The Broken One

AUTHOR’S NOTE: MODERATE SEXUAL CONTENT IN THIS CHAPTER. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

“Hey Aunt Luna”, I waved as she stomped toward our table.

“Do not ‘Aunt Luna’ us, Prince Jackson”, she said tersely as she stood over us. “We have been searching for thee for the better part of an hour. Where hast thou been?!”

“We hast been handling royal shit”, I grinned but received a wing slap to the face. “Hey, it wasn’t my idea to have the coronation next week.”

“Thy coronation is in one week’s time”, the nocturnal mare balked. “We haven’t a moment to lose!”

Her magical aura surrounded me and pulled me from the table. I floated along behind her for a second before I motioned for the mares to follow. They obeyed immediately, trotting along and whispering to each other. I leaned back and crossed my legs before I threw my arms behind my head and relaxed.

“So where we goin’ Aunt Luna”, I asked as I rolled over in midair and poked her in the ear.

“Refrain from that action, please”, she hissed as we continued down the hall. “Thy training shall not wait until nightfall.”

“Why not”, I asked and pretended to swim through the air, drawing giggles from my servants.

“Such a foal”, she muttered. “Thy mother has requested we train thee as soon as possible.”

“Why?”

“To prepare thee for whatever challenges lie ahead”, she growled.

“Why?”

“To ensure thou shalt survive.”

“Why?”

“Thou art family, Jackson.”

“Why?”

“Because our sister adopted thee.”

“Why?”

“Our supposition is that she was lonely.”

“Why?”

“She is over six thousand years old.”

“Why?”

“Jackson”, she shouted and spun to face me. “We must ask thee to be silent now.”

“Why?”

The last thing I could remember for a while was the bright flash from her horn. When I woke up I was in my own bed with a bat pony curled against my ribs with her head on my chest on one side and a bug pony wrapped around the other arm snoring lightly. My free arm was draped over Shadow’s back resting on her flank. Her soft fur tickled my palm as I ran my hand up and down her ribs in a hypnotic and relaxing motion.

“Prince Jackson”, Shadow asked blearily as she yawned.

“Go back to sleep”, I smiled.

“Kinda hard to when you’re tickling me”, she muttered sleepily.

“Do you want me to stop?”

“No”, she replied as she squirmed tighter against me.

I laughed lightly and hugged her tight against me. She sighed happily as Cindra snorted and twitched. I pulled the changeling against my other side, waking her. She let out a massive yawn that showed off her fangs and smiled at me with sleepy eyes.

“Good morning, master”, she whispered.

“Morning”, I asked in confusion. I turned my gaze to the windows and saw the barest hint of light to the east. “What happened?”

“Princess Luna got annoyed and put you to sleep”, Shadow replied with a shudder. “She scares me, master. I mean, Prince Jackson.”

“Did you just call me master”, I asked and quirked my eyebrow at Shadow.

“I blame Cindra”, she blushed as she lifted her head.

“Oh, you wanna blame the changeling”, Cindra smirked. “Bring it on.”

In one fluid motion Cindra untangled herself from me, tackled Shadow over the edge of the bed and rolled around the floor with her. Kisses and licks found their targets as the two rolled around amidst giggles and quiet moans. I allowed the changeling to get it out of her system, which left Shadow panting, shaking and soaked with sweat. The aroused changeling eyed me with smoldering desire as she lay on top of a shivering bat pony.

“Master”, she gasped.

“Yes?”

“Can we… I mean can I…”, she hesitated.

“Spit it out”, I demanded.

“Can I kiss you, master”, she asked with a blush.

I laughed and nodded my head, my laughter growing slightly at the spring in her step as she trotted over to me. She climbed on the bed and lay down beside me before pressing a hoof to my bare chest.

“Thank you, master”, she whispered.

