Twilight Sparkle: The Princess of Friendship With Benefits

Something was wrong. Something was really wrong. Something was certainly, most definitely, absolutely wrong.

Twilight couldn't believe it. It had happened again!

Last night, when she was leaving Sugar Cube Corner, walking hand in hand with Pinkie Pie, one of her six best friends and now one of her six lovers, when all of a sudden, out of absolutely nowhere, Pinkie pulled her to the side, kissed her with the burning passion of a thousand cupcakes, and said,

'I love you, my little sweetie pie.'

Now, normally, this would not be a problem. They're lovers after all. This is normal. At least it would be if not for the fact that when Twilight saw her eyes, they too flashed purple for a single second.

She was affected, too. They all were. All of her friends were affected by magic. Her magic. This was her fault. And she would wait no longer.

No more waiting. No more tests. No more experiments. She had to do this now.

She looked over to see Spike fast asleep. There was no time to wake him. She would come back and get him from the castle. Right now however, she needed answers.

She got out of bed, and rushed to finish her daily routine. Once that was done, she got dressed, brushed her hair, and went downstairs to make breakfast, remembering to be as quiet as possible so as not to wake her dragon lover.

She went into the kitchen and made her own rose and cherry sandwiches, the only thing she even dared to savor the taste of while she was in such a hurry.

However, immediately after that, she walked out of the door of her castle, and made her way over to the only pony she knew would be awake this early in the morning.

'Apple Jack, here I come.'

As she made her way into the orchard, power walking past the several dozens of trees that made up its contents, she almost didn't notice the slight appearance of movement just on the edge of her vision.

She stopped abruptly, looking around quickly for whatever it was she believed she saw.

"Apple Jack, is that you?" she asked, turning towards the direction she thought her friend was in.

"I'm over here, Twi!" came AJ's voice. Twilight continued walking for a while before coming upon her friend standing on top of a step stool in order to help her pick apples. She picked one and threw it into the basket at her feet before turning to address her friend properly.

"Howdy there, Twilight!"

Twilight turned to her and smiled. "Hi, Aj. How are you? I...don't mean to intrude but, um..."

"Why I'm fit as a fiddle, thank ya fer askin'. What'd ya come all the way out here so early for? Did ya wanna have another session? Sorry, but, I'm kinda busy right now. Big Mac and I need to pick all these apples so we can sell em at the market tomorrow. We got quite a batch this year, and granny wants to show 'em off."

Twilight took a deep breath to calm herself down. "Um...no, AJ, sorry. I didn't come for another round. As delightful as that sounds I actually came to tell you something. Something important."

Apple Jack stopped what she was doing, got down off her step stool, set an apple she had picked into the basket at her feet again, and walked over to Twilight, a serious expression on her face. "I'm listening."

Twilight cleared her throat. "I...may have done something to you. Not on purpose, but still, I may have done something, And it might be really bad."

"Whoa there, Twilight." Apple Jack said, trying to help her friend keep her composure. "What exactly did ya do?"

"Well, you see..." Twilight began, "I have this condition. It's a little...complicated."

AJ placed her hands on Twilight's shoulders. "Relax now, Twi. I'm sure it's fine. Just...tell me what it is."

"Alright then. A few days ago some really strange things started happening to me. First, I got a feeling of weakness out of nowhere, only to have it replaced with a pressure that kept me from getting up, then a sense of invigoration and happiness unlike anything I've ever experienced."

Apple Jack nodded. "And? What else happened?"

Twilight continued. "Even though my condition changed every now and then, there was always one thing that stayed the same. I was always horny. It didn't matter when it was, where I was, or what I was doing. I was always, always horny."

Apple Jack nodded again. "And what did you do about it?"

"Well, I went to see Princess Celestia about it, and she told me that it was normal. That I was only going through a special alicorn right of passage called magical evolution. My magic was evolving, and because of the type of thing I rule over as princess, that being friendship, I would be affected accordingly."

"And how has it affected you?" Apple Jack asked, curious as to how this 'evolution' could be affecting her friend, and how it could make her so sad when it sounded like a good thing.

"Well, aside from what I told you, because i'm the princess of friendship, my magic is making me feel a much stronger connection to my friends. Specifically, in the sexual department."

Now Aj understood. "So you're saying, your magic's evolving, and it's making you want to have sex with us."

"That's right." Twilight responded. "And according to the princess the only way to keep my magic from going wild and affecting me in a bad way, is for me to have sex. Not that I've been having sex with you only to keep myself in check. I really do love you all, but-"

Apple Jack put a finger to her lips, effectively shushing her. "Now hold on, Twilight. No one's accusing ya of anythin'."

"But I-"

"And no one's doubtin' ya either. Just...tell me what goin' on."

