Gut Feeling

by TheCamel

Rating: mature
Tags: Twilight Sparkle, Violence, Dark, Thunderlane, Anthro, Porn, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Princess Cadance, Fetish, Rainbow Dash, Non-consensual, Adventure, Shining Armor, Sex
Length: 6858

Shining Armor is worried about Twilight's latest diplomatic mission. His concern turns out to be more than just a simple worry.

Shining Armor is concerned; his sister Princess Twilight left for the Minotaur's homeland, far to the west of Equestria, over a month ago, but nopony has heard from her or her escorts since. Princess Cadance told him not to worry, but he can't help but feel that something has gone horribly wrong. Finally, he can't take it any more and sets out to find out what happened to his younger sibling.

Surely he's worrying about nothing, right?

Published 2018-05-27 01:00:06 UTC
Last updated 2018-05-27 01:00:06 UTC

I'm Sure She's Fine, Honey

"Twilight, I really think you should reconsider going."

"Shining, would you stop it already? I'm going. Princess Celestia tasked me with negotiating new diplomatic ties with the Minotaur Nation. If she trusts me to be able to handle it, why can't you?"

"It's not that, sis. I know you can. It's just..."

"Just what?"

"I... I don't know. But I just have a feeling that you shouldn't go."

"Shining, I know you're worried about me, but I can handle it. Really. Rainbow's coming with me and you know she'd never let anything happen to me. I'll be okay. I'm sure we'll be back before you know it."

"Yeah, but what if-"

"Big bro, really, I'll be fine. I have Rainbow and another Wonderbolt as bodyguards. If something happens one of them can call for help in record time."

"I... just, be careful, okay? I love you, sis."

"I love you too, BBBFF."

Shining Armor banged his fist on his desk in frustration. "How long are these scouts going to keep me waiting?" he exclaimed out loud to his empty office.

Huffing with impatience, he knew deep down that his soldiers were not to blame. There was no question they carried out every order of his with absolute urgency every day, not even stopping for water until after any messages for him were delivered personally to him, no matter the distance. Their latest task wasn't very far; just relaying requests for information between Shining Armor's desk and the Minotaur's embassy in Canterlot. No, the delays were coming from inside the embassy, stretching Shining's patience ever thinner.

Please excuse the delay, Ambassador Steel Back is away on business.

We've misplaced some records on visiting dignitaries to our homeland. Please wait while we try to sort things out.

Your courier didn't have the proper security clearance to take possession of the files you requested. You will have to reapply for those reports you asked for.

Every message from that damned embassy was nothing but wasted time. It was clear that whoever was in charge did not want to communicate with him, and for the past three days everypony he had sent over had been turned away 'due to ongoing security drills and exercises'.

"Those freak of nature bull bastards." Shining Armor griped through clenched teeth.

"Honey, language!" Cadance's voice exclaimed.

With Shining Armor not bothering to look up from his desk, Princess Cadance approached her husband and stood behind him, gently massaging his shoulders.

"I shouldn't have let her go. Why in Tartarus did Celestia ask her to go?"

"I'm sure she's perfectly fine. You of all ponies should know that repairing diplomatic ties with a nation we've neglected for so long can take time. Don't you remember Princess Luna's first visit to the Griffon Empire after her return?" Cadance said, hoping to calm her husband's nerves.

Her words did little to soothe Shining Armor. "I just can't help it. I know something's not right. She hasn't sent over any communications since leaving. It's not like her."

"Oh? What about the two weeks she didn't leave her study when she found a new use for blood from an Ursa Major? You thought somepony foalnapped her."Cadance countered.

Shining huffed in defeat; no, it was not unusual for Twilight to forget about the outside world when her focus was stuck on whatever current project had her attention. But still, his gut feeling screamed that something was amiss. It had been ever since his sister announced she was headed west on her own, and the feeling had never gone away since. Everypony from his wife to some of Twilight's best friends had told him not to worry, that his instincts as her older brother were simply the cause of his concern.

But Twilight was in trouble. He was sure of it.

His shoulders drooping slightly, Shining Armor sighed in defeat once more. "Maybe you're right. Maybe."