Her lips met mine gently and she moved her hoof from my chest to my shoulder. A wave of heat washed over me and I began to lose focus. My hand found itself around the back of her neck as I pulled her tightly against me. I felt the bed move as Shadow climbed up on the other side of me. I broke the kiss and turned my head toward the guard. She ran her hoof across my chest and down to my stomach. Gently I wrapped my fingers into her mane and pulled her into a kiss as well.

An enticing pain jolted through my left nipple and I glanced down at my chest. Cindra grinned at me before gently biting my nipple again. I moaned involuntarily as she flicked her tongue over the sensitive nub. I pulled the two ponies closer and kissed both of them in turn.

Shadow gasped as I tightened my grip on the two of them. They came together above my chest and their lips met longingly before they eyed me and began whispering to each other. The conversation only lasted a few seconds but with a nod Shadow slid up my chest and pressed her lips to mine.

She touched my lips with her tongue and I granted her silent request. As our tongues fought for dominance I felt another tongue trailing its way down my stomach. I barely felt anything as Cindra tugged my pants down. Suddenly Shadow deepened the kiss further as she straddled my torso. I felt moist heat slowly envelope my stiffness, making me break the kiss nervously.

“Shadow”, I began hesitantly.

“Yes master?”

“I don’t… I’m not…”, I muttered.

Shadow giggled and moved to the side. To my relief I saw Cindra’s head bobbing rhythmically and I pulled the bat pony back onto my stomach. I dove back into the kiss and before long I heard and felt moans coming from both ponies. A flood of wetness over my abs caught me by surprise.

“Oh, yes”, Shadow moaned as she ground herself against me.

The very fact that the bat pony had climaxed just from kissing me and grinding against me drove me close to the edge. I found myself moaning as I gripped the back of Cindra’s head. Before long the pressure had become unbearable.

“Oh fuck”, I moaned and closed my eyes.

I felt the Changeling’s mouth slide up and off of me. Before I could be disappointed two tongues were wrapped around my length. The two mares continued their ministrations until I bucked my hips and the pressure in my loins released itself all over their faces.

“Master”, Cindra gasped and closed her eyes as a stream of white shot across her face.

“I’m sorry”, I panted.

“Don’t be”, the changeling moaned. “We aren’t.”

My head dropped to the pillows and my chest heaved as I caught my breath. The two mares used their tongues to clean the mess off of my stomach and each other’s faces before Shadow trotted off to the bathroom. The sound of running water met my ears as Cindra curled back up against me.

“Wow”, I murmured.

“Indeed, master”, Cindra sighed happily.

Shadow’s hoof steps echoed from the bathroom as she came back to the room with a dreamy smile on her face. She leaned on the doorframe for a second and stared at the two of us in the bed before she pushed away from the bathroom and made her way to the bed.

“That was interesting”, Shadow smiled softly.

“You’re telling me”, I chuckled and patted the bed beside me.

“I think I may have found a new guilty pleasure”, she grinned as she hopped up and snuggled against me.

“Yeah, that was a new experience for me”, I replied. “Truth be told I thoroughly enjoyed myself.”

The two ponies shared a gentle kiss before they cuddled up against me. I smiled again and draped my arms across my two companions and rubbed their ribs. Before long I had a bat pony snoring on one side of me and a changeling snoring on the other. A quiet knock at the door drew my attention.

“Come in”, I called quietly.

The door eased open and mom stepped into the semi dark room. Her nose scrunched up at a smell I couldn’t detect, but then again a pony’s sense of smell is more acute than mine. She eyed the three of us with an unreadable expression.

“I was going to ask if you slept well”, she said quietly, “but that would be a pointless question.”

“We didn’t have sex”, I replied just as quietly.

“Don’t lie to me, son.”

“We didn’t”, I laughed. “We just made out and they performed an action called ‘fellatio’, so there was no penetration.”

“But I smell their scents”, she whispered urgently.

“Mom, what’s wrong”, I asked.

“I can deal with you entertaining yourself with one or the other”, she hissed, “but to bed two mares at the same time? It is simply awful.”

