely to dissuade some rather interested parties from attempting to get her into their own herds. To my, or any of our knowledge, nothing has happened between you other then plenty of you falling asleep in her hooves and teasing each other about the whole ordeal." This gave rise to an intense wave of relief, as well as a feeling I couldn't quite describe, not one that felt good either... Until I realized what she said that scared me to begin with...

"Wait... Did you say that Auntie Lulu was in my herd too?!" The only repy I got was nervous looks among each other. "Did... I fall in love with you at least?"

"Yes, yes we fell in love, though it was quite difficult to begin with as you were already seeing Chrysalis and Twilight Sparkle."

This released another wave of relief, this time untainted by that other indescribable feeling.
However another feeling was making itself known to me. "Eep! Where's the restroom?!"

"Here, I'll take you." Luna said as she used her magic to lift me up and hurry me through the house to a bathroom. "Let me know when you're done and I'll help you get cleaned up." she said as she put me down and trotted out.

"Hey no fair! I want to help too!" Twi yelled down the hallway.

"Oh no you don't!" Yelled Chrissy, "I made dinner so you get to help with the dishes while Luna takes care of Shadow!" I sighed as Luna left and I focused on using my wings to carry me onto the toilet with somewhat happy results. I managed to take care of my business and lift myself up enough to pull the chain that flushed it all away.

"Shadow, are you alright in there?" Lulu called sweetly.

"Yeah, you can come in." I called as I managed to get my wings to float me over to the tub, to the great surprise of Luna as she trotted in.

"Impressive that you are gaining control of your wings so quickly..."

"I saw how Twilight flew on our way home and got the basic gist of it. The only problem is keeping myself up is exhausting..."

Luna nodded in understanding as she helped me get hot water running into the shower/tub that I noticed could fit possibly even three full grown ponies. However, that did not stop the slight surprise I got when I saw Luna removing her regalia and climbing in with me.

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I just didn't think you would be quite literally helping me."

"I'll do anything it takes to help you, especially now considering you don't currently have full control of your body yet." she told me sweetly as she began rubbing what I guessed was shampoo into my fur. But the vanilla scent that caught my attention and made me sigh in something close to bliss quite clearly made Luna giggle. "I knew you would like this. You loved the smell of vanilla before everything happened."

I nodded as she began to lather up my forehooves and upper chest. "Lulu? Where is mother?"

This drew a pause from her as she looked to the doorway, possibly trying to hear if the others were spying on us. With a sigh, she said something I never expected, "She locked herself away in her room in Canterlot shortly after your banishment. I can imagin that your banishment was the final straw for self pity to overtake her already diminished self esteem as she already had to live with the shame of banishing me a thousand years ago as well..."

"But if you're here, and mother has locked herself away.... Who's running Equestria?"

"Unfortunately your corrupt cousin Blueblood has proclaimed himself king, though with you returned, you would be able to remove him from the throne with ease."

"How? I'm nowhere near as old as I was then. There's no way they'll believe I'm me..." This earned a giggle from her.

"You don't need to be the same age, you are the only one in the history of Equestria to have eyes like that, not to mention you look plenty old enough that nopony will think you were born after your banishment. The only possible argument that anypony might have is that your eyes are an enchantment, but with a simple spell that can be proven false."

I sat and thought about that as she returned to lathering me up with the heavenly smelling shampoo until she flipped me onto my back, earning a cry of surprise from me, and thus a giggle from her.

"I can't say I was expecting that..."

"I've got to get to your legs and *giggle* lower areas somehow." My only reply was another blush from me as she began her much anticipated chore. "Hmm, you'll be reaching adolescence soon enough, but I wonder..." the location of her hoof became quite a bit more provocative as she began trying to stir a certain spot on me into activation, and to her great joy, evident with a delighted squeel, it worked.

My breathing became ragged as I wanted her to keep going, my eyes opened a crack to see what she was doing. To my confusion, I saw her head moving down out of my line of sight, until I felt warm moistness envelope a part of me I hadn't realized I had yet. Suddenly something wet in the same spot as I was begin to rub around my part, earning a moan from me. This went on for a few minutes until I felt a tightness and a tingle throughout my body, until suddenly, I couldn't hold on any longer and released what little grip I still had, letting a rush flow through me and with it, memories returned to me.

"Mmm, by Celestia I missed that taste." Luna said with a smile, all while licking her lips seductively. Meanwhile I was still laying in her grasp trying to catch my breath and turn myself over onto my stomach.

"I.... I remember... My friends..."