Gemini Ties

There was so much to do still. They had so many plans up until this point, and while the bulk of the work had been done, and all of their connections put forth their effort in spades, there was still one very serious part left. Electric Spark and Sweet Voltage had been working their tails off for the entire two months they had planned and all of this had to be done at just the right time. It went smoothly, but there were some hiccups along the way. So, what better thing to do than waste time at a costume store for the upcoming Nightmare Night?

The bats and jack o’lanterns were all set out around Ranchtown. Pumpkin Pies were baked and decorations were seen in every corner of the city. They needed a break and both of them loved Nightmare Night. The costume store had some very high quality products out. The costumes were expensive, of course, especially the better detailed ones. Electric Spark rubbed his chin as he walked down the rows. Warlock costumes, ghost costumes, ninja suits, pirate outfits, it was all so mundane, but he loved it. The mere fact that they set aside time to choose costumes was a sheer delight.

As twins, everyone expected them to plan their costumes as such. Yes, they had been partners in costumes more than once through their childhood. They were zombies one year, one year they had been clowns and this year, they were wondering if they should even bother being the dual roles.

Spark looked toward Voltage as she perused the mare costumes. The slutty costumes were on the consideration list, of course. She had no problem showing off to the stallions. She loved the attention, though there were a few times she had to use a little magic to knock back a few of them that got a little too handsy.

“Find anything yet?” Spark asked as he picked up the hockey masked slasher costume. The detail was pretty good, the blood stains were in the right places, and the mask had some good wear and tear. Not to mention, it came with a blood stained machete.

“I found a few good ones, but some of them I wouldn’t be caught dead in.” Voltage picked up a cutesy fairy costume and almost barfed. She shook her head and put it back on the hanger rod. “Just remember we can’t dawdle too much, Nightmare Night is tomorrow and we still need to make a few…” She checked around herself to make sure there wasn’t a certain pony overhearing her. “Adjustments before the big night.”

“I know, I know, but we did set aside a good bit of free time for this, so we may as well make the most of it.” Spark picked up a plastic battle axe with two blades on it. He loved how well this one was made. There was a nice dull shine to both the blade and the shaft and it had a good bit of weight to it. “Not to mention, we want to look good for the unveiling, right?”

“Unveiling?” Pop Candy asked as she walked up close to him. Both of their eyes went wide and their eyes shot to their dear friend. “What unveiling?”

Spiteful, destructively angry eyes shot straight at the back of Spark’s head and he could just feel the malicious intent that Voltage had for him in that moment. He started to break out in a cold sweat and his mind reeled to find some way of covering it up.

“Oh, the unveiling of our costumes! We’re thinking of classing up our style this year. You know, splurge a little on it.” Spark said, his eyes glancing at Voltage, who gazed over toward Pop.

“Oh! How wonderful! You don’t need to class it up too much, though. I mean, you both know why I love Nightmare Night.” Pop giggled and held up two costumes to where the two of them could see them. “What do you think?”

One of them was a Mare of the Shadows costume. The picture on the label showed a completely black dress with a black veil that covered her face. This was actually not a bad one because it also came with white face grease to cover up and look wickedly old and nasty. The other was a Court Jester outfit for women. It teetered on being somewhat sexy, but without showing too much skin or being too tight.

Spark rubbed his chin and looked at them both very closely. He hummed a little, having quite the discerning eye for great costumes, as he had picked out quite a few in his time that turned out to be gigantic hits. A few of his costumes actually got him laid more than once.

“I would definitely say the jester one, though I also like the Mare of the Shadows one. White face grease is hard to come by this late in the month. Nightmare Night pretty much clears the shelf of any makeup that’s either black or white.”

“Yeah, I was leaning toward the jester one too.” Pop said, and looked at them both again. “I’ll keep looking, though. We have enough time, right?”

“Take all the time you need, hon!” Voltage said, smiling sweetly and waving it off as no big deal.

Pop giggled and went back down the aisle to the bigger costumes, namely the ones that allowed for more bust. Having huge tits like Pop Candy’s made shopping for any kind of upper torso garments fairly difficult.

As she was out of earshot, a shadow loomed over Spark and he felt the essence of death about. He broke out into a cold sweat as the color was sucked out of everything around him, and the light above him died out. He began to shake and his eyes began to wobble around in his head as two glowing, red eyes glared into his very being.

