Steps, heavy steps thats all that could be heard in the darkness. No, not darkness but sleep. Starlight yawned as she opened her eyes. She could hear the birds chirping around her, crickets beginning their song. As her vision cleared she saw it was evening. And she, she was on Trixie, her friend, no her tormentor, no her mistress's back.

"Oh, good you're up" Trixie softly chuckled. "Sorry I got so rough back there" she began to apologize. "I'm still new to all this stuff and...." Trixie paused as if she had frozen mid Sentence and Starlight could have sworn she saw the mare's eyes glow green for a split second. "It doesn't matter though, you know your place now I imagine" Trixie bluntly stated her tone becoming more cold out of nowhere. "Let's get you home and get you to bed before Twilight gets suspicious."

"I appreciate your concern Tempest but I don't need a guard in or waiting outside my bed chambers" Twilight explained to the gruff guardsmare following behind her.

"But Princess...." Tempest began

"I told you already just Twilight is fine!" The Purple alicorn scolded with a chuckle. "We are friends after all." She smiled turning around to face the stubborn unicorn.

"Yes, well....Twilight then" Tempest paused as she cleared her throat. "Even Luna and Celestia have guards stationed outside their chambers. As do Cadence and Shining Armor in The Crystal Empire" Tempest explained in rebuttal.

"That may very well be true, however this is Ponyville and I already have all the protection I need from its citizens and my friends" Twilight reassured the scared unicorn giving off another soft smile.

Tempest just let out a disgruntled groan and did her best to prevent herself from blushing. "Damn she's adorable" the edgemare internally admitted. "I have no doubt of that Princess." Tempest continued reaffirming her serious stance by ignoring her friends advice to call her by her first name. "It is easy to see how beloved you are by the ponies of this town and your fellow Elements of Harmony" Tempest continued. "Infact after everything you have done for both Equestria and the lands beyond many could argue you are held in ever higher regards by many then even Celestia herself." This compliment caught Twilight off guard and cause her both to blush and gasp at the same time. She was honored by the compliment of course, thrilled by the aspect some ponies and creatures might hold her in as high regard as she had her Mentor. But she was also disturbed by the blasphemy of the thought. Celestia had been Twilight's idol growing up. She couldn't really be more beloved then a goddess who raised the sun could she!?

"Y-your words are far too kind commander Tempest." Twilight stuttered with a still blush red face. "I, I feel I must cool down now. Please, you are dismissed. You may return to your quarters" Twilight stammered as she also made a awkward shooing motion with her hands.

Tempest made an angry groan but despite her sour face she bowed and reluctantly obeyed Twilight's command."As you wish my princess" she said with the slightest hint of anger in her voice. Twilight either not noticing this or still to flustered to care as Tempest marched off back towards the quest bedroom Twiliight had prepared for her.

Trixie smiled as she used her magic to levitate the sleeping Starlight atop the mat she had prepared for her. It had been easy enough to sneak back into the castle and get Starlight cleaned up in the shower. She even decided to give her pet a treat of some chocolate pudding that had been left in the fridge. Sure she laced it with a sedative that would put the mare back to sleep so she could get her PJs on her and pop her off to bed without any trouble but it still counted as a treat, right? Trixie just chuckled to herself as she raised the blanket and let it fall just below Starlight's bust. The sleeping pink unicorn beggining to snore in her sleep.

"Well looks like you're having better luck then I" Tempest chuckled as she approached Trixie. "So I take it her training is going well?" Tempest smirked.

"Well yes, I suppose, though she's still so stubborn at times" Trixie sighed.

"That can be easily fixed you know. Quite easily infact" The broken horned mare chuckled.

"Oh, how so? " Trixie asked.

"While her mind and body are in an weakened state as they are now you can cast a subtle feduchia compelus. If you mix that with some percptus alterious the effects will be the same as if you had given her a couple dozen more lessons. She'll believe being your pet is a good thing. She'll believe it's her reason for being!" Tempest exclaimed with a devious grin.

"Well why didn't you just tell me that from the start!?" Trixie angrily huffed.

"Because it only works when they're too tired to fight back, and even then it's not always a guarantee" Tempest admitted. "But if you do it now there might be a chance it'll stick. Got it?" Tempest grunted.

"I suppose. Well then, here goes nothing" Trixie smirked her horn beginning to glow. Trying her best to remember the certain magical properties and frequencies needed to cast the spells Tempest had listed as silver tendrils of energy seeped from Trixie's horn and slowly swam through the air until they wrapped around Starlight's horn and slowly disappeared as they embedded themselves inside her.

"Good job" Tempest cackled. "Guess you did have it in you"

"Yea, but that was a pretty strong spell and I'm wiped now too." Trixie admitted as she began to pant. "I think I'll hit the hay as well." She yawned as and slowly crawled towards Starlight's or now her bed. "Good night" she muttered as she lost conciousness.

"Good night little pony" Tempest maniacally chuckled as her eyes emitted a green glow. "You just keep that one under control and leave protecting the princess to me" she cackled as she slowly headed towards her room.

Meanwhile a very sleepy young drake tried to surpress his yawn as fear took hold as he spied from the corner of the hall, unsure of what he had just scene. But wherever it was, it wasn't good.

Trixie yawned as the morning sun of Celestia greeted the land urging its residents to wake-up. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Starlight standing above her.

"Good morning mistress! How are you today!?" Starlight asked in a very cheery tone that took Trixie off guard. "What can I do for you today!?" She asked with a innocent giggle.

"Holy Moly!" Trixie thought to herself. "It actually worked! The spell actually worked!!" Oh, this was going to be fun, the show mare told herself as she licked her lips and gave off a devious grin. Very fun indeed!

Author's Note

New chapter yay! Sorry for lack of updates felt like garbage lately as always.

Next time Starpet gives students bad advice. Spike investigates *sorta* Tempest tries to seduce Twilight and the pieces slowly fall into place!