It was the middle of the day as the young girl skipped through the house. Her shoes slapping against the hardwood floor as she darted past servants. Long, dark-purple hair done in neat ringlets bounced with every step. Dirt and dust clung to her face and dress along with a few cobwebs. The girl excitedly ran about calling for her mother. She rounded a corner and nearly bumped into a stern looking maid. Purple wings materialized from her back and she glided over the woman.

“Be careful, young mistress!” the maid called. She grabbed the girl’s leg and gently pulled her to the floor. “Just because you’ve learned to fly, doesn’t mean you should be going around doing it wherever you please. What would your parents say?”

“They’d tell me not to do it,” the girl said looking down. She stuck out her lip and looked up at the maid. “But I was only flying inside! And it was just a second! Nobody saw me!”

The maid clasped her hands on the girl’s shoulders and looked her in the eye. “I know you’re excited your wings ‘came in’, but you have to show restraint.”

“Re-stained…?” the girl said in a confused tone.

“Restraint. It means to control oneself,” the maid explained, “And that’s what you should be doing. Your father gave clear orders that you can fly under careful supervision. If people found out you are an apotheon, it could lead to unsavory individuals finding us. And that would make your grandfather’s sacrifice for nothing. We wouldn’t want that, now would we?” she asked the girl raising an eyebrow.

The girl’s shoulders slumped and she cast her lavender eyes down. “No, we wouldn’t.”

The maid smiled and gave her a gentle squeeze. “Good girl. Now, why don’t you tell me where you’re in such a hurry to go?”

“I’m looking for mother. Have you seen her?”

“She’s in the study. Been spending quite a few days in there,” the maid said. She had a concerned look on her face as she said that.

“Okay, thank you!” the girl said and turned to run off.

“Ah! Stop right there!”

The girl stopped and the maid looked her over. She saw the smudges on her face and the dust on her dress and clicked her tongue. “You’ve been in the storage room again, haven’t you?”

“Um…maybe…?” the girl said with a sheepish grin.

The maid rolled her eyes and smirked a bit. “Alright, hold still and we’ll clean you right up. Can’t have you looking like that in front of your mother.” The girl giggled and stood up straight. The orange gem on the maid’s forehead flashed and a whirl of magic flew around the girl. In a manner of seconds, she was cleaned of the grime and presentable. “There, all better. Let’s just fix your hair a bit…” the maid said as she adjusted the girl’s ringlets. She made sure the regal-purple princess-cut gem in the girl’s forehead was visible. “Alright, off you go.”

The girl nodded and sprinted for her mother.

Opal Chrysanthemum sat in the study of the house contemplating a glowing object that rested on the desk. She was statuesque, with long turquoise hair, a topaz princess-cut gem in her forehead, and aquamarine eyes that seemed permanently sensual. Her large breasts were pushed up with the corset she wore and her dress showed off considerable cleavage as well as her legs from the long slit.

The woman was lost in thought as she stared at the object before her. A scepter that she had taken out of its case and set on the desk. She thought about the words from her father to her mother as he shoved the scepter into her mother’s hands. ‘Take Opal and the clan and hide!’ That was fifty years ago yet it feels like yesterday. The events of that day were still fresh in her mind. She still remembers the pure elation everyone had at first, quickly followed by terror as they scrambled for safety. Her father had sacrificed himself so most of the Chrysanthemum clan could escape.

A million miles away, Opal was brought back to reality by the sound of her daughter.

“Mother! Mother!” the girl said loudly bouncing up and down.

Opal shook her head and turned to her daughter. Her little ray of sunshine. “What is it, Aubergine?” she said picking up the excitable girl. “You’re awful energetic today.”

“Hee hee. I was going through gramma’s things and I…”

“You were going through my mother’s belongings?” Opal interrupted her daughter.

She raised an eyebrow at the girl and Aubergine tried to make herself seem small.

