Author's Note

There is a bit of a spoiler at the end of this story to those who have not seen the movie...just be prepared.

Mending Shadows

"Well...that could've gone a bit better." Lily muttered, her wings ruffling off the snow on them by the fireplace as she warmed herself and soon as she had appeared in the house.

"It wasn't too bad. Aside from running into that Yeti and nearly getting buried in an avalanche." Tempest Shadow, Lily's marefriend (I know...shocker right?) was getting a pot of water on for tea. It had been several months since Tempest had tried to conquer Equestria at the behest of the Storm King. His false promise to restore her horn guided her ambition...until he had gotten what he needed and was through with her. After his defeat, Tempest remained with Princess Twilight and her friends before deciding to see what Equestria had to offer for herself. A few months into her travels, she came across Lily and the two became close - and Tempest didn't question why Lily was an alicorn. And since neither were into the cliche mushiness that comes with relationships, they kept their feelings casual. In their latest travels, they explored some of the Frozen North, which was surprisingly not all unmanageable terrain. "Besides all that, the Crystal Empire was beautiful. I'm surprised Princess Cadence, after what I've done, didn't outright bar me entering."

Lily flicked her tail and looked at the kitchen before trotting in. The home in question was Lily's home. It was modest enough to suit her tastes: a simple kitchen, a large bedroom (which was the largest room in the house), windows that showed various locations throughout Equestria, and living room which doubled as a den-library since 3/4 walls were filled with books. Lily initially had no door to her home since it was in an alternate space or reality. But upon Tempest coming to live with her, Lily created a door that could be summoned by her wherever they may be and could open up to any destination they desired - as a way to make thing normal.

Lily stood by Tempest, seeing a twinge of sadness behind her brave facade. She wrapped her wing around the smaller mare and stared out a window that overlooked the Luna Bay. "You need to stop beating yourself up about that. You were deceived by the Storm King. And he got what was coming to him," she said in a slight harsh tone, "and you came out a better pony from that experience."

"Even if I did't get the prize I wanted." Tempest looked up at her broken horn and light sparks came from it.

"Horn or no horn, you're still an amazingly powerful pony. Didn't Princess Twilight tell you that herself?"

"She did, but even after all these years, I don't feel complete without it." The kettle started to whistle and Tempest turned off the stove. Lily's horn emitted a violet-blue aura as she grabbed two cups from the shelf. Once they were filled with water, Lily placed a teabag in each - peach for Tempest and Earl Grey for Lily - and they went to sit by the fire. "Wonder if there is even a way to restore it."

"I'm sure Princess Celestia and Princess Luna might know something. Maybe Princess Twilight, as well read as she is, could find something eventually." Lily took a sip of her tea and stared at the fire. "I bet if she does, it might require all four Princesses."

"But you are an alicorn as well. Can't you do something? And I am curious as to how you're an alicorn with more royal status." Tempest pointed out, causing Lily to give a throaty chuckle.

"Well because I am simply the dark desires of my former self, to which I can disguise myself as if we are in public. A simple illusionary spend and other ponies see a unicorn mare while you see me as I am." Lily placed another log on the fire, glancing at the smaller mare (Lily is about as tall as Celestia), her catlike irises practically glistening from the fire's glow.

The two silently sipped their tea. Tempest was thinking about where to go next. She had been to many places on the map: Canterlot (after it was restored), the Crystal Empire, Las Pegasus, Ponyville, Manehatten, Trottingham, and more. And ever since staying with Lily, these places take less time to travel to and are more accessible than before. She had even gone back to her former home for a few days and reconnect with the friends she had before. As they sat by the fire, Tempest started feeling warmer than she should have.

"You put something in my tea...didn't you?" She mumbled, standing to only find her legs were a bit wobbly. Wobbly enough that she simply plopped back down on her rump with a light the on the floor.

"Oh? So it kicked in? I was wondering when it would." Lily's wings ruffled as she stood. "I just want you to feel comfortable as much as possible." She purred, lifting Tempest's chin with her hoof.

Tempest Shadow stared up at Lily and tried looking brave. "What did you put in my tea?" She demanded with a shaky bravado.

"Only a small amount of aphrodisiac to loosen you up. I didn't want to, I honestly had been hoping we could take this slow and work around to it eventually. But I wanted to give this a try sooner than later." She grinned, her sharp teeth glistening. She then stood and started to circle her mate slowly. "I think we really need to use this R&R time to the fullest extent."

*****

Tempest was laying on her back, ears flat against her head as she let out soft, heated pants. She hadn't felt something like this before and was clueless as to what to do. Her body was toned and nicely firm from all the training she had gone through. But it also had a nice delicate structure to it as well. Her body felt like the fire wasn't just at the fireplace anymore, but also inside her, slowly growing as the seconds ticked by.

"Now you just relax and let me do the work." Lily whispered, leaning her head down to plant kisses over Tempest's taut body.

'She says that but how can I stay still when this all makes me feel tingly? That drug is potent. I have to be careful around her from now on...and possibly get revenge by using it on her one day. But I can worry about that later...right now I - Oh?! Tempest's train of thought was cut of at the sudden sensation of her teats being teased. She looked down to see Lily was lightly prodding her teats with her hoof, particular her erect nipples. Each little poke or slight breath against them sent small waves of electricity coursing through Tempest, causing little spasms and moans.

"Such a nice response. Wonder how much of a reaction I'll get from doing this." Lily smirked. She licked her lips before her tongue slowly ran over her mate's dampening flower.