“You had better count your lucky stars, Electric Spark!” The gloomy presence whispered into his ear with two voices. One voice that of his sister’s, and one that of the demon that dwelled within her, waiting to be unleashed should he ever make such a mistake again. “If you dare to ruin this for us so close to the end game, I will tear your very soul apart!” The demon growled. A rumbling of its deep, shivering depths shook him to the very bone!

“I’m sorry.” He said in a very timid voice, not daring to face such a creature from the very depths of Hades itself.

All the sudden, things turned back to normal, and Voltage gave him a sweet little smirk.

“That’s okay! You are forgiven.” She pinched his cheek and skipped back to the other side of the row where she was before.

For now… That voice in his head made his eyes go wide again and he gulped.

They made their purchases, and as they exited the store, Spark stopped in order to bask in the absolute beauty that was sitting right outside, parked in the perfect spot. He smiled big, still hyped to no end about the glistening, sleek, perfect looking white van gazing back at him with those beautiful headlights.

Over the course of the last year, business was booming for the two of them. So much so that they were able to make some very large purchases. Some of them had been upgrades to tools and equipment, of course. However, it was Voltage who came up with the bright idea to finally get vehicles that could hold the needed tools.

They bought two large white vans and put two brand new toolboxes in them. With such huge toolboxes in the back of them, there was still plenty of room for any extra equipment they needed, no matter how big the job. Getting the label “Gemini Ties” in big fancy letters sealed the deal for Spark. He loved them, and even got them washed twice in one week shortly after purchasing them.

“Come on, Spark, we’ve wasted too much time already. We need to go. There’s plenty of time to ogle your new children when we get back to the shop.” Voltage also enjoyed their new toys, but at a fraction of how much Spark liked them. She was the one who rained on his parade, telling him that one day they were going to be scraped, beaten up and run down with how much they were going to be using them over the years.

Voltage got into the driver’s seat as they all got in, Spark rode shotgun while Pop got into the back, sitting on top of the toolbox that was bolted into the bottom of the van’s carpeted floor.

“Now, remember not to scare the little foals this year, Spark. Last year we had three very angry parents after us.” Voltage said as she looked out the back windows as she went in reverse.

“Oh come on! That was classic! Who doesn’t love the old ‘fake scarecrow’ effect? They only screamed a little.”

“You nearly gave their parents conniption fits! I got nasty looks from that mother for weeks after that and she was one of our best customers. Emphasis on ‘was’.” She glared at Spark as much as she could while also safely driving in traffic. He snickered and waved her off.

“Oh, that reminds me.” Pop said, drawing Spark’s attention. “Did you ever talk to those workers next door? They woke me up again last night, I almost went over there and told them to pipe down myself.”

“Yeah, I called them this morning, actually. They keep telling me that their schedule is way too busy right now, and that they’ll try to keep the noise to a minimum. Whatever good that’s gonna do.” Spark leaned his head back on the head rest on the back of his seat, basking in the wonders that was fresh interior cushioning. “If they do it again, I’m going to their manager.”

“I was just about to suggest that.” Voltage said as she turned the van onto their street.

They made it home, and how beautiful it was to look upon. They got out all of their old decorations and the place was looking very spookified, indeed. Two jack o'lanterns, a ghost made of a pillowcase, some green and orange flashing lights and lots of bats covered the front of the store.

The place where they did construction next door also added some effect to their Nightmare Night decor. It looked very much like a haunted warehouse, as the windows were covered by sheets, and the foliage outside rustled with the chilly air of the coming winter. Any other time of year, and they would have worried about the image of the place, this time of year, though, it fit quite well.

“It’s just so weird that they don’t do any construction during the day.” Pop Candy said as she brought in some of the bags. Voltage opened the door for her, and looked at Spark. The two of them shrugged and followed her with their own shopping bags.

Voltage checked the messages on the landline, seeing that they hadn’t gotten any calls on it. While the phone numbers on their vans were that of both of their cell phones, there were still some of their older customers that still contacted their original number.

“Well, it seems we thought of everything! Candy is bought, costumes are done and we have our friends coming over tomorrow.” Spark said as he climbed up the stairs on the other side of the shop. He was followed closely by Voltage.