"Well, i'm afraid that my magic is already affecting you guys!"

Aj considered Twilight's words for a moment before looking down at herself and focusing on her body. "Well, I don't look or feel any different."

"It's not gonna show up so easily. it affects your personalities in a very small and subtle way. It's almost unnoticeable."

"Then how are we gonna find out if I'm affected?"

"It's quite simple actually. Apple Jack, lie to me."

Suddenly, AJ's eyes flashed purple before winking out, and she said, "I'd never lie to you, Twilight. I love you."

AJ shook her head to clear it before saying, "Whoa, what was that?"

"That... was my magic." was all Twilight said in response.

"That was it? Well then, that was weird." Aj said, clutching her head. "I feel a bit dizzy"

"Oh no! Aj are you alright?!" Twilight said, grabbing AJ and holding her steady.

"Relax, Twi. It's nothing. It's not the magic. I''m probably just tired. I did start work at five in the morning after all."

Twilight chuckled at her actions. "Oh, right."

They both chuckled for a bit before returning to the matter at hand.

"So, that was the magic?" AJ asked.

"Yep." Twilight answered. "It makes you say and possibly do, weird things.

"Why is it weird though? I may have been affected, but I knew that that was what I wanted to say. I think the magic just made me-"

"TELL THE TRUTH!" they both said at once.

"AJ, I think that's it!" Twilight said.

"The magic doesn't make us do and say weird things." Aj said, her hand on her chin in thought.

"It makes us more attuned to our particular element!" Twilight finished the thought process for the both of them.

"Wait. What do you mean, Twi?"

"Don't you get it, AJ? Rainbow Dash actively stating and showing her loyalty during sex, Fluttershy declaring her devotion to caring for me, Rarity practically begging to service me and be generous, Pinkie randomly kissing me out of nowhere, you refusing to lie to me?!"

"Isn't that stuff we would do normally anyway?" Aj asked, confused.

"Technically, yes. But it's not about that. All of this is stuff that goes without saying. I already know that you would all do that for me, because we're friends. The magic doesn't affect us in what we do. It just makes it easier for the defining parts of our personality to show! We have to tell the others!"

Apple Jack nodded and looked over to her brother. "Big Mac, can you take over for a while?"

The muscular man nodded his head, giving a silent 'okay', before walking off.

AJ looked at Twilight. "So...what was that about Pinkie kissing you out of nowhere?"

Twilight blushed and looked away. "Um..."

"So, lemme get this straight." Rainbow Dash said as she looked at Twilight, a single eyebrow raised. "You're saying that for the past week or more, you've been having sex with us to stop your magic from going out of control as it got stronger?"

Twilight nodded, her expression one of seriousness despite the blush in her cheeks. This was too important to be embarrassed about. "That's right, Rainbow."

Rainbow nodded back. "And now you think that your magic might be affecting us too. Making the core parts of our personality more obvious at the worst of times?"

Twilight nodded again, her expression one of sorrow now. "Please, don't be mad. I really do love you all. It's just that, with all this going on, it's hard to tell which part of you is my doing, and which part of you is...well, you." She looked away, not daring to meet her friend's eyes.

Pinkie walked up to her, placing a hand on her shoulder. Twilight and AJ had long since gotten the girls together and explained the situation. Now it was just a matter of figuring out how to stop it. "Don't worry Twilight. We're not mad at you. You chose us as your partners, even for something like this. We'd be happy to help you with anything you asked for. Because even without your magic affects, that doesn't change the fact that we love you with all our hearts."

Twilight looked up at Pinkie, the most recent edition to what was effectively a herd now. Wow, that thought was scary. She had a herd now.

Well, at least it was one filled with all her friends. She would always have their support. That, she knew.

"Thank you, Pinkie."

"No problem!" The party mare giggled and stepped back.

Then Rarity spoke up. "That's all well and good, darling, but how exactly are we supposed to find a solution to all of this?"

"That's easy, actually." Twilight said, perking up and smiling. "We'll ask the princess!"

"Wha- ah! The princess?! Twilight it's 8:00 a.m.! There's no way the princess is even awake right now, much less in the mood to aid us in such a matter as this!"

Rarity, do ya really think the princess would mind the time if Twilight showed up with a problem? She'd probably drop everything she was doing and rush to help her, no matter the cost. Even if that cost is her sleep."

Rarity looked around and sighed. "I...suppose you have a point."

"Then it's settled. We need to go and see Celestia as soon as possible," Twilight said, smiling in determination.

"Oh, Twilight, by the way," Fluttershy finally made her voice known after all this time. "where's Spike?"

Twilight's eyes widened when she realized what her friend had said. "Uh Oh."