“It was in the storage room. And no one goes in there anyway. I just thought it looked pretty and I wanted to ask you if I could have it?” Aubergine said giving Opal her best puppy dog eyes.

Opal sighed as she looked at her daughter. Aubergine had always been a curious child; poking her nose in places it probably shouldn’t be; asking so many questions; testing her magic whenever she got the chance. “Alright, let’s see what it is?” she asked Aubergine. The girl hesitated at first, likely afraid her mother would be furious for touching such old and precious things. Eventually, she held up her hand and showed Opal.

In Aubergine’s small hand was a crystal heart set on a gold frame of wings with a long intricate chain. Opal instantly recognized the necklace and her eyes flashed. Her own heart tightened at the sight of it and the memories of her grandfather. She carefully took the necklace from her daughter’s hand and stared at it for a few seconds.

“Sweetie, do you know what this is?” she said finally breaking the silence. Aubergine shook her head, obviously ignorant to the jewelry’s significance. “This is the first gift my father gave my mother. On their first date.”

Aubergine’s eyes widened when she heard this. “Really?” she said.

“Yes, really. And she’s kept it in good condition for nearly two-hundred years. The chain had to be replaced, but otherwise it’s the same as when my father bought it. Your grandmother kept the necklace in that jewelry box because it caused her too much pain to look at it.”

“Because grandad sacrificed himself?” she said, sounding out ‘sacrifice’.

“That’s right. But she couldn’t bare to get rid of it.” Opal’s voice started to crack as memories of her father came flooding back. “It was far too precious.”

Aubergine looked at the necklace in her mother’s hand then looked down. “I’m sorry, mother. I didn’t know how important it was,” she said.

Opal wiped the tears welling up in her eyes and looked at Aubergine. “Oh, sweetie. It’s okay. I know you’re just a curious little bundle. Tell you what?” she said lifting her daughter’s face. “I’ll let you keep the necklace,” Aubergine's face lit up hearing this, “if you promise to take good care of it, and you promise to keep up with your magic lessons. How does that sound?”

The girl nodded frantically, her curly hair bouncing about. “Oh, yes, mother! I will! I will take good care of it!”

“And your lessons?” she said making sure her daughter understood the agreement.

“Yes, yes! Of course!” she said eager to have the necklace.

Opal shook her head. “Alright, settle down. Here, let me help you put it on.” With her careful and delicate hands, she clasped the necklace around Aubergine's thin neck. The heart-shaped gemstone glittered as it rested on her chest. “There, now, you look so pretty.”

Aubergine looked down at the necklace and bounced on her mother’s lap. She wrapped her arms around her mother as best she could, giving her a hug. “Thank you sooo much!” She looked up at her mother with a brightness in her eyes. “What were you doing in here anyway?”

“Oh, I was just looking at this old thing,” she said pointing to the glowing object on the desk. “It’s the Chrysanthemum family heirloom. The Golden Scepter of Ourania.”

On the desk was a solid gold scepter. It was three-feet in length with several gemstones set along the bottom portion. The top was an intricate web of gold filigree that held a plum-sized gem with a golden heart design, the symbol of the Goddess, sitting on top of that. The scepter gave of a pink glow that was warm.

“What can it do?” Aubergine asked excitedly.

“It can do many wonderful things, my sweet,” Opal said stroking her daughter’s hair. “This was something made during the old age. It was imbued with a tremendous amount of the Goddess’ own life force and has the power to change the world. Had they not interfered, my father would have been successful and turned this world into an Ouranian paradise.”

“Can I use it, mother?”

“Maybe one day.” Opal wrapped her arms around Aubergine’s middle and rested her chin on her head. The flowery mix of her shampoo reached her nose. “It’s a powerful artifact, and many before have lost themselves trying to wield its power. You’re still too young. Maybe one day,” she repeated.

Aubergine stared at the scepter with awe. She could feel its power reaching out to her. Calling to her. She wanted to take the scepter in her tiny hands and see how it felt, but with her mother there she knew better.

