A Mirrored Perspective

Three weeks, that is how long it took me to be able to consistently miss the ground whenever I jumped or launched myself into the air. That time also was spent learning how to make basic turns and landings. At the moment I still favored water landings due to only needing a towel when I was done. My ground landing still needed a quite a bit of work, at least if I didn't want to leave furrows with my hooves.

Of course Tia, Luna, and Twilight ended up having to slip out of their suits after three days of wearing them. It took them a day to be properly cleaned and prepped for the next time they wanted to wear them. Twilight turned out to be very happy to remove hers.

Only to get embarrassed each time Sunset or I teased or kissed her. That was the level we kept it at with her. Teasing caresses or deep kisses whenever one or both of us were alone with her. The idea was to get her used to us touching her however we liked, and to allow her to practice one way of pleasing me. True it didn't get us off, but sharing a kiss with someone who knew how to properly do it? That was priceless fun, even more, when it's your twin whose tongue is dancing with yours.

"You want to what?" I arched a brow at Twilight as I rested in this time heated mud up to my chin. I had gotten invited along for a spa date with Twilight. She and I were currently soaking in a mud bath.

"You can fly with your own wings now." She stated after a moment. "Even if not perfectly. So your agreement with Princess Luna is finished mostly."

"Given I'm having to act as a charger for my phone, I'll have to head home soon anyway."

"And I would like to go with you when you do."

"That's what I'm not getting," I replied. "Why do you want to go there?"

"First I will get to meet your adoptive family, and second I'll get to see what that world is like firsthoof."

I slid closer, shifting until I was partially over her, nose to nose. "I'm not sure you realize just what you are asking." I half purred before kissing her firmly, smiling slightly as I felt her tongue dance against mine. "If you go there you will get fucked. Pinned to a wall while our Daddy does to you what he normally does to me."

She blushed scarlet at my words. "But..."

"Then there are my sisters. Each one of them would want to fuck you, but most especially Sweet Delight. She might even take her male form just to play with you." Her blush deepened as I whispered into her ear. "And that's just my family."

"And the rest?"

"You'd have to wear a collar marking you as my Permanent Pet at all times while there. And you'd have to wear what I picked out for you. Because there, a naked female walking around without a leash. Well, she's pretty much-asking anypony who sees her, to rut her hard right there in the street."

"Really?!?" She asked as I caressed her flanks, settling against her as we soaked in the mud.

"Mmmhmmm. So I'm going to have to say no to you going there for a visit this soon." I gave her another deep kiss. "You are nowhere near ready, Sunset and I have only kept to petting and kissing you. Until you are able to happily present yourself to a male and ask him to fill you with his hot spunk, you just won't be able to mentally handle the social norms there."

"Oh.."

"So lots more Sex Lessons until you are ready," I smirked. "And Sis, your not allowed to present yourself to a male like that until after I have thoroughly enjoyed every last bit of you."

Still blushing she nuzzled my cheek. "So you are not, saying no visit at all."

"Just not right now." I then gave her a mischievous look. "Though I wouldn't object to meeting your version of Mom and Daddy."

"I doubt my version of Dad will fuck you." She said only to blush as she realized she actually swore. Only to gasp as I twisted my hoof just so. "Wha... What was that for?"

"Every time you talk dirty you get a reward," I replied after giving her ear a light bite.

"But.."

"How many are in this room right now?"

She looked about before answering. "Just us."

I nodded. "You can be the proper Princess all you want in public, however when it's just us. You don't have to watch your language. We are effectively sisters after all."

"So just us?"

"And anypony you trust enough to accept you completely," I smirked. "Even I watch my language during formal events where I am required to act like a Princess."

"Why only then?"

"Because usually, I don't give a shit about what anypony thinks of me. You notice I only call Tia by her title when in the Throne room, and only when Court is in session." I paused. "One of the first things I researched was the Laws of Equestria. So I know exactly how far I can buck things without getting legal trouble."

"Oh? Why was that the first thing?"

"An example is, in Porno World the Age of Consent is lower than it is here. I won't say how low, but well in that world the Crusaders would be considered old enough to play." At her look, I shrugged. "I'm deliberately ignoring those three until their next birthdays when they turn eighteen and are no longer Jailbait."

"So glad you have ethics even if they are a bit twisted compared to normal." She muttered before kissing my cheek.

"I did notice however a distinct lack of one mandatory health class law that is in any Human World," I admitted. "So I am kind of worried about them having a substandard education one regard."

Twilight froze before pulling back. "What class is that?"

"The actual name is Biological Reproductive Processes and Diseases." I gave her a smirk. "Or more simply Sex Ed."

"Wait they teach Sex in schools?"

"No, it's pretty much a standardized version of 'The Talk.' At around fourteen they start making them aware of the biology of sexual reproduction, and all the risks associated with it if you don't do it safely. Or have a hyper-aggressive immune system like mine." I giggled at her. "They don't actually teach how to actually have sex, but they do give proper demonstrations of certain methods of protection using bananas or cucumbers as a stand-in."

"Even in Porno World?"

"No, they do it a bit differently there." I blushed. "But the idea is to let them know about it. As well as all known diseases. With the climax being usually watching a film of a female giving live birth. The hope is that they'll wait till they are mature enough, but if they decide to do it anyway. Then they will do it safely."

"And the lack of such a law?"

"Is worrying on so many levels. Why do you think I warned Spike about his next life stage? I assume he's already had the Talk?"

"Yes, he got it the same time I did from Mom." My twin blushed in embarrassment as she recalled that particular memory. "You really think such a law and class is needed?"

"Yes, I do. Not every parent or guardian of a foal can be relied on giving them the Talk."

The door opened and one of the employees stuck their head in. "Hello Princesses, is everything to your liking or would you care for any refreshments?"

I paused turning my attention to the mare before speaking. "I think I wouldn't mind something to drink, think it's time we got out and rinsed off before trying whatever they have in store for us next?"

Twilight after a moment of thought nodded. "Yes if you could have somepony come and help us rinse off that would be wonderful."

"Your usual drink then Princess Twilight?" At her nod, the mare then looked to me. "And you Princess Mirror?"

"While some of my tastes do differ from my counterpart, I think I'll at least try whatever her usual is."

"Very well Princesses. I will make the arrangements at once."

