CADENCE POV

"Luna, Did you have to send him there of all places?" I asked Luna. Noire had just been teleported to the most dangerous parts of the Everfree Forest and I was already starting to get worried. Luna merely brushed it off and assured me everything was going to be okay. I was reluctant at first but trusted my loving, caring aunt for about 10 seconds before I asked my second question "So you made a way for Noire to get out of the forest, correct?" Luna went pale and froze in her place. I stared at her, confused for a few moments until I realised what she had done; she had just sent my coltfriend into the most dangerous part of a monster-infested forest with absolutely no way of returning. "Aunty, please find and bring back my coltfriend before I send you back to the moon," I politely asked, trying to hold back my seething rage. Luna got the hint and teleported away, leaving me alone to my thoughts.

Oh Faust, What if he gets eaten by a timberwolf? Or by a hydra? Or by a manticore? Or by a colossal cockatrice? Why did Luna have to send him into that forsaken forest? Why isn't Noire here to calm me down like he usually does? Oh, what do I do? These thoughts were running rampant and without Noire or Aunty Tia there to cheer me up, all I could do was be worried. In the midst of my thoughts, a memory passed by. A memory of times when I wasn't worried about marriages and planetary domination and was spent most of my time making others happy. I remembered that fixing people's broken bonds always made me happy. Those were the times when I truly enjoyed being the Princess of Love and didn't worry about many things. Not the responsibility, the pressure from my aunts, not even the nobles. It was truly a happy time and would give anything to have it back. That's when a thought occurred to me; regardless of how bad I am at being one, I am still the princess of love and could still relive those times but better. Through a specific incident involving squabbling siblings and a love spell, I now know to find out their relation first and settle it out without magic. Sort of like a guidance counsellor but not old.

I went to the bathroom to fix my mane, tail and face. I put on one of my casual dresses and set out into the city of Canterlot to help some ponies. I was aiming to focus on myself and the ponies that were in need. I was going to put the impending danger of a psychopathic dictator and my lost coltfriend behind me.

5 HOURS LATER

"Why is no-pony's relationship in need of guidance. Relationships are hard, harder than most tasks. I mean, I'm going through a major decision to divorce my kidnapped and willingly enslaved husband and having a prolonged affair with a human with godly powers. How are snobby nobles managing their relationships better than me; The princess of love?" I said to myself. It has been 5 hours and I had walked around the city so many times that my thighs had swelled in either the good way or the bad way. "There has to be something. Abuse, mistreatment, lack of consent, it could be incest for all I care! Somepony give me something to do!" I groaned. I was on the verge of giving up before I heard a scream and a stallion's voice. It sounded like somepony was in trouble. Sparing no time, I made a mad dash for the voice, desperate to find it and cure my boredom. I followed the noise to a clothing store, where two stallions were arguing while a distressed mare hid behind the one closest to her.

"How dare you touch the behind of my beloved wife! Next time I see you, I swear on my name, Fancy Pants, that you will be hung above Canterlot with bare naked, shaved buttocks to shield your shrivelled up, unwanted, godforsaken manhood!" he yelled. The other stallion, by the name I remembered as Fat Stacks, ran away crying like a filly. The mare who I recognised as Fleur De Lis, stopped hiding and hugged Fancy from behind. They walked off, enjoying their time as husband and wife, leaving me alone in the street, moved by that display of affection and the last shred of chivalry left in Canterlot. However, I was still bored out of my mind and it was getting close to lunch and I was famished.

"Oh well, can't be the hero every time. I should head back and sign those papers so my beloved and I can stop calling this 'an affair'. Speaking of, I wonder what he is doing now,"

NOIRE POV

It was getting close to lunch time and I had not gotten any closer. My afternoon mainly consisted of fighting evil wood wolves and cracking a stupid egg so I can get home to my marefriend. I was on what I am going to assume was my hundredth one and I was starting to get hungry. I looked down at my grumbling stomach and then 20 metres ahead of me, where the egg lied. It was large, large enough to spawn at least 3 timberwolves at a time. If it was not made of wood and didn't leak with ooze, I would say it was good enough to eat but that was only in my dreams and 20 more timberwolves away. I gripped my sword and charged back into the fray, stabbing one with my blade and piercing another with a thrown magic spear, which I instinctively learned in the 5 hours it took for me to get here and Luna's training. "Alright... who's next?"

CADENCE POV

"Are you sure you want to do this? Divorcing him will place him as a public enemy which I don't want you to take the blame for. There will also be explaining it to his parents; they may have the same reaction as Twilight," my aunt said, almost as if she was begging me to reconsider. However, she wasn't one to influence others' choices and even if she was, I still wouldn't go along with it. The evidence was undeniable and the truth was unavoidable; the 'Shiny' we knew and loved was gone and that husk of a stallion was all that remained. I wanted to help him as much as I could but in the end, it was his choice to betray Equestria and all that he stood for. Tartarus, I was still thinking of reforming him back into the stallion he once was but it seemed so hopeless. Noire was defeated by him in one hit because of me and Chrysalis' magic gets stronger every moment she's with him. It seemed obvious what my course of action was next. My decision was final.

I took the quill in my hand and signed my signature next to a signature of Shining. I would almost consider it a blessing how he signed the divorce papers before he left. Celestia sighed and looked at me sadly "What will you do next Cadence?" she asked me. My expression turned from plain to determined, my face radiating motivation and a new goal.

"Shining was right; I failed at being a princess of love and of the Crystal Empire but he was wrong when he told me I can't be both. I am going back to the Crystal Empire and I am going to protect my kingdom" I said before getting up and walking out the door, not pausing for anything, leaving Celestia alone with her thoughts.

"I know you will but how long will it be until you truly ascend?" she whispered.