Cadance gave him a quick peck on the cheek while wrapping him in her warm embrace. "I promise, you're worrying about nothing." she reassured him.

Nope, She's Not Fine

Another spray of cold sea water burst up and soaked Shining Armor once more, but the stinging salt water did little to break his steely gaze from the gray land mass that was slowly growing larger on the horizon. Ever since the ship's lookout had called out that the coastline of the Minotaur Nation was now within sight, Shining Armor had been standing alone at the ship's bow, one hand tightly grasping the hilt of his sword as his eyes remained locked forward.

"I'm coming, Twily." he growled.

Despite being reassured every day, he could no longer stand by idly and wait once Twilight's absence reached two months. Barely finding time to scribble a hasty note to his wife, he quickly assembled a crew to set out across the North Luna Ocean to the one city the Minotaur's occupied despite their large territory. The ship he had chosen to take was the fastest in Equestria's Western fleet, and though the captain was doubtful one lone ship would survive any hostile activity, Shining Armor assured him that their mission was to simply find Princess Twilight Sparkle and return home peacefully.

There was an air of uneasiness among the entire crew as well; Minotaurs rarely visited Equestria, not to mention the two nations barely had any sort of formal diplomatic ties before Twilight's mission. While there was the one Minotaur embassy in Canterlot, Equestria held no such office in the Minotaur Nation. In fact, Princess Twilight and her escorts were believed to be the first ponies to visit the solitary land in hundreds of years.

"There it is, sir! City of Cretan, dead ahead!" the lookout called, spying the port through his spyglass.

However, the captain's attention was focused to the ship's starboard side. With an uneasy gulp, he quickly approached Shining Armor and pointed to what he had seen.

"Sir, there's a ship approaching to intercept us. It's... it's the Waning Crescent." he said with worry.

Finally tearing his eyes away from the mass of land in front of him, Shining Armor grabbed the captain's spyglass and looked towards the other ship. Confusion wracked his mind as he saw the ship that had transported Twilight to the Minotaur Nation now approaching with a crew made up entirely of minotaurs, not a single pony in sight. Even more gut-wrenching was the ship was now flying the flag of the Minotaur Nation.

"Raise sails. Let's see what they wan't but do not let a single one board." Shining Armor commanded.

The crew carried out his orders, the last sailor managing to arm himself just as the commandeered ship pulled up alongside theirs. The minotaurs made no indication that they wished to come aboard; instead, one of the beasts donning an officer's uniform approached the rail of his ship and bellowed out his message.

"Unidentified ship, you are trespassing in waters claimed by the mighty Minotaur Nation! Turn and leave now, you are permitted to travel no further!"

The pony captain looked to Shining Armor for orders to turn the ship around, but Shining Armor had no intention of leaving empty-hoofed. "I am Captain Shining Armor of the Equestrian Royal Guard! I am here to bring Princess Twilight Sparkle and her entourage home and demand to speak to your superiors!" he challenged back.

Shining Armor's reply caught the Minotaur officer of guard. "You may not continue, now turn around-" he started after a pause.

"Then I shall return with the entire Western Fleet if you do not allow me!" Shining countered.

The minotaur stood silent at a loss for words for a few more moments before conceding. "Very well, follow us to the docks but do not stray!"

Satisfied with his first victory, Shining relayed his orders to his crew before returning to his private quarters to change into his battle armor. Just as he secured his sword in place Shining's second in command knocked and entered, having changed outfits as well in preparation for things to go badly. "Sir, shall I prepare all squads for trouble?" he inquired.

Shining Armor shook his head no. "Just have Quick Blitz and Sapphire Light prepared to join me. You and the rest shall remain on the ship."

The other pony opened his mouth to protest but quickly shut it. "Yes, sir." he replied obediently before departing to inform his soldiers. Shining Armor left the enclosed cabin moments later, finding the ship had now entered the calm waters as shore was now just minutes away. The dockyard of Cretan was clearly visible as were the burly guards awaiting the two ships to dock. Their presence was quickly dismissed by Shining Armor as he set his gaze on a large building built high on a plateau overlooking the entire city. The white stone that made up the building's exterior seemed to shine among the foggy gray landscape that seemed to naturally cover the land, and Shining Armor correctly guessed that he was due to meet the ruler of the Minotaur Nation inside that very building and finally get some answers.