“Didn’t feel awful”, I grinned.

My mother groaned in annoyance and strode to the bank of windows. Her horn lit up as she pulled the curtains aside to let the mid-morning light in. The sudden change in brightness startled the two ponies beside me and they jolted awake. A sleepy groan slipped from Cindra and Shadow stared at my mom with unbridled fear.

“Y-your Highness”, Shadow gasped as she tumbled from the bed in her haste to bow.

“Shadow Bloom”, mom nodded stiffly. “Did you enjoy yourself while defiling my son?”

“Your Highness?”

“From the smell of it, you did”, she said evenly.

“Yes, your Highness”, Shadow replied as she lowered her eyes.

“Do you remember the oaths you took?”

“I do, your Highness”, Shadow answered quietly.

“You have betrayed the trust of the crown with your actions”, my mother said evenly. “Shadow Bloom, you are hereby released from your duties as a royal guard. You may collect your severance pay from the treasurer.”

For several seconds nopony moved. The silence was broken by a single sniffle. Shadow’s shoulders began to shake as she stood and calmly left the room. A single sob echoed from the hallway and I turned to my mother.

“Mom, what the fuck”, I asked in quiet disbelief.

“Fraternization between royalty and guards is unacceptable”, she replied evenly. “That sort of scandal could tarnish the crown’s reputation.”

“Seriously”, I asked heatedly, causing Cindra to shrink away from me. “You fired her for that? And just like that?!”

“Yes”, she replied, her own voice beginning to grow tense. “What is the problem?”

“You just fired her!”

“Jackson, you must understand”, she pleaded. “In the world of politics, reputation is just as important if not more important than values.”

“I don’t care about that crap”, I suddenly shouted as I sat up. “How could you just fire her like that?!”

“I did what was best for your image”, she shouted back stubbornly. “How would it look if I were in a relationship of that nature with my servants? It would destroy the trust and respect my little ponies have in me!”

“So to save my image you ruined Shadow’s career”, I scoffed. “How will she find work now?! Not only is she a bat pony, but she’s also a guard that was fired by Princess Celestia!”

“If it bothers you so much”, she said with an oddly calm voice, “then you can hire her as a private entity.”

“Ya know what”, I growled, “I think I will hire her.”

I could have sworn I saw a small smile flit across her face before her horn lit up again. A confused Shadow found herself staring into my face.

“Prince Jackson has something he wishes to say to you”, my mother told the bat pony calmly.

The terrified mare stared at my mother for a few seconds before she turned her wide eyed gaze to me. Her trembling shoulders began to still as she stared into my eyes.

“It’s my fault you got fired”, I said quietly as I slid to the edge of the bed. “I’m sorry for that, so to make it up to you I want to hire you as a private guard.”

“Seriously”, she gasped as hope crept into her voice.

“Yes”, I replied. “I’m gonna pay you a hundred bits a month, so you’ll officially be working for me in a private capacity.”

“I don’t know what to say”, she eventually muttered in shock.

“A simple ‘thank you’ will be sufficient”, I smiled.

The bat pony nearly pranced in place and almost leapt on me before she remembered her new role and stood there grinning instead. I laughed and held out my arms, welcoming her into a hug.

“Well that got resolved fast”, Cindra laughed as she joined the hug. “Now when you say ‘private capacity’…”

I followed her gaze down to my crotch before she looked back up at me with a grin. My mother groaned and asked me to come to the throne room when I was dressed. She left the room, glancing back at us and rolling her eyes. I could swear I heard her muttering something about hormonal mares.

I turned my gaze back to the Changeling and saw her glancing from my crotch to my face and back with a grin. I opened my mouth to reply but stopped when I felt a hoof slipping into my pants. Looking down I saw a golden foreleg between my legs.

“I had fun”, she whispered huskily, “but it takes more than that to satisfy my hunger.”

“Well, fuck.”