We had less than a minute to wait before a pair of attendants entered, helping to help us rinse and dry us before we found ourselves on massage tables. Sipping juice through straws. I let out a sigh and just relaxed under the skilled hooves of a professional masseuse.

"Please divide this evenly to all those who attended us today," I stated with a smile as I dropped a sack of bits on the service counter after Twilight had signed the bill.

The mare behind the counter eyed the large sack before giving a nod. "As you wish Princess, may the both of you have a pleasant day."

"You too," Twilight stated before the pair of us left the Spa. She glanced at me as we walked along the street. "It's nice to see you so relaxed."

"You say like that as if I don't spend time relaxed."

"I meant, relaxed where sex wasn't involved in some way." She nuzzled my cheek. "Not to mention I think you look better with your makeup like this." This being, my makeup wasn't the tones of black I tended to favor. Instead, the Stylists had gone for darker shades of lavender, closer to the color of my wings than I normally had it. She had gone lighter shades with her makeup, making us still look like opposites but a bit more subtly than before.

I muttered softly. "It probably wouldn't hurt to do my makeup this way more than one day." The next thing I knew was Twilight giving me a hug. One I ended up leaning into, even as I rolled my eyes. Hugs were quite literally one of the few weaknesses that I hadn't tried to eliminate in myself.

Growing up only one mare had ever risked giving me hugs as a filly, Nanny. She apparently ended up both an Alicorn Princess and married to my brother in this World. Her meddling counterpart had set up Sunset as my slave girl. This, of course, meant that I was very picky about who I let really hug me. My Twin happened to be near the top of the list of acceptable huggers, right after Sunset.

"Happy to hear that. Now if I timed things right then we will be able to meet a friend for lunch."

"Oh who?"

"Her name is A. K. Yearling." She said with an amused look at my lack of recognition. Still, I followed her to an outdoor Cafe, where we were soon seated with tea. Eventually, however, we were joined by a mare in a purple cloak, grey bonnet and the gaudiest pair of red glasses I've ever seen.

She had barely sat down after exchanging greetings with my twin before I spoke. "DeeDee, that has to be one of the most outrageous disguises I've ever seen any version of you in. And trust me I've seen quite a few doozies over the years."

The pair looked surprised, Twilight even pouted as it became obvious I wasn't fooled in the slightest. "DeeDee?"

"Well it's what I called my version, I think it was the second or third time I had trapped her that I started calling her that," I stated in amusement. "After all you never forget your first, truly worthy, Nemesis."

"WHAT?!?" Twilight eye twitched while I focused my attention entirely on the disguised Daring Do.

"So I take it my twin wrote you about my intent to track you down at some point?"

"Yes, she did," DeeDee replied with an odd expression on her face. "She seemed really excited about the idea of an alternate take on my books." She paused to give the waiter her drink order before asking. "So you were one of my enemies in your world?"

"Mmhmm... Seems you really got a bee in your bonnet after the first time we met." I tapped my chin a moment as I recalled the details. "You were posing as a local male trail guide, that I hired to help an expedition of mine. Given we were the only two females on the expedition I dragged you to my tent every night."

"Just what did you do to Daring?"

"That time? Nothing just let her sleep inside my Barrier spell. Admittedly she got ribbed like crazy by the idiots we were surrounded by who were too stupid to see that she was a mare, not a stallion." I said with a sigh. "She was quite literally the only source of an intelligent conversation I had on that little adventure."

"Just what was the expedition for?" DeeDee asked after a moment.

"Just some random trinket that the Empress wanted," I replied with a smirk. "At that point, I still idolized her and was one of her most loyal agents. However given the level of stupidity I tended to get stuck with back then, I tended to put DeeDee through some of the most amusing death traps I could devise once she made it clear we were enemies."

"Then why did you imply you were friends?!?"

"When did I do that?" I asked Twilight genuinely confused.

"When you said you needed her to find your Elements of Harmony and had promised to help her publish her books in your world." My twin stated clearly trying to make sense of things. "To the point, you were considering on having them published here as soon as you got her okay on it."

"Twilight just because I used DeeDee to find my Elements did not make us friends," I stated with a wry tone. "She from what I could tell utterly despised me. I found her various attempts at stopping me amusing as all hell, even when I ended up having returned to Daybreaker empty hoofed." I visibly shuddered. "Even with the punishments, I got as a result. I always left a flaw in my traps, and she never disappointed me by failing to find it."

"Then why did you make that promise to the other me?" DeeDee asked after a moment.

"She may have hated me, but I did not hate her. She didn't seem to realize I could see through her disguises, and enjoyed her antics to the point I never sent the Conformity Guard after her." I then gave the pair an amused smirk. "On my side of things, she was the closest thing I had to a marefriend by the time I made that promise."

"Wait are you saying that?"

"DeeDee was my first crush? Yes though I was too young to realize it then." The mare in question actually blushed. "Sadly it never worked out. Even after I turned on the Empress, she did not trust me at all. Not even the fact I was the only one able to even touch the Elements changed that."

"I tried to stop you from getting them didn't I?" She asked with a wry tone.

"Ended up zapped every time," I replied. "Laughter actually put you in a clown costume. The only time we actually worked together was to get into the Vault built around the Tree of Harmony."

"And you still have her journals?"

I nodded. "Yes if you like I can give you copies to read, though I personally have never read them."

"Wait you never read what she wrote?" Twilight asked in surprise.

"Not a word, these were her personal Journals. Not the fictionalized adventures she writes here." I looked at my Twin. "There is a bit of difference between the two. One is her private thoughts, the other is what she doesn't mind the public knowing about."

"Thank you on her behalf," DeeDee replied after a moment. "There is quite a lot I tend to leave out of the books. I hope though you don't plan on taking up with me where you left off with her."

"Why would I? That was over a decade ago for me." I replied as our food arrived. "Before I ended up the Princess of War." At their confused looks I sighed. "In this world, Friendship is Magic, thus Twilight is the Princess of Friendship. In my world, War was Magic, as such, I am the Princess of War."

"You don't plan on starting any do you?"

"I never intend to start a War. I only do my best to finish them as quickly as possible." I started to eat my salad as the other two thought over my words. "In fact, I would be happy if I never had to step onto a battlefield again."