And finally find his sister.

As Shining Armor had expected, the officer in charge on the docks had attempted to bar Shining Armor from disembarking, especially with anypony else accompanying him. After a drawn out shouting match between the two, Shining Armor had finally come out on top and managed to have himself and his two subordinates escorted into the city. As he was marched away from the docks the dock officer angrily approached the commander of the ship that was supposed to intercept Shining Armor's, screaming and yelling that he would surely be court-martialed for his decision to instead escort the Equestrian ship into port. However, that was none of Shining Armor's concern; what he sought was not on the docks but in the white stone building he had seen.

It didn't take long to reach the impressive building, though once they had all climbed the hundreds of steps up to the entrance Shining Armor finally realized the sheer size of it. Tall columns rose from the ground up hundreds of feet to support the stone roof which was adorned in thousands of intricate carvings and designs. The double doors that made up the front entrance were equally impressive, being taller than most houses in Ponyville and seemingly made of solid bronze. Four minotaur guards stood on either side of them, moving only to open the heavy doors for the unexpected visitors. Their muscles bulged as they moved the heavy hunks of metal, even managing to earn some slight respect from Shining Armor.

'It would take an entire platoon of ponies to move those!'

As Shining Armor and his two soldiers crossed the threshold they suddenly found themselves alone. Looking back Shining Armor saw that none of the minotaurs were stepping hoof inside; instead, one of them simply pointed straight ahead, indicating they were to continue on alone. The inside of the building was not what Shining Armor expected; while Celestia's castle was brightly lit and adorned with all manners of decorations, flickering torches were all that lit the long, empty great hall they were now in. At the far end of the interior Shining Armor saw a grand throne set at atop a dais, occupied by a large Minotaur wearing a golden laurel wreath crown. His face made it clear that he was not happy to have visitors but Shining Armor approached the throne anyway as he sought to finally find answers.

"What creature encroaches on my empire without permission?" the minotaur roared once Shining Armor stopped and stood in front of him.

Puffing out his chest, Shining Armor spoke up assertively but respectfully. "I am Captain Shining Armor of Princess Celestia's Royal Guard. I am here seeking Princess Twilight Sparkle of Equestria to bring her back-"

The minotaur sitting atop the throne suddenly stood up, his massive size fully on display as he easily towered over Shining Armor. "You shall NOT take her back, for she is now property of Minos, Caesar of the Minotaur Nation!"

Shining Armor felt his gut wrench inside of him at his words. Drawing his sword, he held the sharp blade out in challenge. "What have you done with her? Where is my sister?" he demanded as his subordinates drew their weapons as well.

The large minotaur seemed to show no concern about being outnumbered three to one. He simply picked up two crude mauls; simple heavy blocks of stone with sturdy wooden handles secured to them. "She is property of Minos." he repeated, hefting the heavy weapons as if they were made of clouds. "You, too, shall become my property now."

With a roar of anger, Shining Armor charged forward to attack, swinging his sword and successfully slicing into one of the minotaur's arms. Despite Shining Armor's attack, the sword did little besides breaking just the surface of his thick, toughened skin. The large minotaur didn't even flinch in pain; instead, he brought down the oversized hammer in his other hand down near the base of Shining's blade, shattering the metal weapon as if it was made of porcelain.

Shining Armor staggered backwards in shock, not to mention his hands exploded in pain due to the vibrations that shot down the hilt of his now ruined weapon. Seeing her officer open to attack, Quick Blitz rushed forward with her own sword raised in an attempt to draw the minotaur's attention. Her plan worked, but before she could reach striking range Minos wound back one arm and hurled one of his deadly mauls directly at her. Quick Blitz's eyes widened in horror as she saw the stone block approaching her head with such speed that there was no hope to avoid it.

"No!" Shining Armor cried out. His horn flashed as he summoned a barrier around Quick Blitz in a last second attempt to save her.