“Oh, yes, and Star Burst is coming over tomorrow morning to take me out to breakfast. I don’t even know what the occasion is. She even wants me to see the night club she’s working at. I’m so excited!” Pop Candy gave a tiny squee as she walked to the kitchen counter, putting her bags on it. She looked into her bags and her eyes widened. She pulled out a big bag of caramel candies, putting it to the side. After that came the sour gummies, then the wafer chocolates and the chocolate pieces with the candy shells. All of them were the jumbo packs and there were even some candy bags in her costume sack. After a moment, she lost a bit of strength in her arm, her hand placing the bag on the counter and both her hands going onto the countertop.

All of these candies were the ones she loved to sell in her old shop. The thought of having to go out and buy such treats only made her nostalgic for that wondrous store. It had been almost a year since she lost that store; bought out by that bastard of a business pony, Obscenely Rich. All of that hard work and sacrifice was swept away in no time at all. She dreamed of having that shop, and while it was a lot of sweat and elbow grease, she loved it with all of her heart.

The memory of those colorful candy delights as they lined the shelves, it was almost too much to bare. Her hands gripped tight on the counter’s edge.

“Hey Pop, did you see that Nightmare bowl I picked out--” Spark walked into the main area connected to the kitchen from their room. He looked over at her to see her leaned against the counter with her head slumped downward. “Pop?”

“Oh, ummm yes, it’s in the sack with my costume.” She composed herself as best she could, standing up straight and using one finger to wipe the tears that welled up in her eyes. She turned to him to see the look on his face. He had a tiny frown with his eyebrows up as he approached her. Pop made an attempt to try and come up with an excuse. The normal something caught in her eye, or that she was tired, but none of it came out.

“Pop, what’s wrong?” He came up to her and gently took her hands, his palms rubbing up to her elbows as he pulled her close. She had no choice but to lean her head onto his masculine chest. She peered into his orange furred pectorals that were hidden beneath his white shirt with the old washed out grease stains. He put a hand onto the back of her mane, his fingers traced through her pink, yellow, and bright blue hair as his chin leaned onto the top of her head, managing to avoid her bright cream colored unicorn horn.

“Oh… it’s… nothing.” Pop said as she nuzzled his chest a little. However, he peered over to the very large sacks of candy that were placed on top of the counter. It wasn’t hard for him to put two and two together. The only reason she even came into the twins’ lives was candy. After she lost her candy store, she came to them and asked them for a place to stay until she could find a decent paying job to get back on her hooves. They gave her something more than she could ever ask for. Not only a place to stay, but also a family. They had remained such from then on.

“It’s alright, Pop, you’ll feel better tomorrow.” He said and gave her a kiss on the top of her head. “You’re going to see your dear old friend Star Burst, and I’m sure you two will live it up. It is Nightmare Night, after all.”

She looked up at him with a meek little smile, seeing his reassuring grin. Pop leaned back down onto his shoulder this time, and gave a sigh. She nodded into his shoulder, and as she looked up again, they met with a little kiss on the lips.

Star Burst approached the shop from the sidewalk outside, and her eyes widened as she saw two large, white vans parked outside, bearing the name “Gemini Ties” on both of them. She marveled at how new they looked, and even whistled a little. Had it really been that long since she came to the shop? She knew it’d been at least two weeks, but she wasn’t expecting such a huge development. The brown pegasus decided to go ahead and dress up for Nightmare Night. Superheroes were in, but honestly, she didn’t care about that. She found a female superhero outfit with a small explosion on the chest, resembling that of a firecracker. The top had her very large bust amazingly framed in red with a yellow border. She wore a yellow cape, a yellow skirt, long red gloves and a pair of red boots that actually didn’t come with the outfit, but matched it anyway. She tied her brownish gray hair into a ponytail, allowing her bright orange eyes to show proudly.

She’d already gotten so many compliments on her costume just on the walk to Gemini Ties, and after today, she knew they wouldn’t be the last.