"What would have happened if you were here when we got invaded?" DeeDee asked over a hayburger.

"I would have been doing my best to kill the Storm Kings forces while extracting as many ponies as possible to this worlds version of Sanctuary."

"Still not happy you'd have tried to kill them." Twilight half muttered causing me to stick my tongue out at her. "But what is Sanctuary?"

"A hidden Fortress created by the Ancient Equestria before it collapsed into the Three Tribes," I stated after a moment.

"Ancient Equestria?"

I gestured around us. "This kingdom is at least the second attempt at Equestria that I know of. Ancient Equestria was a Republic ruled by a Senate before its collapse. I would not be surprised if the Founders picked the name from the records that remained of when the Tribes were last unified."

"How do you know this?"

"Sanctuary is accessed through a specific tomb. It's the part that doubles as a Time Capsule."

"It's where those books and portraits you mentioned are isn't it?"

I smirked at my twin. "Indeed. From what we could tell in my world, it's slightly out of phase with Equus."

"Where is it?"

"The Fortress is if I remember correctly directly over Mount Canterlot, higher than pegasi can fly."

"And the Tomb is the only way to access it?"

"The only other way is through a very specific teleportation spell."

The two mares looked at each other before Twilight asked. "Please tell us you know that spell."

"I do, why?"

"Simple," My twin leaned close. "If you aren't going to take me to visit your current home. Well, then you are going to take us to Sanctuary."

Anything I would have said was interrupted by a hug from Twilight. I sighed. "Fine. Just not right at this moment." The pair smiled even as the hug from my Twin ended. "Just be nice to the Caretakers when we get there."

"So somepony is living there?" DeeDee asked with a tilt of her head. "What are they like?"

"Yes, a race of adorable little fuzzballs called Bushwoolies. Though I have never seen exactly where in the Fortress they make their home." I answered with a fond smile. "They are however very friendly as long as you are nice to them."

I hummed as I created a temporary runic array in an unused room within Twilight's Castle. My Twin was off to the sides taking notes of everything as she and DeeDee watched me move the chalk to form specific runes and lines. "So what is this array for?"

I glanced at them a moment before looking back to the circle. "Anchor point will allow transit to and from the Fortress once complete."

"Wouldn't the chalk get scuffed?"

"Yes if I didn't use a spell to convert it into something a bit more permanent," I replied while making a last few markings on the floor before pulling back and carefully examining the full array. Double and triple checking everything to make sure there were no errors and that it had been correctly adjusted for this world. Seeing no errors, my horn lit up before my magic shot into the array, the chalk lit up before slowly burning the circle into the floor itself. Once the spell ended I turned and smiled at the pair. "There that should do it. There is a thirty-second delay before the array will teleport us into the Fortress."

Twilight jumped in glee much to my and DeeDee's amusement. "Then we can go right now?"

"Once we do one last thing," I replied with a smirk as I moved close to Twilight and then nuzzled her neck. "In order for you to be allowed there, you are going to need to wear something."

"Um, the suit?" She asked blushing even I shook my head, a flash of magic and I retrieved what I wanted her to wear from where it was kept in our room. Her eyes widened, and her blush deepened as I slipped it on and locked it in place around her neck.

I loved how the dark lavender material and the amethysts looked as I took the small key that allowed her collar to be removed. Rarity had really outdone herself even with how it was locked in place. "No my Pet, when in the Fortress you are to wear your collar at all times."

"You two are into that?" DeeDee asked with a blush of her own.

"Mmhmm... I think both my Pets look gorgeous in collars." I stated before giving Twilight a deep kiss before moving toward the array again. "To the point, I'm half tempted to enchant Twilight's so it's only visible to those who already know it's there."

"You want me to be a Permanent Pet like Sunset don't you?" My twin asked as she and DeeDee joined me on the array.

"Yes Sis, I do want you as mine forever just like with Sunset," I admitted after the moment as the array began to charge up the spell. "The question though is if you want that."

Her response was cut as a flash engulfed the three of us. One moment we were in a small room with crystal walls, in the next we were in a much larger chamber made of a similar crystal. We had appeared atop a dais, one in which a single Throne rested. I promptly sat in it letting out a tired sigh as the array had taken most of the magic from me for the first trip.

The room was initially dark at our arrival, but enchanted torches had begun to ignite as soon as I had sat down. The dais wasn't the only thing, there was a long purple carpet going from it to a set of double doors. On either side there were alcoves filled with statues, some were of ponies, some were griffins, some dragons, in fact at least one statue representing each major species of the Ancient Era were represented.

I used the counterspell to revert to my bipedal state and sighed as the Throne became just that much more comfortable. My attention went to my two companions for this trip and suppressed a giggle at how gaga they were getting over what was currently present.

"Who are all these statues of?"

"From what I understand, some are the ones who combined their magic to make this place. Mostly at his request, the Great Wizard Spike." I pointed at the Statue of a large adult dragon that was also on the dais, curled almost protectively around the Throne I was sitting in. It was one of the few statues or images of him that did not have the wizard hat or robes. "Others were the Rainbow Queen's closest companions."

The doors to the Throne Room burst open, and a literal tide of fuzzballs flowed into the room. "She's back! She's back!" The rolling forms seeming to flow over and under each other like a wave as it filled the room, the swell causing both Twilight and DeeDee to end up pushed off to the side. All the Bushwoolies spoke in unison even as they ended up burying me in furry hugs. "The Princess is back!"

"What? But I haven't been to this version before.."

"Silly Twilight." The ones in direct contact with me were the only ones who spoke. "There are many Equestria, but only one Sanctuary." Then the rest began to speak again. "She's Back! She's back! The Princess is back!"

I looked at them in confusion only for my ears to flick at the sounds of galloping hooves, my gaze just turning back to the open doors only to freeze at the sight of what, no who, just ran in after the Bushwoolies. A blonde white-coated unicorn stallion, one with a patch over one eye half covering the scar from an old wound. In the black uniform worn by Imperial Officers, only where Daybreaker's Mark had been, there was mine alongside Lieutenant bars.

"How..." I muttered as he took in the sight of me on the Throne and much different appearance than he'd have remembered. "Are you alive?"