“Mother? Why do we have to hide?” she asked. “Why can’t I be ‘Aubergine’?”

Opal turned Aubergine around and looked her in the eye. “It’s because there are people out there who don’t understand our ways. They are afraid of us and what we’re capable of,” she said pushing Aubergine’s hair behind her ears with a long finger.

“That’s silly. We don’t want bad things to happen, right?”

“Of course, we don’t, sweetie. We want only the best for the world,” Opal continued. “Unfortunately, those in charge don’t see it that way. They don’t want to drastically change the world, even if for the better. That’s why they were so against our family in the past. They thought we were the bad guys.” Aubergine gasped at that and Opal chuckled softly. “So, that’s why you can’t be Aubergine. Why I can’t be Opal and why your father can’t be Topaz. It’s for our protection that we stay hidden like this. If those people found out, it would be trouble for us.”

Aubergine frowned and looked down. Her little fingers touched the crystal heart dangling from her neck. “I don’t like my fake name. It sounds stupid.”

“I know, sweetie,” Opal said hugging her daughter. “I don’t like it either. It doesn’t do your pretty face justice. Aubergine Chrysanthemum. Now, that’s a name people will come to know and remember. But for now, you must be…”

Love Bunny sat in her throne caressing the heart-shaped gemstone hanging from her neck. She pursed her full lips as she mulled over that memory. Had it really been nearly a hundred years since then? Love Bunny could hardly recall the last time someone had called her ‘Aubergine’. Perhaps it was fifty years ago? Maybe more. She traced the edges of the gemstone with a long, manicured finger, lost in thought.

“Mistress? Mistress? I have the next idol finished,” Jet Set said.

“Hm? Did you say something?” she said snapping back to the present.

“I said the next idol is ready. I’ve been calling for you but you seemed distant there,” he said. Jet Set had a worried look on his face. His brow was furrowed and he sucked his lips in.

Love Bunny breathed and stood up. her tremendous breasts bouncing with the movement. “Excellent, that makes five now,” she said in a pleased tone. “You’ve been getting better at this. Barely a week has passed since you made the last one.”

“Yeah, well, I have had a lot of practice,” said Jet Set trying not to sound too proud of himself. “Even with how finicky chrysollium can be, I’ve gotten used to molding it. Though, there were quite a few fuck ups.”

“That’s alright. The mistakes you made were lessons you learned. And it allowed you to grow even more.” Love Bunny took a few steps closer to the psion, her breasts practically blocking her view of him. “Your abilities are superb, Jet Set. And that’s what I want in my subjects. Only the best will serve.” She pressed a manicured hand to his face. Power flowed from her to him and he could feel himself growing. “We’re so close to achieving our goals. Finish the last one and you’ll be rewarded immensely for your loyalty and diligence.”

“Yes, Mistress. You can count…on me,” Jet Set grunted as his penis strained against his pants. “Always a pleasure serving you.”

“That’s what I love to hear.” Love Bunny pulled away and looked at the tent in Jet Set’s pants. She smiled at her handiwork then said, “Have Crystal Lullaby and Garden Grove deploy this one. You know the location.”

“Of course, Mistress. I’ll see to it.”

Jet Set left and Love Bunny turned in her throne room. She opened a cabinet and pulled out a rolled-up piece of paper. She then called for several himbo subjects and one named Neon Lights. A minute later the requested people appear. Neon was a psion like Jet Set with a cerulean gem in his forehead. The others were terrans with hulking bodies.

“What did you need of us, Mistress?” Neon Lights asked.

Love Bunny smirked and said, “Just a moment, we’re going on a little ‘trip’.” Her gem glowed and all of them were teleported out of the building.

They found themselves on top of a skyscraper in the middle of the city. Neon Lights looked around and immediately recognized where they were.

“This is the ‘Rapacian Enterprises’ building. What are we doing here?”