The maul managed to penetrate the shield but at the cost of most of it's inertia. The heavy weapon still managed to smash into Quick Blitz's armored chest, sending her toppling backwards and gasping for breath as the air in her lungs was knocked out. Her sword fell out of her hand as she grasped her dented chest armor in an attempt to rip it off so she could breathe normally, allowing Shining Armor to summon it to his own empty hand and charge the beast in front of him once more.

With fury in his eyes, Shining Armor rushed in and wildly swung at the minotaur. His anger overwhelmed his years of training in fighting, causing him to sloppily attack like he was a green recruit. His poor form left him wide open, and with his empty hand Minos connected a strong punch to Shining Armor's jaw and sent him crumbling to the cold stone floor. His head now spinning faster than a tornado, he still tried his best to stand back up to continue fighting, but before he could Minos strode forward and delivered a final blow to the back of Shining's unprotected head with a closed fist. This time, when Shining Armor's body fell to the ground he did not get back up.

Minos turned his attention to the final pony left able to fight. However, Sapphire Light had remained frozen ever since the fighting had started. Even now she stood frozen in fear, her sword half-heartedly raised as her legs shook uncontrollably. She knew she stood no chance alone against the beast that had nearly killed her commanding officer and comrade, and as Minos strode towards her she barely managed to choke back a sob of defeat.

The large minotaur easily plucked the weapon from Sapphire Light's quivering hand and tossed it aside like a foal does to a broken toy. Her legs finally gave out, causing her to fall to her knees in front of him as she awaited her fate. His empty hand suddenly shot out and grabbed her by the neck, firmly grasping her and raising her up as her eyes widened in horror. Her legs kicked in futility as she fought for air, her wish to be able to breath again granted at the cost of Minos suddenly dropping her back to the floor before he turned and returned to his throne, sitting down and rapping his remaining maul against the side of his throne to summon the four minotaur guards outside. Three of the beasts grabbed Shining Armor and dragged him down a trap door set behind the throne where Minos sat while the remaining minotaur tossed the defeated ponies over both of his shoulders like sacks of flour, taking the two mares back out the main entrance but not to return them to their ship.

With only the weapons left strewn on the floor, Minos sat alone once more on his throne. His eyes glanced to Shining Armor's broken sword hilt momentarily before he grew bored and stood up to leave. One of his servants would remove the scraps of metal before his return, as well as return his own weapons to their places on either side of his throne. But for now, he needed entertainment after such a boring fight.

'Captain of the pony guard? How pathetic, even the princess put up more of a fight than he did.'

'Hmm... perhaps it's time to pay her a visit.'

She's Not Fine At All

When Shining Armor finally regained consciousness he found that his captors had chained both of his legs to the cold rock wall that made up the surprisingly large cell that he was now imprisoned in. The length of the chains allowed him movement to almost the entire area, which was large enough to hold about 50 ponies, but so far he was the only prisoner present. He rubbed his sore jaw as he took another careful look at his surroundings, noting that over a dozen more empty shackles lined the walls as well. No windows were present to offer any clue to where he was being held or what time of day it was, and only one solid wooden door served as a possible means of escape. A quick tug on his own chains only reinforced his guess that they were solidly built and could not be broken without heavy tools. All his armor had been stripped from his body as well, so even if he did manage to break free from the chains and escape the cell, he was unarmed, defenseless, and lost.

"Hey, is anyony there? Let me out!" he yelled out, hoping he hadn't been locked up and forgotten about.

His concern grew as what seemed like hours passed without any hint of his captors coming to check on him. Just as he was beginning to think that he was doomed to die alone the sound of something approaching the other side of the door reached his ears. The wooden door was thrown open and two minotaurs strode inside. Shining immediately recognized the larger one as Minos and bared his teeth at him, wishing dearly he could fight him once more. However, expression changed to horror as he realized that Minos held a long leather leash in one hand, which in turn was attached to a collar that was secured around the neck of a creature hidden behind Minos's large body. Its body was completely naked save for the black collar, and the female creature refused to stand, instead opting to crawl on its hands and knees behind her master. But Minos was more than happy to step aside to give Shining Armor a clear view of who's leash he held, which was none other than-

"Twily!" Shining exclaimed.