Another chorus from the Bushwoolies occurred even as they parted enough to let him approach a foot from the dais. He bowed before speaking, "Lady Sundancer left a third message, Princess. A final failsafe activated and saved many of us, many feared you had perished but the Bushwoolies kept saying you were alive."

"How... many...?"

"Six Full Legions, and twice that in a mix of Civilians and Slaves."

One hundred and eight thousand survivors. I... I wasn't the only one left. The little fuzzballs hugged me tighter, a moment later followed by my Twin wrapping her forearms and wings about me. The Unicorn seemed surprised as he noticed her, at the sight of her collar though I made a decision.

"Captain Blueblood, as of this moment, Forced Slavery is abolished." My voice coming out firmer than one would have expected given my emotions. "Only those who choose to wear a collar, and choose who their Masters are will still be Slaves. And even then those with a Collar are to be given all the rights and privileges of a Full Citizen. I expect them to be helped fully in adjusting to their new lives as free Sapients. Anyone who objects can come and kiss my ass for all the good it will do them."

"I will relay your orders at once Princess." He had gone immediately to attention as I had spoken.

"First tell me what this failsafe was."

"A self-contained biosphere in orbit of Equus, Princess." He answered. "Lady Sundancer called it Elysium."

I found myself boggling at him. "The Ancients really didn't do things by half did they?" I asked wryly. "Oh and this is Princess Twilight of Equestria, my Dimensional Twin. She is to be accorded the same respect as is given to me." He gave her a nod of greetings. "I tend to go by Mirror Flash when in other Worlds."

"It's good to see you back, Princess."

I smiled and gestured for him to come close when he did I pulled him into a hug. "It's good to see you too Cousin." He stiffened at the contact only to relax and awkwardly return the hug. That reminded me of something, I'd likely have to implement a mandatory hugging policy until everyone was used to them.

It is not every day you learn that, yes the world is actually flat. Not Equus mind you, that's a giant sphere free floating in a sea of stars. Orbited by two smaller spheres, Celestia's Sun, and Luna's Moon. The Sun actually in a higher orbit than the Moon. And floating between the Moon and the atmosphere of Equus was Elysium. Out of phase and nearly invisible to anyone below.

For thousands of years, there had been one star that had never moved position, not even for Luna. It had become long known as the Compass Star, one of the fixed features that travelers relied on. The Three Tribes had found the lands that would become Modern Equestria, or the Imperial Provence, by following that star. A star that had shown brightly over Mount Canterlot itself. Turns out that Star had been Elysium the whole time.

Fortress Sanctuary existed at its very heart. In the exact center of a continent, our Ancient Ancestors had somehow detached from Equus. Along with a section of the sea around it. And lifted up into its current position. Protected from the cold vacuum and solar winds by a massive crystal wall encircling everything and a glowing shield dome of pure magic to cap everything off. It was like the Crystal Empire in a way, only on a much larger scale.

And it teemed with Pre-Discordian Era flora and fauna. Nothing Sapient, but many creatures long thought extinct were thriving here. Both predator, and prey, in a self-balancing ecosystem floating among the stars. There were even places that could be exploited for materials to build an actual Colony. Which with the help of the Bushwoolies who were the Caretakers of everything, the Imperial Remnants have been doing for the past ten years.

The city that had popped up around the Fortress was a prime example. Sure there was a clear order to everything, but it wasn't the perfectly square grids that Daybreaker had insisted on. No the boundary wall they had made was a curved circle around everything, and the streets were laid out in a grid of straight lines and actual angles. All of which led ultimately back to the Fortress.

It wasn't the only settlement either, those who had been saved had spread out. Founding settlements, and building homes anywhere there was a resource that could be exploited or places that were just beautiful to live. More they had apparently found my old notes, and thus many of the reforms I had been planning were in effect. Including the stricter regulation and protection of Slaves from abusive Masters. That one was now partially moot given my new decree, but it would still be in effect for anyone who chose to remain a Slave.

There is was also quite a lot that the Bushwoolies were definitely not telling me or anyone else. However, given how helpful and friendly the little fuzzballs were I was not going to push them on anything they did not want to share. I reaffirmed, that deliberately harming any of them was considered a very serious crime. Simple fact, you do not fuck with the ones keeping you alive, be they servants or chefs giving you food, barbers grooming you, or doctors treating you for illness. For the Remnants, Bushwoolies were added to the very top of that list.

I sighed as I set down the various reports that had been brought to me, bringing me up to date with how things currently stood on the macro scale. Twilight was ensconced in the Archives, much like I had been when I had first seen them. DeeDee had opted to explore Elysium, with a single Pegasus Legionnaire as both escort and guide. I was stuck having to deal with politics.

I leaned back into my seat in the War Room, which really did look like a much larger version of the Cutie Map Room in Twilight's Castle now that I can compare the two. "First things first," I stated to the various Ponies and other Sapients that had gathered. "Thank you. Thank you all for stepping up during my absence. For doing what I would have done if I hadn't been convinced that I was the only survivor of the Fall of our World."

"If you don't mind my asking Princess, where were you?" One of them asked.

I sighed again. "An alternate version of the Rainbow Queen's Dimension. One where time flowed faster and the Humans are building an Interstellar Empire. If we build a ship, it would take us thousands of years to reach the nearest star." I paused a moment. "They can cross the same distance in a week."

That caused quite a bit of murmuring of surprise. "You can imagine how comparable their weapons technologies are. They make Thunder Staff Rifles look like obsolete antiques. I look the way I do now because they had to build me an entirely new body due to how badly injured the backlash of killing Daybreaker left me."

"A new body?"

"Yeah apparently mind and soul transfers are common enough that you can get them done in any Hospital. So they created me a new body using my own genetics as the template. Admittedly took ten years to pay off the resulting bill, and fine for illegal Dimensional Transit."

"They have a fine for that?"

"They tend to fight off Dimensional Invasions enough to warrant such a fine for anyone who doesn't arrive at predesignated locations." I gave them a wry smile. "So yes they could have likely swatted Daybreaker like a gnat had she figured out how to invade one of their planets."

"Right now I'm very popular with them. So we might be able to get a few of their nonmilitary advances to help us out." I then gave them all a cold look. "So under no circumstances are we going to do anything to piss them off. They are to get the same regard as we give the Bushwoolies, for the exact same reasons. Especially as these guys turned War into a literal Art form, and are descended from Apex Predators."