Her smirk not leaving her face, Love Bunny unfurled the piece of paper. It was the blueprints to a machine. She handed them to Neon who looked them over. His brow stitched together then his eyes widened.

“Is this…?”

“Yes, it is,” Love Bunny said. “Now, get building.”

In the headquarters for the superheroes, Celestia waited with Stygian and one other. It was a man who appeared to be in his sixties, with a cloudy antique-cut gem in his forehead, fierce blue eyes, and a long, well-kept white beard.

“Late,” the man said as he looked at his pocket watch. He placed the watch back into his blazer and huffed disapprovingly. “The next generation of Ourania and they can’t even make one simple appointment?”

“Archie, it’s only a couple of minutes. You act like you’ve never been late for anything,” Stygian said.

“I’ve kept a strict timetable for everything I do in my life,” Archie said sternly. “From the moment of waking to the moment I lay my head to rest. I make sure to have everything timed to the very millisecond.”

Stygian rolled his eyes. Even after several decades of knowing this man, he was still stunned by his friend’s antics.

“Archimedes Starswirl!” Celestia said loudly. “I’ve known you since you were a boy. I seem to recall there were plenty of times your mother would scold you for missing family events because of ‘recreational activities’.” Her ball pulsed when she said that as if to indicate her displeasure.

“By recreational, you mean…?” Stygian asked.

“He was with a woman. Which would normally be praised, but you weren’t there for your sister’s Rite of Passage.”

“Ah.”

“Feh, I had more important things than some typical ritual I’ve seen plenty of times. I was conducting important research.” Archie checked his pocket watch again and furrowed his brow. “Like now, for instance. I could be at the University using my time wisely instead of waiting on a few brats who are now five minutes late.”

Celestia and Stygian exchange looks. There was a part of them that was regretting they brought Starswirl into this. Despite his immense knowledge on both magic and Ouranian abilities, he tended to be overly critical of just about everything. Even basic magic casting he could find something to complain about. They were about to say something when the elevator door slid open.

“Oh, hey! Look, they’re here! Now, we can stop staring at the time. Thank Goddess,” Celestia said murmuring the last bit.

Five people piled out of the elevator in noisy fashion. Confetti and glitter covered them and Twilight was busy cleaning it off them with magic. Pinkie had a sheepish look on her face as she profusely apologized.

“Pinkie, darling, I can’t imagine why you thought it was a good idea to set off one of your party poppers in that confined space,” Rarity said trying to remove streamers and candy from her hair. “Ugh, it’s gonna take me forever to fix my hair. Might have to visit the salon again.”

“Again, I’m sooo sorry!” Pinkie said with her hands pressed together in front of her. “I thought I was grabbing a chocolate ball.” She reached into her fluffy hair and pulled out noise makers and donuts. “Guess things are more disorganized than I remembered.”

Twilight turned to Celestia and said, “Sorry, Celestia. Could you give us a minute? As you can see it’s a bit messy.” She turned back to her friends and continued sweeping the party debris off them.

Spike was thumping his chest and coughing. “Gah! I’m gonna be coughing up confetti for a week,” he choked. He seemed to have caught the brunt of it and his entire front was covered.

“Oooh, that was sure a shock,” Fluttershy said. She was massaging her breasts and there was a wet stain on her shirt. “My boobies are leaking from all the excitement. Oh, when will you stop? Ah…Oh…Oooh.”

Starswirl turned his head to Celestia and raised an eyebrow. “I see your newest protégé refers to you by first name,” he said in a disapproving tone. “Not even a ‘Mistress’ or ‘Lady’. Such a disgraceful attitude.”

“Archie, behave,” Celestia hissed. “You’re here to help them. Not judge them on etiquette.”

“And etiquette is the first step to helping them. If they can’t show the proper respect to someone of your stature, current physical condition notwithstanding,” he quickly added. Celestia leered at him but let him continue. “Then how am I supposed to teach these youths? If this is our next generation of Ouranians then I fear for the future of our culture.”