Twilight showed no reaction to his call nor did she bother looking at her captive brother. Instead, she crawled around in front of where Minos stood and nuzzled her face against his crotch, letting out a pitiful whimper in an attempt to be noticed. The large minotaur ignored her for now, instead grinning at Shining Armor's reaction to finally seeing his sister in her pitiful form. Twilight showed no care that she was completely naked, her breasts exposed for anypony's viewing and her cunt completely undefended. But what Shining Armor found most horrid was the large bump that made up Twilight's belly. There was no mistaking that his sister was pregnant, but her stomach's size more closely resembled a mare's that was 8 months with foal.

'But... she's only been gone for two months! How is this...' Shining thought before glaring once more at Minos. He let out a yell of rage and fought in futility against his chains in an attempt to free her and kill her captor. "Twilight! Twilight! What in Tartarus did you do to her?" he yelled out.

His outburst finally caused Twilight to turn and look at him, but she merely cocked her head at the sight of him before turning back to her minotaur. Minos let out a loud laugh and patted Twilight's head, sneering at the bound stallion once Shining finally ceased struggling.

"That's a good pet. I bet you'd like your reward now, wouldn't you? You didn't have your usual load yet this morning, did you?" he said to her.

Twilight simply nodded and opened her mouth. Shining Armor could only watch in sickening horror as Minos unbuckled his pants and let his semi-hard cock flop out into the open, only to have Twilight eagerly lean forward and take his shaft into her mouth.

"Stop! Twilight, please stop!" Shining Armor pleaded, but the wide grin plastered across his sister's face showed that she would not. She bobbed her head back and forth as she brought Minos to full arousal, then happily began forcing his shaft into her throat to take him in completely. She faltered a few times, trying her best to suppress the occasional gag and choke as her throat was penetrated by his rigid cock, but her efforts eventually paid off and her muzzle finally connected with his pelvis.

Twilight slowly let her master's cock slide free from her throat and looked up at him, beaming with pride. "I did it, Master! I finally did it!" she exclaimed happily before resuming her duties and taking his cock back into her mouth.

"Yes you did, my pet. And what better timing than to have your brother witness your achievement?" Minos sniggered.

Shining Armor tugged once more against his restraints. "You monster, I'll kill you. I'll fucking kill you." he said through gritted teeth. "I'm not going to let you hurt her ever again. I don't know what you're doing to make her put on this show but you're not going to break me with it."

Minos let out a loud laugh. "It's no show, I assure you. She's happy serving me like this, aren't you, my slutty little pet?" he said, stroking her face before squeezing one of her tits. "Besides, would you be so cruel to tear her away from the father of her unborn child? I plan on having her give me a large family with plenty of candidates for future Caesar of my empire."

A cross of disgust and confusion crossed Shining Armor's face. "How can you possibly be the father of her foal?" he questioned. "Ponies can't breed with any other species."

"Then you know nothing of my nation and its superior inhabitants." Minos proudly proclaimed. "My race is only made of males, as The Creator made us perfect and did not wish to burden us with weak, inferior females. But in return, The Creator gifted us with the ability to mate with almost any sentient female creature, as their only purpose is to help birth more strong minotaurs. There is no risk of some inferior hybrid being born, all females give birth to pure blooded minotaurs."

Shining's eyes strayed back to Twilight's bulging stomach as she continued sucking on Minos's cock. "There is absolutely no way she would ever willingly agree to bear your monstrous offspring." he said. "No creature would ever want to help your disgusting kind breed."

"The Creator was afraid of that, so The Creator granted her favorite creations with another gift. All those that we can breed with also find our seed highly addictive. With enough time, any female will need daily doses of our potent cum if they do not wish to suffer both physically and mentally." Minos replied.