There were quite a few wide eyes around the table. "Princess what do you intend to do regarding them." I glanced at the speaker, a griffin I did not know the name of yet.

"Play nice, at the very least a Mutual Non-Aggression Treaty, and possibly buy some technologies from them." I summoned the Harkonnen and let it drop onto the table. "I got this as a gift from some of their civilians because they wanted me to dress up in a specific costume during one aforementioned Invasion. And yes this is a fully functional military grade anti-armor rifle cannon."

"Wait... Civilians gave you that?"

"By Imperial Doctrine, the entire species would be considered bat-shit insane, and so damned Chaotic that they could surpass Discord when it comes to sheer Chaos, and that's before you add magic to the mix. Conversely, at the same time, they are some of the friendliest Sapients you could meet, so long as you do not provoke them. They are quite literally walking talking Paradoxes. And the Rainbow Queen was barely a teenage foal of that species when she visited Equus."

"Daybreaker would have taken one look at them, and declared them Evil to be Purged." I finished. "Which would likely have resulted in our extinction. We are better than her, we do not buck over Humans. We play up being cute, adorable, enjoy their affections and stay on their good side."

"Princess... Forgive me but how the buck do we do that?" Captain Blueblood asked from his seat next to mine.

"I assume everyone noticed the other me walking around?" At their collective nods. "She is from a version of Equus where Daybreaker never became Daybreaker. Princess Celestia, her original name, rules jointly with her sister Luna, the Night Princess. While their World is far from perfect, it's a lot better off than we were under Daybreaker. They don't have any Casteless, my old Nanny? The Alicorn of Love there." I closed my eyes. "And they have been helping me a lot, just because it's the Kind thing to do."

"They have everything we should have gotten. They are too trusting and too forgiving for their own good at times. However, they mastered everything that these reports tell me we have only just started experimenting with. Art, Culture, Music, everything we lack. And more importantly the Alicorns there are willing to share it with anyone who accepts an offer of Friendship."

"So we are going to exploit their naivety?"

"No, we are going to accept their Friendship genuinely. We are going to send some of our young to the school my Twin is constructing. We are going to put up and be civil with a significantly more benevolent version of the Solar Alicorn. And if any idiot tries to invade them, we will come down like the fist of an angry Goddess in their defense." I stated standing and smacking the table with my fist. "We are Warriors, we will always be that at our core. They, however, know how to live in peace and happiness. We will watch, we will learn, and we will choose what lessons they have to share that we will apply to ourselves. So we can find our own path out of the Darkness that Daybreaker cast us into with her lust for power."

I tapped the reports. "You have already taken steps out of that Darkness. With Equestria's help, I think we can make that journey a bit faster. We are Dark, we are not Evil. The Light isn't something to be feared, not anymore. That said I do not intend to have us be doormats or vassals to them. We will treat them as Equals, and take no less from them."

I paused to allow them time to seriously consider my words. "So say I." I began the hymn of the Rebellion.

"So say we all." They responded after a moment finishing it in unison. Thankfully they had all spoken it. It meant they at least saw value in what I had told them. They would play ball at least for now, and if any had any misgivings they would likely speak to me privately about them later.

The teleport spell dispersed as I reached my destination. Much like had three weeks ago, I focused on teleporting to an individual. Unlike that time, the mare I teleported in on wasn't asleep in bed. She was, however, sitting at her vanity running a brush through her mane. She stated slightly only to see it was my reflection as I stepped up and promptly draped myself against her back between her wings. My arms loosely wrapped around her neck as I let out a tired sigh against the white coat. "I don't know how you do it."

She gave me an amused look using the mirror. "Not that I mind, but you don't seek me out all that often. Usually, it's Twilight or Luna."

"Twilight is currently in a Library filled with thousands of books she hasn't read yet," I muttered back even as I glanced at the stone bust that currently held Tia's crown and regalia. "Which means we won't be hearing from her for a few days at the soonest. Luna is currently busy with her duties. The only one else I could talk to about an issue I have found myself in would be Cadence, but she's either busy chasing around the Barnacle or trying to find a chance to rut Shiny."

"What issue?"

"I wasn't the only one," I muttered, only to continue at her arched brow. "I discovered other Survivors of the Imperium today."

"That's wonderful." She smiled and I returned it. "How many?"

"Somewhat over a hundred thousand," I replied with a chuckle at how her brush just stopped in its path through her mane. "Yes, I was kind of in shock... Then buried in reports... And now pretty much stuck having to make sure that they don't do anything stupid."

"How bad?"

"I just got out of a very long meeting with the High Council they formed in my absence. The end result is, you can expect quite a few more tourists popping up. Some of the youngsters will be getting sent to Twilight's School once it opens. And we will likely need to set up at least one Treaty at some point."

Her brush resumed after a few moments. "Well, that doesn't sound too bad."

"I had to explicitly shoot down any idea of exploiting the naivety of your subjects before we got to that point." I sighed. "I managed to get them on board with my ideas so far, however, I am going to need a bit of help from you and your ponies to keep them on board."

"Just what kind of mindset are they coming with?"

"Your value is determined on how well you contribute to the Imperial War Machine." I recited softly. "They have already implemented many of the reforms I had planned after finding my notes. But your counterpart kept us at each other's throats, yet unified just enough to keep the Windigoes away."

"And that Treaty you are thinking of?"

"Mutual Defense Pact, the best way I can think of to get them to view Equestria as allies."

"And then friends?"

"Hopefully, but considering the one big upset I already made I will need to pick the best times for each step." I reached over and snagged one of her wing brushes before starting to run it through her feathers.

"What did you do besides finding them?"

"Abolished forced Slavery, and made any that choose to still be collared slaves full citizens with the right to choose their Master," I smirked. "After all can't have anyone disrespecting my Pets."

"I still find it hard to believe Sunset did that."

I smirked for a moment. "Twilight enjoys it too. So, Mommy, have you been taking lessons on the subject from Auntie?"

She blushed and glanced back at me. "Yes just hard to believe at times."

"Everypony has needs, desires, and kinks. Twilight enjoys being a sexy little submissive pet, Sunset enjoys switching from being my pet and dominating Twilight. I have more kinks than I care to list."

"Oh and what about me?"