Celestia was about to retort when Twilight and the others approached them. They had been cleaned of the party explosion that had happened in the elevator. Though, Rarity still fussed with her hair and grumbled that it was ruined.

“Sorry about that, Celestia. Why did you call us all down here? And who’s the old guy?” she said pointing to Starswirl.

“This ‘old guy’ is-“ Celestia started to say.

“I am Archimedes Starswirl,” he interrupted. Celestia shot him another look but let him talk. “Master of all magics; professor of power and knowledge; architect of enchantments; scholar of…”

“Enough fellating yourself, archie!” Celestia stopped him from adding more titles.

“Ahem, quite.”

Upon hearing his name, Twilight’s eyes sparkled. She rushed over to Starswirl and shook his hand emphatically. “You’re the Starswirl? As in; Starswirl the Bearded?”

“Yes, I am he,” Starswirl said pulling his hand away.

“EEEEEE!! I’m such a big fan of yours!” Twilight squealed. “Your research on spell-theory and spell-craft is phenomenal. I’ve read all your papers and journals. I even have all three volumes of ‘The Science of Magic: Unfolding the Physical World’. Can I have your autograph? Can you sign my books? (GASP!) I called you ‘an old guy’. Like you’re some common elderly person. I am so sorry!”

As they watched it, the other four gave Twilight looks of bewilderment.

“Rarity, if you don’t mind?” Spike said.

“Right, let’s put an end to this,” she said.

Rarity’s gem lit up and Twilight was dragged away from Starswirl. She bounced eagerly in place, unable to contain her excitement at meeting her idol.

“Anyway…” Celestia continued. “These are the heroes of Maretropolis. You’ve already met Twilight Sparkle Stellanis.”

Twilight waved energetically at him.

“The plump one with shocking pink hair is Pinkie Pie.”

“Hiya! If you need a party done real quick, I’m your gal!” she said. “Birthdays, baby showers, bachelorette parties. You name it!”

“The fabulous looking psion is Rarity Quartz.”

“Do you think we can hurry this along?” Rarity said still fussing with her hair. “I hope my hairdresser is available.”

“That’s Fluttershy Papillon standing next to her.”

“Oooh, my boobies are starting to leak again. They ache so much,” she moaned softly. Fluttershy pressed her hands to her breasts and her face was flushed. “Is it hot in here? Can we turn up the air conditioning? Ooooh, I really need to…”

“And lastly, we have our own Dark Horse in the form of Spike Stellanis.”

“Hey, how’s it going?” Spike said casually.

Starswirl was about to say something when he noticed something about Spike. His eyes widened and his mouth fell open. Starswirl grabbed Stygian and Celestia and walked several feet away.

“Are you aware that there’s an Orm amidst your heroes?” he whispered in a harsh tone.

“If you mean Spike, then yes, we do know,” Celestia answered. “Though, we only recently learned of this.”

“Only recently? Celestia, how can someone like you not notice something like this?” Starswirl said in exasperation.

“Well, I’m sorry. Being stuck in this bubble really makes it hard to sense these things,” she hissed at him. “You try it for a week and come back to me.”

Starswirl massage his temple as he exhaled. “To think an Orm would actually be here in the city. Wait, you said Stellanis. But that would make him…?”

“Yes, he’s the sole survivor of the massacre,” Celestia said grimly. “And he’s the one we left in the care of the Stellanis family. But he doesn’t know he’s an Orm.”

The bearded man jerked his head around while working his mouth wordlessly. Starswirl was trying not to have an outburst, and this news was clearly making it difficult. “How is that possible?” he finally said. “The Stellanis family is a prominent one in the Ouranian world. Twilight Velvet and Night Light were amongst my best pupils. How can he be raised by that family and not know his true nature? For that matter, how can their daughter not know of hers? Just looking at her I can tell she’s as inexperienced as the rest of them.”

