No-Clop November 2017

The Contestants Gather, Part 1

“You are cordially invited… details follow. Blah blah blah, invited to stay, blah blah blah…..RSVP blah blah.” Princess Cadence giggled softly as she read the letter in her hooves. “Oh Twily, so formal.”

“Yeah, that sounds like her, alright,” her husband agreed, kissing the back of her neck and hugging her from behind.

“Oh gosh, she even wrote out ‘Shining Armor’ in the header instead of ‘Shiny’ or ‘BBBFF.’ That’s how you know she really overdid it.”

Shining Armor chuckled. “Twily, overdoing something? Noooooo.”

Cadence giggled back and sighed contently. The married pair were reclining in bed sharing a lazy, uneventful day together, though the arrival of Twilight’s letter had most certainly changed the mood. Even though they had both lost out on the grand prize orgy last year, they’d still had a ton of sexy fun losing together, and just the memory of those nights were enough to leave the both of them feeling feisty in a matter of seconds.

“So, we’re playing again this year, right babe?” Shining asked.

Cadence nodded rapidly. “Oh, duh, of course.”

“Hah, good. I really think I can make it to the end this year. I came pretty close last time, if I do say so myself.”

“Hehe, you certainly did better than me, at least.”

Shining smirked. “Well, that’s not saying much, Mrs. ‘First Loser.’ How long did you last, five days? Six?”

“Shush you,” Cadence said, pouting and batting his hoof off her.

“Heh, sorry.” Shining swiftly replaced his hoof, and Cadence let it stay this time. “Mmm… so we’re still okay with, you know, if only one of us makes it?”

“Of course, dear. That is the name of the game, after all.”

“Awesome. ‘Cause, uh, I have to admit, Twily has some pretty sexy friends…”

Cadence giggled furiously. “Oh, don’t I know it! Pinkie Pie seems like she’d be oodles of fun in bed. And I hear Rarity still has her eyes out for a prince…”

Shining grinned wider. “Hey, I’m one of those!”

“And of course, Twily and I aren’t the only Princesses who’ll be there…”

Shining shuddered pleasantly. “Mmhh… we should go see how Sunburst feels about being a foalsitter for a while.”

“You know Flurry will insist she doesn’t need a foalsitter.”

“Yeah, well, once she hits her teen years maybe we’ll revisit that conversation,” Shining said with a chuckle, hopping out of bed to walk down the hall. Sunburst’s door was closed, oddly, and it wasn’t until Shining knocked and heard only echoes that he finally noticed a short note pinned to the crystaller’s door. Curiously he plucked it down and read:

Gone to visit Starlight in Ponyville.
Be back soon.

Shining’s eyes widened. “Uh… honey? You might wanna see this.”

Cadence trotted out to meet him, read the note over his shoulder, and found herself grinning. “Oh… oh dear. You don’t think…?”

“Yeah. I think we’re gonna need to find a new foalsitter…”

At first, Starlight Glimmer felt lucky.

All of her best friends, new and old - Trixie, Maud Pie, Sunburst, Thorax, even Discord - Twilight had allowed her to invite them all this year for the big challenge. Last year had been an absolute blast even without them, and the thought of having all her friends join in this time was a dream come true. Sure, they might not all make it to the end of November for the orgy, in fact statistically speaking at least half of them wouldn’t, potentially herself included, but still. It was her very own circle of friends, just like Twilight had her girls, her elements of harmony, and she was elated to be able to include them.

At least until reality set in.

Specifically, the reality that she now had to actually invite them all to the thing.

“Is this a joke?”

Starlight gulped and offered shaky smile to the rest of the castle of friendship’s dining room, where all five of her aforementioned friends were gathered, staring at her with varying levels of bewilderment.

Suddenly, she felt more cursed than lucky.

Maaaaaaybe gathering them together to tell them all at once hadn’t been the best of ideas.

“Ahem… no, Sunburst, it’s not a joke,” Starlight began, fighting the crimson in her cheeks as she eyes her oldest friend and met his shocked stare. “I’m being serious, it’s completely real.”

More silence followed, and Starlight swore she could have heard a pin drop if her heart weren’t beating so fast. Stars above, even going a whole month without getting herself off hadn’t been this difficult.

Then finally, finally something happened.

Unfortunately, it was only Discord bursting out in a fit of riotous, unrestrained laughter.