Before she could even touch the door, Pop Candy opened it, and the two of them smiled brightly at each other. Pop Candy also wore her costume. She had made a split second decision at the very last minute of deciphering. Between black and white, she went with red. She wore a costume for the Queen of Hearts. Most of the dress was red, bordered black, and the blouse part that covered her gigantic breasts topped the heart that showed in the center, which was bottom bordered in black and white checkers. She held a very large sucker that was also a heart, with a very large sucker stick. Though, after trying it on, it didn’t seem to compliment her cream colored complexion, she still loved the costume when she looked at it in the mirror. It was all topped off by a small crown on top of her head, which had a red heart front and center.

“Hey!” Pop Candy held out her arms to Star Burst, and they embraced tightly.

“Heeeyyy!” Star Burst pulled back from her to eye her dress once again. “Look at you! Your costume looks amazing! Did it come with the sucker?”

“No, but when have I ever had a problem finding candy?” Pop said as she closed the door behind her. The two of them laughed and started to walk down the sidewalk. The city was alive with activity that day. Kids were out playing, some of them in costumes already. People were setting out their self-carved pumpkins in the front windows, and businesses were opening up for the big night. Ranchtown loved Nightmare Night, it was all great fun, and good for business.

“So tell me about this night club! Is it as dazzling as I think? I really haven’t been to too many clubs, honestly.” Pop said as she put her heart sucker in her mouth to give it a good licking.

“Well, I’m planning on showing you the nightclub, but the big thing about that is that it’s a night club. So if that happens, it’ll be later. I was actually thinking about stopping by Leafly’s shop before we go eat.” Starburst smiled at her as they walked. Her cape was flapping behind her as the wind gave a small breeze, revealing her folded wings underneath it. They were large wings, so the cape didn’t cover them up entirely.

“Oooo! I love her flowers. Isn’t she coming over for the Nightmare Night party?” Pop put the lollipop back into her mouth. The syrup they used to make the sucker was actually quite good. She knew she liked the smell when she bought them.

“Yeah, and I was thinking of getting some flowers for someone special.” Star gave her a wink.

“Oh? Someone special, you say?” Pop Candy leaned toward her, her eyes full of wonder. “Who might this special somepony be? Anyone I know?”

“You’ll find out.” She leaned over and planted a tiny kiss on Pop’s nose, giggling.

The two of them walked down the street to the flower shop. Leafly kept all of her flowers indoors, given that the temperature was dropping. She had assortments all over the small store, a great deal of them were white, and she even had some specially grown black roses, which were a hot commodity on Nightmare Night. She had already sold well over half of her stock, and had three bunches of them out the door just an hour after she opened her store.

The two of them opened the door to see Leafly at her desk, arranging yet another bouquet in a vase in the middle of the surface. This one was of red roses, though.

Leafly was a rare breed of pony in Ranchtown standards, as Batponies were not very familiar in those parts. She prided herself in her status though. For Nightmare Night, she dressed herself in a ragged, solid black dress with a jagged collar. She was a dark grayish brown color in her fur, but she used a bit of powder to pale her face and wore elongated false fangs in her mouth. She looked at the door as it opened, and her eyes brightened. One part of her that was not altered were her eyes, one was a deep blue, while the other was a very pale gray. Her green batwings were partially unfolded behind her to enhance the whole vampire look.

“Hey Star! Hey Pop!” She got up from her desk and walked out from behind her counter. She came to both of them and wrapped her arms around the two of them as they shared in a greeting. That was when a devious grin crept onto her face, and she pressed her mouth to both of their necks. “Nom nom!”

Both of them gave exaggerated gasps and Pop held her neck. “Oh no! Does that mean I’ll be a vampire too?”

“Oh, don’t worry about it dear, I’m just going to turn you into a zombie pony.” Leafly giggled, and then looked at her sucker, which was already starting to lose its heart shape as Pop had been licking on it so much. “I’m guessing you two are going to be ready for tonight? I’m bringing lots of punch! It’s gonna be green punch, and I even got some dry ice to give it the fogging effect.”

“Yes, I am so ready for tonight.” Star said as she shared a wide grin with Leafly. They began to giggle. Star put a hand over her mouth.

“Wow, you two are really excited for this party huh?” Pop Candy said, smiling at the two of them. Their giggling stopped as they looked at Pop. They gave her a wide grin.

“Oh, of course, who doesn’t love a good Nightmare Party?” Star Burst said, and then looked over toward Leafly. “Is that the bouquet I ordered?” She motioned toward Leafly’s desk, and she nodded.