NOIRE POV

After a long fought battle and dozens of dead wood corpses later, I had finally made it to the egg, the birthplace of all timberwolves. I raised my sword up high to finish it off but what Gramps said before I left echoed in my head "The only other thing capable of creating timberwolves is the egg that releases timberwolves every summer to help with the maintenance of the Everfree. If ponies are getting attacked, they are doing something to the Everfree and that will cause problems for everyone". I lowered my blade and summoned it away "Timberwolves are not responsible for this but no-pony would be stupid enough to be this far into the Everfree. So who is harming the Everfree?" I asked myself.

"Why me, of course,"

I turned around and summoned back my sword, getting into a fighting stance. The voice didn't have a body, just like the voice of the person who brought me here but I still remained ready for anything. "Well, I thought my newest creation would be a challenge for you but you found a weakness that even eluded my sight in less than a minute. You truly are the one," the voice said. The dots connected in my head and realised who I was talking to.

"Grim]," I said with malice. The voice 'hmm'ed in curiosity before cackling in delight.

"HA! This is hilarious! You don't know, do you?! Well, I guess it would make sense. Faust is very selective in what she tells her pawns. It's weird how you haven't been asking as many questions as you should've," Grim's voice was beginning to fade, meaning his time talking to me was running short "When you meet again, ask more 'cause trust me; We have much more in common than just the code,"

That was the last thing he said before his voice was gone, leaving me alone to think about what just happened. We have much more in common than just the code. What did it mean? I was going to think on it further before a flash of light and Luna appeared next to me "I AM SO SORRY! WE SHOULD GET YOU BACK TO THE CASTLE BEFORE MY NEICE KILLS ME!" before I could say anything, Luna teleported me out of the Everfree.

CADENCE POV

It was night again in Canterlot. I finished eating and I was back in my room, the same room where Noire was sent off to do his trial. I hoped that he stuck true to his word and survived that dangerous place. I remembered everything thing I did this afternoon; waking up with Noire, the send-off, the walk around town and finally legally divorcing Shining. I know that I remained strong but I realised how much more fun it would be if I had Noire alongside me. He would've been his regular, supportive self, always being there for me when I felt at my lowest "Wow, I am really in love with him, aren't I" I said to myself, sitting on my bed and laying down. That was when a flash of light and Noire and Luna appeared in my room. I instantly leapt up from my position and tackled Noire to the ground "Thank Faust, you're okay! I've been worried sick ever since you left!"

Noire groaned in pain from underneath me "Glad to know you really care... Now can you get off me? Your boobs are choking me," I got up and lifted him up so we were eye-to-eye "So, what have you been doing since I've been gone?"

I giggled happily and hugged him more gently "You are officially not having an affair with me. You are my one and only now and nopony nor human can change that, not even an evil, world-conquering tyrant,"

Noire sighed in relief but it was short lived as he broke away from the hug. I looked at him questioningly and he got the hint that I was curious to know what happened in the Everfree "In the Everfree, I found the elder timberwolf but didn't kill him. We're actually acquainted with each other and now call him Gramps. We found a... monster in there. It almost looked human but freakishly deformed and had body parts of animals fused together. The only way we could defeat it was with a magic overload as it could block almost all magic" Luna and I looked at him in shock; deformed humans in the Everfree? It seemed almost fictional but from what I've seen with Twilight and her friends, I've come to expect the unexpected "Also, the source of the attacks isn't from Gramps, he doesn't even have any timberwolves. Someone was harming the Everfree, It was... Grim," that caused even more distress but we couldn't ask any questions as he continued "He talked to me and told me that Faust was the one who brought me here and gave me this gift,"

Luna had to intervene at that time "FAUST! DID YOU SAY FAUST BROUGHT YOU HERE!?" she yelled in the Royal Canterlot Voice. Noire nodded and Luna turned pale and left in a flash before I could ask her what was wrong.

I sat Noire down as he seemed visibly distressed from what he had experienced. He was staring at the ground in thought, probably thinking about the future as he always does. However, I brought him out of his thoughts by placing a hand on his shoulder, assuring him everything was going to be alright. "That wasn't all though. He told me we had more in common than just the code. What did he mean by that?"

"That doesn't matter now," I told him sternly. He looked at me in confusion "I know how it feels to feel threatened by the thoughts of becoming a villain. When aunty Tia told me about Nightmare Moon, I had nightmares about turning out the same way but she told me as long as I treasure the good in my heart and the love everypony around me gives, I will never be evil. Now I want you to do the same; treasure the good in your heart and the love I give you every day,"

Noire thought about my words for a second before chuckling "When did you start being the cheering me up?"

I chuckled back "I had a great person to show me how. Plus, I'm the Princess of Love; It's what I do," I pushed him onto the bed and started crawling over him. When I reached his face, I gave him a kiss on the neck "Now I believe I have a promise to keep and I hope will enjoy it," Noire grabbed hold of my breast and started fondling them under my dress before throwing it off my body. I slivered down and teleported off all of his clothes. He now laid there completely naked and me in nothing but my black lingerie. I leaned up and kissed him on the lips, descending down his body until I reached his manhood. Nopony sleeps when I'm in a frisky mood; Soundproofing spells are for the unadventurous.

Author's Note

Before anyone says anything, let me make it clear that I will be doing a sex scene for all you cloppers. The full on sex will just be on separate chapters while just regular foreplay will be part of the chapters with the story. I will also be adding clop warnings in the chapters for the squeamish (Don't know many who are on this site. Most of this site's content is sex or random comedy with a side of gore).Anyway, hope you enjoyed. Post opinions in the you-know-where and hope to see you next chapter.

Stay dizzy. Wuzzy out.