Tempest let out a slight shriek at the new sensation. The fire in her growing ever hotter as if Lily were feeding it. Tempest watched as Lily licked her puffy pussy lips but then began to lick inside as well. With each lap came a new wave of pleasure. Soon love nectar started to flow and Lily licked that up as well. "What...What is this? It feels like my body is melting away."

"That's the feeling of pleasure, my dear. A feeling it seems you've been missing. Haven't you ever been through heat cycles?" Lily asked.

"Heat cycles? My training always outweighed that. So I simply adjusted my body to ignore it." Tempest said, and honestly it was a hard process for her to adjust like that. Each time it came, she had to bear with it in front of her troop but then would deal with it in private. After reconfirming her resolve, she began to ignore her heat cycles until they practically became nonexistent.

"Well, my dear, that will change now." Lily licked up her pussy and chuckled softly at the little button disappearing and reappearing at will. Sparing no time, Lily latched onto that little cherry, causing Tempest to shriek a little louder as her back arches. Spasms ran through her like a raging thunder bolt. The sensation was even greater with the aphrodisiac coursing through her. "Well that was a nice sound. I think it's time to kick things up a little."

Lily's horn lit up again. Tempest could see that this spell wasn't affecting anything really, which was strange. At least it was unto she noticed something thick and long protruding between her hind legs. "What in Equestria is that?"

"Oh this? It's what'll really make you feel good. But first, you gave to help get it ready." She smiled, stepping close till the new appendage was within full eyesight. Upon closer inspection, there was a large pair of balls rich with thick semen as well. Tempest's eyes widened seeing that it was a stallion cock, an impressive one no less. But it was still strange to see one on a mare. Lily laid on her side and used her magic to pull Tempest closer to the flared head. "Go ahead. Give it a taste."

"You're not serious..." Tempest stared at her with an adorably shy expression.

"I'm completely serious. Go on, it doesn't bite." She purred.

Feeling some slight instinct and lust kick in, Tempest timidly licked the tip of the shaft. It tasted a little bitter but she kept licking till it was slick enough to take into her muzzle. Once she did, Lily let out a purring moan as she watched Tempest. "Good girl. Keep going."

As Tempest continued, Lily licked up the honey oozing from Tempest's love canal. Heated moans of passion and desire filled the room louder than the crackling fire. Seconds ticked into what felt like hours of this before Lily pulled her dick out of Tempest's mouth, a slick string of saliva linking the two. Tempest's face was a light shade of red as she panted, light puffs being seen. Lily tilted the smaller mare's face with her hoof. "Your face looks delightful. And you were so good, I'm fully erect now. Time for the real fun to begin."

Using very little of her magic, Lily propped Temped up by her haunches. She positioned herself before sliding the tip inside, moaning softly. "You're pretty tight. Guess I'll have to take this slow." Lily was about to pull back when she felt the full weight of Tempest push down to the medial ring. "Well well well..." Tempest held herself there and glanced back at Lily, a slightly submissive but authoritative look in her eyes. It was almost as if she was challenging Lily.

"Let's waste no time then." Lily grinned and started thrusting. Each thrust sent more shocks of pleasure through Tempest as she rocked her hips as best she could. She felt her legs shake a bit but stayed firm as she endured each thrust and resisted the urge to moan. With some small effort from her wings, Lily pushed them forward till she towered over Tempest and Tempest was laying on the floor with her rump against Lily's stomach. They stay in this position for a moment.

"You're doing well for someone who's never had a partner during a heat cycle." Lily smirked. "Do you surrender to me?"

"Never, I never surrender." Tempest said, prideful in her words.

"So stubborn...guess I need to do something about that." Lily lightly nipped at her Tempest's ear as she started thrusting again. Moans and wet sounds filled the room as Lily's thick rod was pushed in and out of Tempest's pussy. With her mind racing a mile a minute, Tempest did her best to resist. While the sensation that had been missing from her life was amazing, the final build up was coming and she was very close to going over the edge. As if sensing this, Lily's speed and intensity picked up. "You're getting tighter, and it feels amazing. Don't know how much longer I can last."

Tempest did her best to not go over the edge, but could no longer hold in her voice. Her moans grew louder as pleasure replaced any other rational thought in her mind. Upon the final several deep, hard thrusts, Tempest was sent over the edge as an unimaginable orgasm shuddered through her body. Lily followed with an orgasm of her own, spraying thick ribbons of cock juice inside her partner. The mares stayed propped up like this as their pants echoed in each others ears.

"Well this was more exciting than I thought." Lily smiled and nuzzled Tempest a little.

Tempest's exhausted body struggled to stand as she glanced back at Lily. "I guess so...but I feel exhausted. Is this something normal?"

"Oh yes, quite normal. But in time you will build stamina. Though I thought you'd honestly be a little more energetic since you were so well trained and-" Lily was cut off mid sentence when she noticed Tempest had passed out. Lily pulled herself out of tempest, got her cleaned up, and into bed. Before going to bed herself, Lily managed to get one important task accomplished.

*****

In the morning, Tempest work up groggily. She was still exhausted bet managed to get herself out bed and walked past a mirror to go to the kitchen. But she doubled back and looked in the mirror again. What she saw, she thought was a dream. Her horn, once shattered, was restored as if it has never happened. Lily soon appeared behind her, grinning. "Do you like it?"

"My horn...how did it...what did you do?" Tempest asked.

"A very advanced restoration spell." Lily said simply. "Now how about we have breakfa-" Lily was interrupted by a sudden kiss from Tempest."

"Allow me to thank you in a different way. I notice you don't have that stallion meat anymore. But now that I have my horn back, it's your turn to be on the receiving end." She grinned.

Lily smirked. "Let's see what you've got...Fizzlepop Berrytwist."