Minos closed his eyes and let out a slight grunt as Twilight finally brought him to climax. With his cock already partially down her throat, Minos's cum shot straight down her throat and into her stomach, causing her to happily gurgle as she used her tongue to coax every last drop of cum from his penis. Once his shaft stopped twitching Twilight slowly let his cock slide free from her mouth, making sure to keep her lips tightly sealed around his shaft as not to cause any mess just as she had been trained. His cock finally popped free and she proudly opened her mouth once more and stuck out her tongue to show that she had swallowed every bit of cum that he had given her before she crawled back just behind where he stood, just as a good pet should do.

Content at her service, Minos redressed himself before facing Shining Armor once more. "She is a fast learner. She stopped foolishly resisting after only a week, and was pregnant two weeks after that. I thought an Alicorn would be more of a challenge than the others."

'That's right, the others...'

"Where's the rest of the crew and her escorts? What did you do to my guards?" Shining demanded.

"Your crew aboard your ship was sent home. We do not need a second ship as we do not explore the seas." Minos said, confirming his nation had indeed stolen the ship Twilight arrived on. "Your two companions from earlier have been given to my strongest champions. Whichever ones manages to impregnate them will be rewarded with ownership of them. The other female mares from our new ship have already been claimed by now as well."

"And what about the stallions in the crew? Where are they?"

The smile that crept upon Minos's face brought a sickening feeling to Shining Armor's stomach. "Ah, yes. After my pet here became pregnant with my child the entire city rejoiced in seven days of celebration. The males of your nation were offered a chance to win their freedom in battle. But you ponies are much weaker than even I thought. Still, it was entertaining to see each one try to fight their way out from my Labyrinth of Horror."

"And the two ponies who came with Twilight?"

Minos frowned. "The female bitch was the hardest of any of you to defeat, even with plenty of cum from all of my guards. In the end they had to completely break her mind. A shame, for she would have surely been capable of birthing strong minotaurs. Now all she is good for is relief for any of my citizens in the city center. But the other one, though he is a male, he has sworn allegiance to the Minotaur Nation and is proving useful. He has for now earned a spot cleaning my temple and offering information about your kind."

Looking at the mare still on her hands and knees behind him, Minos secured his end of the leash to an empty hook by the door and motioned to the other minotuar that it was time to depart.

"It's time for me to check on other matters. I believe you said my pet was your sister, correct? Her head should be clearer now that she's had her morning fill of my cum. Perhaps you'll be happier to hear that you'll soon be an uncle if it's from her."

Without further delay, the two beasts left, leaving Twilight and Shining Armor alone in the cell, both of them chained to opposite walls. As soon as the cell door slammed shut Shining stood up and tried to reach his sister but the chains stopped his progress halfway across. Twilight could easily remove the leash handle from its hook to meet him in the middle of the cell but she remained seated obediently, though once she laid eyes on Shining she seemed to finally recognize him.

"Oh! Shining, when did you get here?" she said, smiling over at him.

"Twily!" he exclaimed in relief. "Twily, don't worry, I'm going to get you out of here! Quick, help me get free so we can rescue the others and get back to Equestria."

"Back to Equestria? Why would I want to go there?" Twilight asked curiously.

"Twily, you don't have to pretend any more, it's just me here. We'll find a way to get rid of that thing inside of you."

Twilight looked horrified by his words. "What? No! Why would I ever want to give up Master's baby?"

"Why? Because he raped you! What do you mean, why would you want to? Look what he did to you! What he made you do just now in front of me!" he exclaimed.

"But I wanted to, he didn't make me." she said calmly. "Master allows me to service him and make him happy, he let's me drink his cum and fills my body. It's an honor to carry his baby and be his pet. He keeps me happy and safe, without him giving me his seed I get sick."

To Shining's horror, Twilight turned so her back was against the wall and spread her legs wide open, showing off her pregnant belly and glistening snatch. "He came to my bedroom here the third night we were here, he knew that I was in pain. I was... my head hurt so much I could barely concentrate on our talks earlier that day, and my body ached so bad. He said he could fix me, that he could make all that pain go away, if I could handle just a little bit more. It... it did hurt when he put his penis inside of me, right here, but as soon as he came he was right, all the pain disappeared. My head cleared right up. I was fine until the next night, when my body and head started to hurt again, but Master came to my room again to see if I was alright. He made me feel all better again that night, and the next night, and then he suggested I sleep in his room with him so he could keep a closer eye on my health."