A purple flash of light could be seen winking into existence, only to vanish less than a second later, revealing Twilight Sparkle and all her friends. She immediately called out to him.

"Spike!" She looked back to her friends. "Wait here, girls. I'll go get him."

With that, she made her way up the stairs to their shared room, knocking on the door, just in case.

"Spike? Are you in there?"

She waited for a while to see whether or not he was there. After a while, she sighed and resolved to try again, but before she could get in a decent breath of air to speak louder, she watched as Spike opened the door.

"T-Twilight? Is that you?"

The purple mare twiddled her thumbs and looked away. "Y-yeah, it's me."

"Where were you?! I've been out looking for you for two and a half hours!" Spike whisper-yelled, as he was too tired to speak any higher.

"I know, Spike. And i'm so, so sorry. It's just, something important happened and I didn't feel like I had time to wake you up, and I...ohhh..." Twilight closed her eyes and looked down, not daring to look into Spike's own emerald orbs.

"I know you didn't mean it, Twi. It's just...I was so worried about you. Even if it was important, you could've told me. I don't care if i'm asleep or whatever. If something happens, I want you to tell me. I am your number one assistant after all." He grinned, showing off several sharp fangs. "That is, unless you don't consider me important enough to be included in the group's business?" He winked at her.

Twilight was shocked. Why would he even say something like that? But when she saw the look on his face, she chuckled. "Ahahaha! Oh, shut it, Spike. You know that's not true. Now stop being a drama queen and come downstairs. We have to go see Princess Celestia."

"Oh? What about?" Spike asked, curious.

"I'll explain on the way. We have to go as soon as possible." Twilight answered, not even stopping to face him as she made her way downstairs toward the door.

"If you say so." Spike remarked as he followed his lover down the stairs.

Once they were all together, Twilight activated a transport spell, and they made their way through the ether and onto the front steps of Canterlot Castle. The time was now. They would get their answers.

Spike was absolutely stunned. He may have heard Celestia say that Twilight's magic might go out of control, but he never heard her say it would affect others. Especially not all of their friends. It had even affected him, according to Twilight, although he had yet to feel it's effects. Perhaps that was because of his dragon blood? He didn't know. All he did know, was that Twilight needed help. And the only place they could get it now would be from Princess Celestia.

As he made his way through the halls of the castle, walking a little ways behind the group, he found himself wondering just what Celestia would do to help them. Would she have to do some ancient ritual that required them to go on a quest? Maybe an old spell back from when they lived in the castle of the two sister's? Or even an experimental spell with unknown side effects?

That one made him laugh. There was no way Celestia would do something like that to Twilight. Especially when she knew there may be consequences even she couldn't deal with. That, and the very thought of it was so ridiculous it seemed like nothing more than one big joke.

He was brought out of his thoughts by two words from Twilight. "We're here!"

He looked up to see two large ornate doors, decorated with the symbol of the sun. They were there all right. Right in front of the throne room of the royal castle. No matter how many times he saw this place, it would never get old. Behind those doors, doing whatever she did when they were gone, was Celestia, probably asleep on her throne, now that he thought about how early it was.

He watched as Twilight opened the door to her former teacher's domain and entered inside.

"Princess? Princess Celestia?" Twilight called out to her mentor as she looked around the room. It was dark, save for the light of the early sun.

"Princess?" Twilight called out once more. This time, she got an answer.

"I've been waiting for you, Twilight. How nice of you to come to me so early. What is it I can help you with?"

Twilight jumped at the sound of Celestia's voice right next to her ear, her hot breath on her neck. This was made worse when her mentor's voice was slightly distorted, and she no longer knew where her friends were.

"C-Celestia?"

Suddenly, the room was illuminated by a bright glow, and all was revealed. All being Celestia laughing her flank off while rolling on the floor at Twilight''s reaction.

"Ahahahahaha! Priceless! You should've seen your face!" She yelled in the midst of her laughter.

Twilight deadpanned and looked around, seeing that her friends hadn't even moved from their spot in the doorway.

"Uh, Twi? What just happened?" asked AJ, looking slightly confused.

"One of Celestia's pranks, i presume?" Twilight said, giving her former mentor another deadpan expression.

She simply kept laughing, if only for a moment. She soon straightened up and righted herself. "Ahem. Yes, well, you simply must forgive me Twilight. I have no idea where this playful streak of mine even comes from. I'm sorry."

Twilight's expression soon changed into a smile. "it's fine. I don't really mind it all that much. It's actually nice to see you act so carefree, what with the stress of ruling and all."

Celestia smiled as well. "Oh, you know me too well, Twilight. So, what brings you here to me so early. Surely it isn't just to scold me for my admittedly childish actions?"

Twilight's expression hardened as she scrunched up her face in thought. "Hmm...Oh yes! Well, you see..."