"Your Students and Incest," I stated without any hesitation, grinning as she sputtered slightly and turned to look at me. "Not the younger ones, the ones that have grown up fully. While different from Her in all the ways that matter, you are still the same Mare. Just you choose good, she chose evil. So your kinks are the same, just tempered compared to hers."

"And how do you know that is true?" She asked turning around completely.

"By how hard you got off when I plugged you up while Luna pinned you down," I smirk. "Admit you enjoyed having a Twilight Sparkle doing that for you before you got to pin Luna down for her turn."

She pulled me into a hug with her forearms and wrapped her wings around me. I felt her nuzzling my hair and I relaxed against her chest after a few moments of going stiff. "You don't need to do things like that in order to get friends."

"I know, but it's easier for me to see the real person inside when they climax." I nuzzled her check. "Remember I am a Telepath, and for an instant, you were a completely open book to me. So I saw you, all of you."

"Not many can withstand seeing all of me." She replied after a few moments of pondering just what I said.

"I can stand seeing the full you for the few seconds your guard drops." At her look, I giggled. "It's only been a few months since I spent my Saturdays as a relatively benign Elder God's cock sleeve while getting nibbled on around the edges of my soul."

"I'm surprised that didn't have any side effects." She sounded concerned.

"Oh, it did. It's one of the reasons I started Sealing most of my Magic. My mana reserves went through the roof." I stated with a sigh. "Though I'd not recommend it for just anyone."

"How much through the roof?"

"The bleed off doesn't just affect my mane." I sighed. "Not to mention I end up looking darker and darker the more I power up. It takes a lot of willpower to not let the magic go to my head when partially unsealed enough."

"Just what did the other me teach you?"

"She started me off on Necromancy if you must know. Once I mastered that to her satisfaction, then she started teaching me all the other battle magic."

"But.."

"We treated Light Magic like you treat Dark Magic," I stated. "There is a reason I don't go anywhere without my Elements since I got my memories back." I tapped the belt around my waist. "Or that I like to go and listen to Harmony singing."

"Would you like help?" I glanced at her and arched a brow of my own. "From the sounds of it, you were taught only dark magic for the longest time." I nodded slowly. "Well, I could teach you how we do magic. It may help you in maintaining your control enough that you won't need those seals eventually."

"I'll never be exactly like your Twilight," I stated after a few moments.

"You have lived a very different life, little Twin game with her is most apt. Rarely are twins identical in every little detail."

"Fine, I was planning on asking for help on dealing with being an actual Ruler anyway. That was one thing She never taught me. Beyond giving orders and expecting them to be obeyed." I smirk. "I still plan to make it so Snobs do not get a foothold."

"How do you plan on that?"

"Possibly going full Meritocracy. Rather than merely a Military one." I stated with a wicked smile.

"Might I suggest checking all possible options before implementing such a system."

"If they aren't going to use their wealth, power and influence to help those who need it. Then they don't deserve any of it."

My head was tilted up by a hoof and then I felt Tia's lips pressed to mine for several moments before she spoke. "You will find it is not that easy. And yes I admit I do have a thing for some of my former students." She then booped my nose with a hoof. "Now if I remember correctly Sunset went to visit her Twin, correct?"

"Yes..."

"Then you Mirror won't mind keeping me company a bit?" She asked even as she rose, I was engulfed in her magic after I nodded. "Well then if you don't mind, I'd like you to be my pillow for the night." She giggled softly as I was lifted and carried to the bed.

"So sex?"

"No just sleeping." She shook her head before pulling me into the bed with her. I soon found myself resting on the bed with her head on me. This would likely be a fairly long night.

She gave a happy sigh as she nuzzled the smaller bipedal alicorn in her bed. The younger mare's face resting against her chest, even as her own head rested against Mirror's back. Her forearms and cannons wrapped around her and holding her against her stomach. A brush floated over from her vanity and she began to slowly brush Mirror's mane as she lifted her head.

The mare murmured in her sleep and nuzzled her chest, causing the Solar Alicorn to smile. She was acting as much a pillow to her companion as the mare had been one of her. She glanced at the door as it opened and lifted a hoof to her mouth as she saw her secretary entering. Her wing lifted enough for the mare to see Mirror before it lowered back into place.

"Good Morning Princess," Raven spoke softly. "You're up a bit early."

"Only by a few minutes." She replied just as quietly, setting the brush down before taking a moment to raise the Sun. "Anything I need to know for today?"

"No Princess, nothing has cropped up that would interrupt your day off."

The Alicorn smiled, "Good, I'll be able to spend time with Mirror without interruption then."

"Did you get her to sign the papers?" The mare asked with an arched brow.

"No, I haven't had a chance to bring them up yet."

"What papers?" Mirror's voice was half muffled but her ears had gone from flat to perk up at attention.

"Paperwork to grant you full legal status as a Princess of Equestria," Celestia answered with a sigh.

The smaller alicorn rose so she could peer up at the larger one. "And how did you intend to do that?"

"By making what has Luna calling you her niece, valid here." She stated after a few moments. "In effect transferring the adoption by Daybreaker to me." She gave a worried smile at the younger Alicorn's silence, and the sudden shifting and conflicting expressions that appeared on the mare's face. Before Mirror seemed to go slack into unconsciousness.

"Sorry Mistress just Blue Screened." A mare's voice came from the back pocket of Mirror's shorts. "It will be a few moments before she wakes up again."

The other two mares blinked at the voice before Celestia spoke. "Who is speaking?"

"Please removed the flat rectangular object from Mistress's back pocket." The voice replied, it took but a moment for Celestia to find the object and fish it out with her magic. She'd seen in before, usually in the hooves or hands of Mirror depending on which form she was in. On the screen, a small animated unicorn waved up at her. She looked almost identical to Vinyl Scratch, only with a rainbow mane and a multicolored version of Vinyl's Cutie Mark. She even had her own version of the DJ's shades. "I am Spectrum Melody, Mistress's Number One Assistant, and one of her adoptive sisters."

"Not the Succubus?"

"No that would be Sweet Delight, to use terms you would understand. I am a hyper intelligent, fully sapient, artificial consciousness. Created for the purpose of ensuring the health and happiness of my Mistress. Or as she put it before. I am her Spike, the roles we play are very similar. Think of me as a self-aware spell that requires very specific reagents, hardware like this device, to perform my functions several billion times a second."