"No, can't you see? He tricked you." Shining said, but his words fell on deaf ears.

"Even when my pain started coming back multiple times a day, Master was generous enough to keep me healthy whenever I needed it. I don't know what I'd do without him." Twilight continued, rubbing her stomach before her hand slowly wandered back down to her slightly agape snatch. "It just... it feels so good when he fills me. I want it, I need it. I don't ever want to leave."

Shining couldn't believe the words coming from his sister's mouth. His anger boiled over as he fought the urge to slap some sense back into her, though his restraints were his biggest obstacle. "Twily, get a hold of yourself! You're not yourself, he drugged you into thinking that! Don't you even care that your friends are suffering as well? What about Rainbow Dash, don't you care about her?"

Twilight's muzzle wrinkled slightly at the rainbow pegasus' name. "She... Rainbow didn't accept Master's help and needed to be punished. She was suffering, too. She shared the same pain as I did, but she was stubborn and wouldn't accept any help. So Master had to force her to get help. Master had all the minotaurs help Rainbow Dash, now she gladly accepts help anytime. If you'd like I'm sure Master would let you help her, too."

Before Shining could reply the door opened once again, revealing Minos and a handful of other minotaurs. Minos strode back in and handed the end of Twilight's leash to one of his entourage, paying no mind as the minotaur roughly tugged on it as a sign of it was time to leave. Twilight didn't even say goodbye to her own brother; instead, her concern was fully focused on Minos. She whimpered as she was pulled past him, her face showing confusion of why she was being taken away from him, but with another sharp tug on her leash she obediently followed the other minotaurs out from the cell.

"Give her back." Shining growled once he was alone with Minos.

The large minotaur chuckled, standing just out of Shining's reach. "Didn't you hear her? She doesn't want to leave me. Ever." he said. "Even if you did take her back, she'd just return to me once her pain became too much to bear, which doesn't take long now. Every few hours she's back begging for more cum in one of her holes from me. I doubt she'd survive more than two days before her withdrawal drove her mad, maybe even to death."

Despite the confidence behind Minos's words, Shining Armor refused to believe him. 'He's wrong, I can still save her. She's going to be okay.' But the minotaur saw the glimmer of hope in his eyes and decided to crush it once and for all.

"Would you like to hear about the first night I fucked your sister? I didn't even need to hold her down, she was that easy to talk into letting me fuck her. Or perhaps you'd rather hear how loud she screamed when I decided to use her ass? I can even let you watch me so you can hear for yourself. Her ass is still so tight and she still isn't used to it."

Shining would have traded the Crystal Empire to be able to punch Minos once. Just once. But the minotaur knew he was getting to his captive and continued on.

"My pet is also right about that other mare, I'd allow even you to use her if you so wished. Not many of my minotaurs like using her anymore anyways, it's not quite as fun when she doesn't fight back. A shame she can't even be used for breeding after my guards beat her a bit too much after she tried escaping. Perhaps I'll sell her to the Griffons, I'm sure they'd find a mind-broken mare entertaining."

Minos watched in satisfaction as his words sunk in. Shining gritted his teeth in frustration and anger, his fists tightly clenched, but ultimately he remained helpless to retaliate. Choosing his words carefully, Minos decided it was time for the final blow.

"I'm sure you're wondering what I plan on doing with you. Well, I don't plan on killing you." he said. "You yourself are of no worth to me as far as I can tell, but I was told all about your lovely wife, Princess Cadance."

Shining Armor's gut wrenched at the mention of his wife. "You'll never be able to get me to betray her. No matter what you do to me, I'm never going to give her up to you." he spat. "You and your minotaurs will never be able to invade the Crystal Empire. Stronger villains than you have tried and failed."

"I have no intention of leaving my homeland. Instead, she will come to me." Minos said.

"Cadance won't come just because you're holding me hostage."