“Yep! It’ll be ready when the time comes. What are you two up to today?” Leafly ran her fingers through her green and brown hair as she walked over toward her desk again.

“Well, we’re going out for some food together.” Pop said, and then looked over toward Star Burst. “But hey, do you mind if we stop by the shop after lunch? I think I’ll need a light jacket. I didn’t think it would get this cold today.” She asked. Pop Candy put her hand on her shoulder and rubbed it, as it was a sleeveless, strapless dress.

Both Star’s and Leafly’s eyes widened a little bit.

“Nooooo, we can just get you another jacket at the store on our way to our next stop.” Star Burst said as she put her hands on Pop’s shoulders, walking up behind her.

“But the club won’t be opened for a while, I mean, we should have plenty of time to go get one of my jackets.” She looked back at Star as she massaged her shoulders.

“You don’t want to just ruin a perfectly good costume with a random jacket, do you?” Leafly said, turning from her desk to walk over to Pop as well. “You need something silky, and red. Preferably something with hearts on it, right?”

“Well, that is true.” Pop looked at Leafly as the vampire batpony gave her a devious, sly grin. Pop found it a little strange how well she fit the vampire persona. “Alright, we can go on a little shopping spree.”

“Yeah! Why not make it a really fun day, am I right?” Star said, and looked at Leafly. The two of them exchanged a very silent sigh of relief.

“Were you going to pick up the bouquet now? I think the restaurant is open now.” Pop said as she began to turn, but both mares held her in place before she could.

“Well, about that.” Leafly said as she reached behind the two of them and turned her open sign into an out to lunch sign. “I was wanting a little lunch myself.” Leafly said as she began to breathe onto Pop’s neck, giving her goosebumps.

“Y-you were?” Pop asked, her gooseflesh only growing more defined as Leafly began to rub the edge of her fake fangs over Pop’s side of her neck.

“Mmmhmmm.” Without Pop noticing, she winked at Star, who grinned, deciding to play along. “I want my pretty prey to feel right at home. Please, come in, make yourself comfortable.”

Leafly grabbed Pop’s hand, and Star held her shoulders as they led her to the back of the store, which had UV lights on either side of the room, shining down on rows of flowers. There were many other flowers in the shop, and they lined every wall. It smelled so fresh, and full of nature in that storage room. However, the batpony wasn’t there to show her the stock. As Star Burst closed the door behind them, she put both of her hands on Pop’s red top and flipped them down, revealing her very large tits. Her cream colored breasts bounced free, exposing her pink, hard nipples.

With two taps from her tongue, Leafly loosened the fake fangs in her mouth and spat them into her hand. As she put them in her pocket, she latched onto Pop’s nipple, starting to suckle on it. Star Burst followed suit, putting her hand on her other boob, squeezing it.

Pop’s face turned completely red as the two mares caressed her at the same time, one with her tongue, the other pinching her nipple with her fingers. Star put her mouth on the side of Pop Candy’s neck, starting to give it long, passionate kisses. The large chested pony began to give small moans at the sudden attention she was getting. She put her hand on the back of Leafly’s mane, running her fingers through her beautiful green and black hair.

“Ohh! What are-- what are you--mmm! Two-- doing?” She wanted to make it very clear that she was not complaining in the least. She tried to convey that in words, but words were failing her at the moment. She could only moan louder as Leafly began to rub her very tender nipple with her teeth.

Pop felt a sudden draft on her butt as Star lifted her dress in the back to expose her bare ass. Before she could even react, she felt Star Burst’s fingers come up to her pussy lips. Her forefinger began sliding over her already soaking wet labia. Pop spread her legs open a little more to give her more room to do so. Leafly grabbed her tits with both hands and started to caress them, rubbing them together.

“Your tits are soooo big.” Leafly whispered to her as her lips met Pop’s, and her arms went around the batpony’s waist. They kissed for a good long while.

“Mmmmm, did you just forget to wear panties today or are you just kinda weird like that?” Star Burst giggled a little bit, causing Pop to blush even harder, especially when she entered two fingers into Pop’s pussy, which was twitching a great deal.