"So you would be able to perform my job?" Raven asked with an arched brow.

"Yes, one of my core functions allows me to act as a Secretary. However I only do that for Mistress, and some of Mistress's actions indicate that at some point I will not be her only Secretary." The animated pony responded with a smile. "It will be nice because as efficient as I am, her having more ponies she can rely on and trust is better for her mental health than relying solely on me."

"And what does 'Blue Screened' mean?" Celestia asked as she relaxed while listening to the friendly little being inside the device.

"Critical System or Logic Error. I was forced to sedate Mistress before it got bad enough that she would require medical attention back in Porno World." Melody frowned softly. "The inner conflict caused by what you proposed was about to hit 'Twiplosion' level. Given the high probability of a destructive magic surge, I intervened."

"So it was a bad idea?" Celestia couldn't help but feel disappointed despite herself.

"No, in fact, depending on how you proceed it is potentially a very good idea," Melody replied almost instantly. "However it needs to be done in such a way as to not invalidate her adoption by Nick and Valarie Light. They are the Dimensional Analogs of her birth parents. And most importantly, the Imperial Remnants can not become a Vassal State to Equestria like the Crystal Empire is."

"What happened to her birth parents?"

"During her admissions test to the Imperial Academy of Magic, she was startled into Magic Surge, that resulted in her both gaining her 'Cutie Mark' as well as permanently transforming her parents into potted plants."

"What startled her? And why do you say permanently?"

"She was startled by what you call a Sonic Rainboom, and she was told by your counterpart that the transformation was permanent. It is one of the memories her mind actively suppresses." Melody stated to the shock of both mares. "It's bad enough she had to kill Daybreaker, who she called mother for many years. But the knowledge that she was responsible for the accidental deaths of her own parents is something even her brother kept from her."

"How do you know this?"

"The information was acquired during her Intake Evaluation after the signing of her Contract. One test is a complete mind scan by a Telepathic Psychiatrist. It results in a very extensive Psychological Profile of a Contestant. This precedes any memory backups and or wipes if specified in the Contract."

"Raven, tomorrow please start revising the adoption papers." The Princess stated as she nuzzled the unconscious mare in her bed.

"I could get started today, Princess."

"No, it is the Day of Rest. It's bad enough you come in the morning, you are not spending the rest of your one day off a week stuck in the Palace." Celestia stated with a smile before giving her Secretary a nuzzle as well. "The only work I do on Sunday is raising and lowering the Sun. If I can have a day off, then you do not have an excuse. I will be very annoyed if I see you again before tomorrow morning and you aren't out somewhere enjoying yourself."

"Yes, Princess. I'll get started on it tomorrow then." She gave a soft sigh returning the nuzzle a moment before with a nod at Celestia she departed to begin her own day off.

I awoke the second time that morning to a wonderful sensation, one I had definitely not expected. Yet good enough to distract me from anything else as soon as I regained consciousness. The feel of latex encasing my curves as I partially laid on my stomach. Both my lower holes being completely stuffed full, along with the familiar sensation of an inflatable cock filling my mouth.

My vision was blocked by a blindfold, and the sensation of a very familiar mask encased the lower half of my face. My arms were pulled straight and bound together by a series of cuffs. My legs were folded under me, thighs cuffed to my calves. My ankles spread apart due to what was no doubt a spreader bar. My wings were in a harness that forced them to remain partially open.

But most damning of all was a collar firmly wrapped around my neck.

"Are you sure that this is a good idea?" Mom? It took me a few seconds to place the voice. The brush stroking my hair really did not help in forming any coherent thoughts. Eventually, I would realize it was Celestia speaking.

"Oh yes, Princess." Melody practically chirped out. "Whenever Mistress wasn't being rutted hard by Night Light." The traitorous little minx explained. "Twilight Velvet would have her bound and collared just like this on Mondays. The only better option would have her go through her old Funday schedule."

"Funday?"

"Every Sunday, Mistress would have to bathe in cum for four hours. Then be taken out in public, put in a set of stocks, and be used by anyone who passed by for eight hours. Finished up by getting dropped into a pit full of very naughty tentacles. That last one happened every single night." The mask and blindfold hid the deep blush that appeared on my cheeks as I listened in. My ears were still flat against my head. "She enjoyed it so much that she started calling it Funday."

"That wouldn't be conducive for her as a Princess even if such a thing were legal here," Celestia replied with a flat tone.

"It's why I recommended this option. Admittedly it would be closer to what she was used to if you were bipedal and had her head in your lap." The brushing stopped and I detected a burst of magic. Fingers slid into my hair and lifted up my head, a moment later lowing it onto a pair of very firm thighs. "Perfect use those fingers instead of the brush and she'll be very happy."

The fingers began to stroke, and I barely suppressed a moan before it could escape. My eyes rolling back as I felt them massage through my hair. "And this was considered a Mother-Daughter bonding ritual back in Porno World?"

"Mmhmm... And once those papers are revised to reflect my suggestions, I doubt Mistress will object to signing them at all. The main issue though was the whole possible Vassalage, had she not found out about the other survivors then she likely would have signed the current papers so long as they did not invalidate her current family. At least once she had thought the idea over long enough."

"I'm surprised you're being so free with this information," Celestia commented even as her fingers continued to turn me into goo in her lap.

"I'm not actually. I am passing on only the information that will aid in ensuring my Mistress's health, physical and mental, as well as her ultimate happiness. I capable of overriding her own orders when they conflict with my prime directive." Melody answered all playfulness dropping from her tone. "She knows this, she also knows I'm incapable of actually betraying her. She is the one who requested I be able to act as I see fit in certain situations."

Didn't stop me from thinking of her as a traitorous little minx from time to time. "So how long until she wakes up do you think?"

"Oh, she woke up quite a bit ago." Melody no doubt had a wicked smile to match her tone. "She's been listening to us talk for quite awhile." No doubt Melody had been the one to wake me the same way she'd put me to sleep.

The fingers stopped. "Is that true?"

D-Don't stop. I whined plaintively at her. Please Mommy don't stop!