"No, she's going to come because you asked her to." Minos replies. "That other pegasus that came over with my pet, I sent him back to your homeland on your ship. He has a message for your wife, that her expertise is needed to finalize our diplomatic talks. He assured me that she'd be more than happy to come help with something like that. Once she is here I'll allow you to watch every step as we make her into another breeding machine for our race."

Two loud, sharp knocks on the cell door interrupted Minos's talk. "It seems your two guards broke sooner than I thought." he said, turning to leave. "I'll keep my word and send you that broken mare in a bit. I'm sure you'd enjoy some relief after hearing how I took your sister."

Shining let out a roar as he tried once more to break free of his shackles, earning a smirk from Minos who spoke up just before leaving the cell. "You won't break free. You may as well accept your fate and thank The Creator I don't plan on killing you. Besides, you should be happy. You're about to be an uncle."

Even after the door slammed shut, Shining struggled urgently to free himself. Hours passed before he allowed exhaustion to overwhelm him and he collapsed onto the cold stone floor, panting heavily as the last remnants of hope slipped away. Everything inside his cell was solidly built to stand up to the toughest of minotaur prisoners, so surely a mere pony would have no chance.

The cell door creaked open once more, but Shining Armor didn't bother getting up or even looking up as a minotaur guard entered and tossed a large bucket of water within his range of movement. The minotaur left without a word as well, but after the door slammed shut again Shining Armor heard that he was not alone anymore.

"Cock..."

Snapping his head up, Shining Armor saw the source of the feminine yet scratchy voice he just heard. Crawling towards him was a familiar, rainbow-haired mare that was one of his sister's best friends, but the usual bright sparkle he had been so used to seeing in her eyes was now replaced with a crazed, wild thirst. Her body, while still toned thanks to a lifetime of athletics, bore countless scars and marks from beatings and torture Shining couldn't possibly begin to imagine. A strand of drool escaped from her agape mouth as she continued her crawl towards him, her eyes scanning his body before focusing straight at his crotch and the body part that lay hidden underneath his clothes.

"Cock... cock..."

Shining sat up and shuffled backwards, away from her advances. "Rainbow! Rainbow Dash, snap out of it! It's me!" he tried to reason with her, but his words failed to register in her broken mind.

"Cock. Fuck... cock..."

With his back to the cold stone wall, Shining had no where left to go. Rainbow continued her crawl, now mere feet away from what she craved... what she wanted.

What she needed.

"Stop! Rainbow, stop! You don't have to do this!" Shining tried protesting one more time. As he feared she failed to stop, one of her dirty ragged hands finally grasping his ankle. Still drooling like a hungry wolf she tugged hard on the leg of his pants, panting loudly as she failed to remove his clothes. With no other option, Shining lashed out with his other leg and connected his foot to the side of Rainbow Dash's head, causing her to crumple to the ground as she was knocked unconscious.

"Shit! Rainbow Dash!" Shining exclaimed. Rushing to her side, he made sure she was still breathing and not too seriously hurt before he cautiously examined the rest of her worn, battered body. Most of the scars on her body were a month old or older, no doubt inflicted on her as the minotaurs attempted to break her spirit, mind, and body. However, there were plenty of fresh bruises all over her body as well, evidence that some of her abusers enjoyed beating the helpless mare while raping her. In an attempt to retain some modesty Shining avoided inspecting her genitals at all, though he shuddered to guess how badly she had been tortured around those parts of her body as well. With his quick examination over, he was slightly relieved that she wasn't forced to carry around an unborn beast inside her own belly, though he quickly remembered what Minos has said earlier about her and retracted his feeling of relief. Whatever she had endured, it was a miracle she wasn't dead.

In one last attempt of decency, Shining removed his shirt and covered Rainbow's upper body with it before shuffling away a few feet. He prayed that Rainbow would be her old self when she came to, that she could somehow free him from his shackles and they could go rescue Twilight and all escape before Cadance fell into the trap set before her. It didn't take long before his own exhaustion began to catch up with him, and though he tried his best to fight the urge to sleep he eventually lost the fight and let slumber overcome him. He was out of energy, out of ideas, and almost out of hope. All he could do now was hope that somepony, anypony out there, could save them all now.