“I-I-I just… nnmmm!-- Didn’t think I n-needed them!” Pop moaned loudly, and leaned forward as Leafly prompted her to. The batpony put the unicorn’s hands on her tits, sliding her flimsy black dress downward to let them pop out in her hands. Her breasts were more than a handful for Pop Candy as she squeezed them. As Star continued to press her fingers into her vagina, Pop’s hands squeezed harder on Leafly.

“Uh huh, and it wasn’t at all because you wanted to get fucked on Nightmare Night?” Star replied as her fingers pushed harder into her pussy, drawing a harder cry from her.

“Y-you don’t know me! Aw!!!” Pop shouted.

“Get her on her back.” Leafly grinned at Star, who nodded. They got Pop down onto her back, the floor had a soft carpet on it, and she hoped that her dress wouldn’t get wrinkled. All of those worries went away in an instant as she felt Star’s lips and tongue invade her pussy. Her legs spread out wide as her skirt was hiked up to her abs, and she grabbed Star’s mane, which was tied up in a grayish black ponytail. She wasn’t sure why, but the fact that Star was dressed as a superhero was a little enthralling in this situation. Perhaps she had a fetish for this type of thing?

None of that mattered, though. As the green winged batpony lifted up her skirt to the point that her ass and pussy were in full view, she lowered herself down onto Pop’s face. The moaning unicorn graciously accepted her pussy in her mouth with gusto. Her mouth engulfed the whole of her pussy lips, and her tongue dug its way into her sweet honey hole. Leafly found herself playing with her own tits as she groaned. Playing around with her cream colored friend got her all hot and bothered; her flowing pussy juice was proof of that.

However, after just about a minute, Leafly felt Pop moaning into her. She vibrated the batpony’s pussy lips, causing her to twitch and moan, pinching her own nipples hard. Pop could feel Star’s tongue swirl inside of her vagina. Her legs wrapped around her head, squeezing her head closer to her crotch. She began to twitch hard, and squealed into Leafly’s cunt. It took no time at all for both of them to cum in close succession.

Her breathing went full force as the botanist bat finally got her pussy off her face, and sat near her. The two of them panted heavily. Star wiped the juice from her chin, and stuck her finger into her mouth, licking the juice from it. She smiled at Pop, who was still trying to get her bearings.

“Okay, where did that come from?” Pop Candy finally stood up as fast as she could to straighten her dress. Thankfully, it didn’t seem to be wrinkled too badly. “Don’t get me wrong, it was… lovely, but really it seemed to come out of nowhere.”

Pop looked back at Leafly, who was straightening her tits inside of her black dress.

“Oh, no real reason. I just had a certain…” She popped her fake fangs back on her canines and hissed at Candy. “Hungerrrrrr.”

They all three giggled at this.

“But what about you?” Pop looked over at Star Burst, who widened her eyes a bit at the sudden attention. “Shouldn’t we take care of you too?”

“Oh, dear citizen.” She held up her gloved hand toward her and stood taller. “It’s just my civic duty.” Star put on her best superhero voice, and leaned her fists onto her hips, looking off to the side as her wings flapped a little bit to get her cape shaking in an imaginary wind.

Both Leafly and Pop laughed at this. But then they stopped as Star started looking at some of the newer plants in Leafly’s stock.

“Ummmm, is it just me, or are these flowers not looking so hot?” She walked up to the plants which were in their individual black pots, lined up on a table and numbered by order of arrival. The petals on them were already starting to wilt, and it was obvious that Leafly had taken notice. She bumped them up on the schedule to sell them as soon as possible.

“Well, I mean, it is out of season for flowers at the moment.” She looked at them, walking up beside Star as she took a closer look.

“Yeah, but don’t they have huge greenhouses to keep this from happening out of season? Isn’t that why you pay extra?” Star looked over at Leafly, who looked downward, scratching her bat ear, and sighed.

“Yes… I messaged them about it, but apparently they’ve been having problems with their shipments. They can’t even give me a discount from what they said. I can’t switch stocks either, the flowers I’m growing aren’t going to bloom for another month or so.”

“You tell me if you need help, okay Leaf?” She looked the batpony in the eyes. She looked at the worry she had in that one beautiful blue eye of hers, while the other, bright gray eye showed no emotion at all. She looked downward, and nodded to the pegasus.

Star wrapped her arms around Leafly, and rubbed her back as Pop Candy put her hand to her mouth. The amount that Pop could relate to this was getting a little scary.