Roseluck shivered as she slid the collar over her supple neck and snapped it closed.

A moment later, she felt the familiar jolt of the Interface as it went online. The holographic readout appeared hovering over her bed, biofeedback responses flashing by. A physical diagram of her naked body appeared on the display.

Despite herself, Roseluck had to look. Especially tonight. Considering what was about to happen… well, she had to.

She saw the same sad mare she did in the mirror most days. Short two-toned red hair, green eyes, a cream-colored coat, small tits, a narrow waist and a decent ass. Aside from the classic green-eyed, redhead look, she didn’t have a lot going for her.

Her roommates were the ones with the fantastic bodies. The bodies that everypony wanted a piece of. Everypony loved Daisy and Lily. Everypony loved them so much that they had to make arrangements to share. Sometimes they’d go out with three or four ponies in one night. Everypony forgot about little Roseluck.

Roseluck stared at the rotating image of herself, wondering if this was how Caramel had seen her when he’d broken up with her two and a half weeks ago. A plain-looking, quiet and vaguely-mousy earth pony who offered no excitement. For Celestia’s sake, it had taken eight dates to get him to finally bed her. And that was even after she’d opened the door on the fourth date in nothing but a faded t-shirt!

Her eyes flicked to the box on her nightstand. It still had the little flower-shaped bow and the tag that read, To Rose from Daisy and Lily.

It was the latest Interface control module, the Real-6T. Most expensive unit on the market, released only three weeks ago. Still, considering how much money they raked in on their aphrodisiac flowers, it was a drop in the bucket for the two of them. Well, three of them, as they constantly reminded her, even if her dull normal roses could never compare with their super flowers that helped feed Ponyville’s endless sexual appetites.

Appetites that she could never manage to be a part of.

Roseluck’s eyes wandered over the screen, checking various settings, but it was hard to concentrate. All she could think of was Lily and Daisy out seeing Lyra and Bon Bon for the third time this week. Roseluck wasn’t dumb. She knew they would be testing their latest combinations of their lust-inducing flowers and Bon Bon’s lust-inducing treats.

She could count on one hand how many times she’d been invited over to one of those testing sessions.

Roseluck bit her lip as the control module finally synced up with her collar and a wonderful little bolt of pleasure rushed down her spine. But even that couldn’t full distract her from her melancholy.

She hesitated and glanced at her bedroom window. Night had fallen and the spells she’d asked Twilight to cast were engaged. Not that it mattered, but… she wasn’t sure what would happen when she finally surrendered and logged in.

It took some effort not to stroke one of her small breasts with a delicate finger at the thought of her agreed payment to the Princess of Magic. At least she’d been interested.

Twilight could take payment tonight and Roseluck wouldn’t even know it. That idea just made her even more desperate to throw herself into the Interface and log on, but she still needed to be sure.

She was just dragging her feet, of course, but… she’d already had the device for two weeks. She… she could wait a little longer.

Roseluck reached up and tapped the system diagnostic button. Instantly, a wash of bright pink magic surged from the interface collar up and down her cream-colored coat. She shivered, not because of any real sensation, but because of the promise of sensation. It helped remind her why she was finally doing this after waiting for so long.

Unsurprisingly, the diagnostic came back green.

She flicked a few stray red hairs out of her face, took a deep breath and decided she was out of excuses.

She finally tapped the Link button. After a few harsh noises, the Real-6D Control Module’s lights changed from yellow to green. Roseluck whimpered and bit her lip again. Was this really for her? She’d been craving something like this for years, ever since her first heat, but she’d… she’d never had the courage to do it in real life.

Would this really be as good as everypony said it was?

Would she finally be able to be free?

The map of the great city of Atlas appeared over her as a massive orange circle. Immediately, her eyes were drawn to the lower right section of the screen. Her cheeks colored as she stared at the fabled Red Light Network. Her nipples hardened just looking at the miniature town-within-a-city. Her sex began to glisten in the dim lighting of her bedroom above the flower shop.

The glowing red words conjured the memory, as she knew it would.

“I heard Lyra and Bon Bon talking about it,” Lily whispered as Daisy giggled. “Apparently there’s this special section where anything can happen. Anything.”

They knew Roseluck could hear them. After all, they’d given her the new Interface system just a few days ago. That, and she was sitting in the breakfast nook as the two gossiped in the kitchen.

“Yeah, like what?” Daisy giggled as she ate her frosted oak flakes.

“Bon Bon said she ran into somepony who turned her and Lyra into their maids for the whole night!” Lily squealed. “You should have seen their faces! I’ve never seen them more embarrassed and turned on! Ever!”

“That… actually sounds kinda fun…”

“The whole Chimera District was just cleared for adult use by Twilight herself! She wanted to make sure it was totally safe, of course. And with her, Sunset, Moondancer and Starlight checking the code? How could the place not be?”

“Eh, I think I’d prefer the real thing…”

“What, you wanna be my maid?” Lily giggled. “I’d love to see you in a Prench Maid’s Outfit.”

Roseluck looked up and caught the dangerous glint in Daisy’s eyes. “Best sales out of three days?”

Lilly grinned. “It’s so on!”

Roseluck blinked a few times and returned to the present. Every night that scene had played out in her mind, tempting her, just like they knew it would. Roseluck had simply been eating her sliced apples in the breakfast nook, quiet as a mouse.

They’d planted the seeds… they knew what would happen—especially since Roseluck no longer had Caramel to sate her needs. Toys weren’t enough. She needed more. She… she deserved more.