"I see. I had a feeling this would happen." Celestia said as she sat upon her throne, her head resting in one of her hands.

"You knew?" Twilight asked, shocked.

"It was only a feeling. But to think it would come true is just...well..."

"So what's happening to us? If you know, then tell us." Rainbow Dash said, getting slightly impatient.

"Dashie! Don't rush the princess!" Pinkie said, pulling Dash to the back of the group.

Celestia giggled. "Oh, no. It's quite alright, Pinkie.I suppose I should get on with it. It's all pretty simple really. There's really nothing all that big to it. It's just a common deduction."

"A common deduction?" Twilight parroted.

"That's right. You are a unicorn whose special talent is magic itself. Add being an alicorn princess, and the fact that you're going through magical evolution, and it's only natural that some of your magic would leak out." Celestia explained.

"Well, then how do we stop it?" Twilight asked.

"Stop it? Why in equestria would you want to stop it?"

"It's affecting my friends." was all Twilight answered with.

"Ah, I see. Well then, in that case, the answer to this, is also quite simple."

"So then what is it?" Rainbow Dash interjected again.

"Dashie, quit it!" Pinkie pulled her back again.

"You can't stop magical evolution, but you can heal those it has affected." Celestia responded, finally getting off of her throne and walking over to them.

"So you can help them go back to normal?" Twilight asked, excited that her friends would be okay.

"Yes. I have only to remove the excess magic from their bodies and put it back into you. But..." Celestia trailed off.

"But?" Apple Jack spoke up.

"But that's only if you all want to be rid of Twilight's magic." Celestia finally said.

Twilight gulped. This was it. Celestia had made the ultimatum known,, now they had to choose. Live with Twilight's magic, or get rid of it and go on with their lives as normal.

Twilight looked back at all of her friends. "So, girls, what do you say? Will you get rid of it?"

They all seemed to think on this a moment. But then a moment stretched into minutes, and the minutes went on and on. All in all half an hour had passed before they made their decisions. And Apple Jack was the first to speak.

"Well, I don't really see a problem with it."

Rainbow Dash was next. "Yeah, me neither."

"I for one find it quite enjoyable to be more open about my desires." Rarity said, a smile crossing her features.

"Ooh, Ooh, what she said. What she said!" Pinkie remarked, pointing at Rarity.

"Pinkie darling it's not nice to point fingers." Rarity said, scolding her.

"Aww, alright then!" Pinkie said, perking up and jumping up and down.

"I...don't want to...get rid of it...either...If...that's okay." Fluttershy said, twiddling her thumbs and looking away.

Twilight was absolutely shocked. "Come on, girls! What are you saying?! This is not a good thing. Are you really sure you wanna spend your lives with my magic causing you to do and say all kinds of things? Think of your daily lives!"

"Now, listen here, Sugar Cube." Apple Jack steppe in front of her. "We don't care one bit about what other's think of us. Besides, according to you, the magic only affects us when we're around you, so that's not much of a problem. And there's one tiny little detail you seem to be forgetting about, Twi."

"Little detail? What could I possibly be forgetting?" Twilight asked, looking confused.

"Ever since this whole thing happened, we've been closer than ever. We're all lovers now, not just friends. And I think I speak for everyone when I say that we're all happy with that." AJ smiled, winking at her friend.

"Ohhh...girls..." Twilight started tearing up. She really had such wonderful friends.

"The spell didn't change us. In fact, I think it brought us closer to out true selves, so living with it seems like a fair trade off after what it's done for us."

Twilight could only smile in response.

In the background, Celestia stood there smiling. Seeing such a wonderful sight as this was what she lived for. It's the reason she loved her little ponies so much in the first place. Seeing such a sight reminded her that life did indeed have it's good moments, and that you can always make the best out of the bad ones. She walked over to Twilight and put an arm around her shoulders.

"Well, it looks like your friends have made their decision. Now it is up to you."

Twilight didn't look up at her mentor, but she knew she had to be smiling. She looked back at AJ.

"So what do you say?" AJ reaches out her hand for a handshake. "Keep it?"

Twilight looked at her for a moment, then down to her outstretched hand. After a moment she lifted her own hand and accepted the handshake.

"Keep it!"

Aj brought her into a hug, which all of her friends soon joined. "We'll always be the best of friends, spell or not."

Twilight shook her head. "No, AJ, we're not friends anymore. Don't you remember? We're more than that! We're lovers!"

AJ scratched the back of her head and looked away sheepishly. "Oh, that's right. We're lovers now. Well girls, what do ya say we head back to Sugar Cube Corner for some cupcakes!" She raised a fist into the air.

All of her friends followed suit, screaming, "Yeah!"