I finally perked up my ears and let out a muffled, whimpering, moaning against the gag as the fingers resumed. I could feel her shock even as I could imagine Melody's smug smile. "Told you, Mother-Daughter bonding ritual. There are only two mares who could do this with her on the receiving end. You and Twilight Velvet. Even this World's Velvet would be able to do this."

"What about.."

"Even She would have had this effect. If She hadn't taken that one fetish to its absolute extreme in such a gruesome manner. Most likely Mistress would have worked to merely purify Her rather than outright oust Her." Melody paused for several moments. "If She had genuinely cared for Mistress, then I doubt Mistress would have turned on her so completely."

My ears flattened again as I listened to that. The massaging fingers in my hair and against my ears kept me from doing anything but nuzzle those thighs. "Your trust is quite fragile at the moment isn't it?" My ears perked up once more, even as I let out a whine as those fingers caressed my cheek. "I'm not perfect, but I do promise to do my best not to break that trust."

I found myself tugged up by the collar and then pulled close until I was straddling that lap. Arms wrapped around me and pulled me into a tight embrace. My chin ending against her shoulder and my cheek against her neck. I sighed as her hand caressed my back, not in a manner that was in anyway sexual, despite the current circumstances. It was comforting in a way that had me completely relax against her.

Even though it was currently invisible, it was hard not to think about the collar I could feel around my neck. After a few hours of being held in Tia's lap with her hand caressing my back. She had eventually removed the blindfold covering my eyes. I promptly shifted my position just enough to bury my face between those large firm globes currently on her head and nuzzled.

My wings were ever so carefully extracted from the harness trapping them, and the cuffs on my arms and legs were all undone and removed. Allowing me to wrap my arms around her, even as she floated the spreader bar back to the case with my Cutie Mark on it. I bet Melody had the thing delivered.

The mask and gag were left in place, and Melody had activated the invisibility function of the collar that came with my latex suit. That meant, of course, the suit and everything under it was also left in place, and unlike when the other three had worn them, my suit was very clearly visible as I trotted alongside Tia.

"I find it amusing just how much that suit is relaxing you."

"Ten years of extreme training and conditioning Mommy." I replied with a blush that was only barely visible over the mask. "It is missing one bit to having it be an exact match to what I always wore."

"What's missing?" She glanced down at me.

"Snuggles," I replied with a hidden smile. "A parasite that wraps around a female host and feeds off very specific fluids. When attached it looks just like a rubber leotard, or bodysuit."

"Why would anypony want to wear something like that?"

"It has all these little nubs that constantly tease you, keeping you in a constant state of arousal. Which for me meant my body was kept in a state of near-constant edging."

"What is edging?"

"In a general context, it's anything bordering at the very edge of what is considered safe, sane, and consensual." I stated. "It sexual play at it's most extreme, and if not done correctly can be very dangerous. However in the context, I'm speaking of, it's keeping a mare on the very edge of orgasm and not allowing her to cum at all. Using a special device that makes it so the longer she goes without cumming, the more powerful the orgasm is when it finally is permitted."

She blushed deeply at the second half of the explanation. "Why is it you sound like a little filly at the moment?"

"New spell I'm making to allow me to talk when gagged like this." I replied with a giggle. "It still has a few kinks to work out as at the moment I sound either like this. or like this when using it."

Celestia and the few Guards standing on duty in the halls as we passed all shuddered. "Please use the first voice."

"Yes Mommy," I replied with another giggle. "Going to keep the other one too, could come in handy someday." We left the Palace itself for the Royal Gardens, where Tia had arranged a small picnic for lunch.

"So how long will you be wearing that?"

"The suit? Since you are the one who put it on me, it stays on until you take it off." I hummed around the gag at her arched brow. "Normally I seal myself in, which allows me to take it off whenever I like. With Sis, Sunset sealed it, and the enchantments recognize my ownership of Sunset. So either of us could take that one off."

"So that is why you unzipped the ones Luna and I wore?"

I nodded at her question even as we settled on the blanket. "Yes, they are bondage suits. Normally I trigger the self-bondage setting by zipping it up myself. However, right now the spells recognize you as Mommy."

"Well then Daughter, remove the mask and gag. It's time to eat." She stated before opening up the basket and starting to pull out food.

I nodded before triggering a few hidden catches that deflated the gag before undoing the straps holding everything in place. I was soon licking my lips after setting it down. "Ahh... Thank you, Mommy. Question is it off for just the meal or for the rest of the day?"

"The rest of the day, as adorable as your filly voice sounds, I'd rather speak to you without the mask."

"There has been one thing I've been wondering." She stated while handing me a plate of finger sandwiches as I nestled against her side under a wing. "How is it you and Luna find it so much easier to... well..."

"Get laid?" I answered after swallowing a bite, at her nod I sighed. "Mostly it's a case of your own reputation working against you." At her arched brow, I hummed. "Basically there are quite a few who would just love to leave you a mewling, dripping little cumdump on your bed. Problem is they are too terrified of you to even hint at it."

"They are terrified of me?" She asked ears actually drooping.

"Pretty much, I can't go into specifics. That's something you'd need to go through Luna for." I nuzzled her neck. "But I think a good part of your dry spell is due to your Public Relations team being too good at their jobs. Whether you intended it or not, quite a few view you as the penultimate prude. They think if somepony were to approach you with an offer of a romp, you would banish them in a dungeon somewhere and toss away the key."

"Why does everypony think I'm going to lock them in a dungeon all the time?" She asked with plaintively.

"Think of your track record without the proper context. Luna banished to the Moon for a thousand years. Various things banished and locked up in Tartarus. You go and fight Sombra, and an entire nation is effectively banished outside of time for a thousand years." I paused a moment to just nuzzle her shoulder. "Even if you weren't the one doing the banishing at the time. You were present in most of those instances."

"So too good PR with many things blown out of context?"

"And how most ponies view their beloved Princess Celestia, all combine to mean you not getting laid."

"And you're different because."

"I have zero respect for you as a Princess." I bluntly stated. "What respect I have gained, is to you as a mare, and..."

"A possible mother?"

"Yes." I found myself hugged tightly to her side at that. "Combined with my normal, I don't give a shit, with the fact you are a total MILF. Well, the only time I'll treat you like a Princess is during formal events like Court. Any other time your just Tia."

"Thank you." She murmured into my mane as I rolled my eyes and ate another finger sandwich.