Roseluck’s gaze zeroed in on the Chimera District. Her finger rose to tap the location. She hesitated again. Roseluck had confirmed that the most brilliant unicorns in all of Equestria had personally ensured the safety of anyone entering the Chimera District.

The district where… where she could…

She ran her other finger along her neck. She’d never been so aware of the Interface Collar until that moment. Her hips bucked involuntarily… and so did her hand.

She tapped the Chimera District.

Then the text started to scroll across her display.

First-Time Chimera District User Warning: Please confirm that you have already set your preferences for this section of Atlas. Note: to change these preferences, you will have to log out and log back in again.

She thought of Lilly describing Bon Bon and Lyra as maids. Roseluck tapped the confirmation button. Sweat trickled down her forehead into her mane. A few other drops slid onto her sheets.

Special Warning: User “Roseluck” has enabled preferences that may suppress the desire to change preferences. User may become unable to leave until pre-determined time has elapsed. Please confirm that these are the preferences you desire.

Roseluck scanned over the list. She hesitated… then increased the limit for her bust size just a little. She reread the second sentence.

“User may become unable to leave…” Roseluck whispered. Her hips bucked again. She’d be completely at the mercy of what waited for her inside. Nothing more than… nothing but a…

She hit Confirm as her other hand stroked one of her tits.

User confirmed: Roseluck

Location confirmed: Corner of Apple and Pine

Please standby for Interface Magitech Uplink.

Engaging…

Roseluck’s world swirled around her. Pink magic swallowed her whole as the Interface Collar locked in with both her nervous system and her innate magical field. She let out a moan of anticipation.

Finally, after weeks of waiting, she was going to do it. She would become somepony totally new. She’d leave her old boring self behind… and become something exciting. She could throw all of her old doubts and fears away… and be whatever pony she wanted to be…

As the world exploded into pink light, she shuddered at the thought of becoming whatever somepony else wanted her to be…

Mere seconds passed.

Roseluck materialized in a small phone booth, wearing nothing but the default blue blouse and a black skirt. She bit her lip again, but pushed the door open anyway.

The cool air of Atlas washed over her coat, making her hum in delight. The sensation was just as real as any other time she entered the great city. Everypony had been to Atlas before. Only the Chimera District was new. She was at the very edge of it. Above her, a night sky filled with crisscrossing skylights and endless stars filled her vision.

On the other side of the cobblestone street lay the great lake that separated the Chimera District from the rest of Atlas, reflecting the lights and stars of the night. The great lit spires of the massive virtual city seemed impossible, even with unicorn magic—hell even with alicorn magic—but it was beautiful in a surreal way. Like stepping into the future itself.

Her eyes fell on the street sign and she smiled.

“Corner of Apple and Pine,” Roseluck whispered. Just around the corner lay—

“So, you finally did it,” said a lilting voice from behind her.

Roseluck squealed and tried to turn, but strong—yet gentle—magic locked her in place. She couldn’t even make out the color of the magic—not that it mattered in Atlas. Any creature could change the color of their magic with a simple switch of a button.

Well, any creature who hadn’t given up that privilege.

Soft footsteps echoed behind her, but nopony came into sight. Instead, she could feel the presence of another pony behind her, watching her from only inches away. She felt herself get a little warm.

I’ve already lost control… Roseluck thought, terror and desire surging within her.

“My… you did really want to cut loose…” the feminine voice purred. “Just look at these preferences…”

Roseluck shivered as she felt her public system profile being accessed. She whimpered again—though she couldn’t tell if it was fear or desire that drove her to do so.

“You want something special here, don’t you?” the feminine voice asked. It wasn’t a voice she recognized. “Nopony just materializes in the Chimera District without being sure. So… what is it?”

Roseluck hesitated. She was doing that a lot. But now that she was inside, she had to tell the truth. Either that, or log out and never return.

“I don’t want to be me,” Roseluck whispered, her voice trembling. “I wanna be somepony else. Anypony else…”

“Mmmm,” said the female behind her. “I see. Well, I won’t pry into why. We all have our need to escape from time to time…”

Roseluck breathed a sigh of relief. Despite her fears, it couldn’t be Twilight. Anyway, how would Twilight even know to find her within seconds of appearing within Atlas? Twilight would have asked. After all, she styled herself as a pioneer of friendship research. She just got either very unlucky… or very lucky.

“So… what to do with you…” the voice whispered.

A single finger traced Roseluck’s neck and Roseluck almost came right then and there.

“Oooh… so that’s what you want?”

“Yes… please…”

“Well, I think I can arrange that. I happen to have one right here.”

Before she knew it, the felt the cool touch of the infamous Toy Collar around her neck. It felt like a liquid silk and sent shivers of pleasure to all her intimate spots.

She didn’t have time to process any other sensation.

The moment it clicked shut, Roseluck couldn’t stop herself. She came hard. Only the unseen figure’s magic kept her upright, only it didn’t do so for long. Before she had finished her first moan of pleasure, she was on the smooth earth, kneeling as pure sensation washed over her, more intense than any of the orgasms she’d had in the real world.

She knelt and groaned, knowing that for now… her fate was not her own.

“Cum again for me,” said the voice in a hot, breathy whisper in her ear. “Right now.”

Author's Note

New story time! Time for another wild ride!!!!!!!!!! :3

Lemme know by PM if you find anything that needs fixin!