“Ahahaha! Ahahahahahahahahahaha! Ahhhhhh… oh, oh my goodness, just when I was starting to think you ponies had gotten boring again, you drop this bombshell!” Discord managed between wheezing breaths. “Well done, Starlight Glimmer, well done indeed!”

“Er… thanks? I think?” Starlight smiled cautiously.

“…Well, if it is a joke, at least someone thinks it’s funny,” Trixie muttered.

“It’s not a joke,” Maud and Thorax said at the same time.

“Wait, how do you two know that?” Trixie wondered aloud.

“My sisters and I tried to make Pinkie Pie lose last year,” Maud deadpanned. “It didn’t work very well. Limestone lost her favorite pillow. The stain wouldn’t come out no matter how many times she washed it.”

“…Gross.”

“They invited my mom last time,” Thorax added, rolling his eyes in vague annoyance. “She was apparently a winner, too. That wasn’t weird to hear about or anything.”

“In my defense, the first year was experimental, and that one wasn’t my call,” Starlight swore.

“Be enlightening to hear whose call it was…”

“Hold on now, just one moment, you did this last year too?” Discord said, a look of mock offense plastered on his face. “And just where was I for all this?!”

“I… don’t know?” Starlight shrugged. “I didn’t even know you hadn’t heard about it. I assumed Fluttershy would have mentioned it to you, at least, since she was playing.”

A chill shot through the room, making everyone shiver as Discord abruptly went silent, his face morphing into a suspicious glare and a half-snarl. “Fluttershy was playing this game? My Fluttershy?”

Starlight frowned a bit. “Okay, easy on the possessiveness, big guy, she’s a grown mare, she can play if she wants to-”

Before Starlight could blink Discord was in her face with fire in his eyes. “Which of you laid your hooves on her?!”

Starlight held up her hooves defensively. “No one! She lost!”

“…What? Lost?”

“Yes! Really early, actually! She lasted like a week! The only one who gave in faster was Princess Cadence!”

“…Oh.” Discord swiftly retreated from Starlight’s muzzle and calmly coiled back up into his chair. “Well, that’s better, then.” He paused for the briefest of moments. “Wait, no it’s not! She lost?! My Fluttershy lost?! Inexcusable! Rigged! This contest is rigged!”

Starlight rolled her eyes. “Hey, take it up with her, not me. No one forced her to--…well.”

“Hmph! Well then, I’ll just have to make sure she has a good friend around this time to help keep each other honest.”

“Yeah, good luck with that…”

“S-so, um… y-you also did this last year, Starlight?” Sunburst stammered.

Starlight flushed a bit deeper. “Well, erm… yes. I did.”

“Oh. How, uh… how did you… do?”

The battle was lost now, Starlight’s whole face was bright red. “Ah, well, I, um… that is, I was… one of the, you know… winners…”

Thankfully Sunburst, at least, was matching her blush for blush, probably picturing exactly what that new information entailed, so at least she wasn’t alone. “O-oh. Oh wow…” he mumbled, suddenly pulling his cloak tighter around his midsection.

“And you’re seriously inviting all of us this time?” Trixie asked, starting to blush herself.

“Well… yeah,” Starlight confirmed. “Twilight wanted me to hand out these way-too-formal RSVP letters, actually, but… well, I just… thought it would be better to invite you all personally. You’re all my best friends. Yes, even you, Discord. I… want to include you this time around.”

The table fell silent again for a moment as they all considered the offer, and Starlight briefly wished she had fingers to cross.

“I’ll play.”

Starlight gasped in relief and looked up at Maud. “Really?”

Maud blinked and shrugged almost imperceptibly. “Sure. Pinkie said it was fun. You said it’s fun. I trust you both. I’ll play.”

“Heh, great!” Starlight smiled warmly, shifting her gaze to the next pony in line. “Trixie?”

“…Well, as your best friend, Trixie would be remiss if she rejected such a heartfelt offer. So… yes. Trixie accepts your invitation.”

“I-I’ll play too!” Sunburst said in a rush, giving her an awkward smile. “It sounds… fun!”

“I suppose I’ll join as well, if only to make sure Fluttershy receives a fair chance this time,” Discord said in his snootiest tone, his nose upturned.

Starlight giggled, feeling lighter by the moment. “Heh, great… and, Thorax? It’s down to you.”

Thorax snorted softly. “Anything Chrysalis can do, I can do better. I’m in.”

Starlight beamed, her heart soaring and her loins tingling as she spun and trotted for the door. “Alright then, it’s settled! In that case, if everypony could follow me… hehe, we have a lot of new names to add to the registration…”