Celestia closed her eyes and sighed. “It’s a long story, Archie. I’ll tell it to you later. Right now, let’s just focus on them.” She nodded to Twilight and the others who were giving them concerned looks. “And keep the news that Spike’s an Orm secret. He doesn’t seem to know he’s one and his power hasn’t awakened yet. We can’t be certain Love Bunny if knows, so we can’t let this information get out.”

Starswirl pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed. The thought of an Orm like Spike being here now was beyond astronomical to him. He knew how mysterious the Goddess could be in her ways, but even this was too outlandish for him to simply accept. Starswirl wanted nothing more than to open this can of worms just to get it over with. Leaving it alone like this seemed like the worst idea. But he knew better than to go against what Celestia wanted. Even trapped in a crystal ball like this, he knew better.

Finally, he opened his eyes and looked at Celestia. “Alright, I’ll keep quiet. I don’t agree with this. Having an awakened Orm on this team would only be beneficial, but I’ll respect your wishes.”

“Thank you, Archie.”

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

“What was that about?” Twilight asked as they returned.

“Oh, just some…adult stuff. Ouranian politics,” Celestia said unconvincingly.

The heroes all give them suspicious looks. Celestia looked as though she were about to sweat if that were possible for her. The other two did much better hiding their emotions. Starswirl had a stern expression on his face, while Stygian had a bored look. The heroes wanted to press them for details on their ‘adult discussion’, but none wanted to be the person to actually ask.

“…Okay…” Twilight finally said. “So, what’ll we be doing?”

“Right, what you’ll be doing,” Celestia said quickly. She looked relieved that they seemed to be dropping the subject. “I invited Archie here to assess your abilities.”

“That’s right,” he said stepping forward. “As a favor to my dear friend, I decided to take time out of my busy schedule to make sure you all are in proper working order. That is to say; I’m here to tell you if you are or aren’t good enough.”

“Shesh. Talk about harsh,” Pinkie said out the side of her mouth.

“I heard that!” Starswirl said loudly. Pinkie recoiled and tried to look innocent. “And the world around you is harsh. You gain nothing from being told you did a good job when there are glaring faults! Now, enough chatter. Line up and transform!”

The five people quickly lined up and transformed. There was a flash of brightly colored light and soon they were in their Ouranian forms. Spike himself squeezed the buttons on his wrist watch and twisted the face, changing into his costume. Starswirl pulled out a pair of spectacles from his blazer and put them on.

“Alright, let’s see what we’re working with,” he said stepping up to them. Starswirl stopped in front of Matter-Horn and said, “Name?”

“Oh, um…Masked Matter-Horn,” she said standing rigid.

Starswirl looked her over, walking around her. The glasses revealing her magical aura. Matter-Horn’s magenta energies flowed off her like a river. It was even and steady. In the middle of her chest he could see the spark of the Goddess shining brightly. Starswirl stopped behind Matter-Horn and materialized a pointer. He poked, prodded, and slapped the voluptuous heroine with it, going ‘Hm’ every so often.

“Hey! What do you think you’re doing?” she said fidgeting on the spot. “Celestia!”

“Just let him work, Twilight. He knows what he’s doing and this way we can get an accurate understanding of what’s lacking,” Celestia answered her calmly.

Matter-Horn grumbled at this but obeyed. She stood still and stared forward. Starswirl stopped in front of her and examined her breasts. He tapped them a few times and nodded his approval.

“I see you’re storing magic in your breasts,” he commented more to himself. “That’s good. Having a reserve of energy can spell the difference between victory and loss.”

“Yes, Timber’s been training me in this kind of stuff,” she said. A light blush spreading across her face. “He told me to do that as a way to practice magic control.”

“I see. You certainly show a lot of promise, but there’s also a lot of reservation,” he said. Starswirl waved his pointer around at her. “Your aura is very clean and steady, but it seems more like you’re doing that on purpose. Aura control is important, but don’t stifle yourself.” Before Matter-Horn could answer he moved onto the next. “Name?”

“Fili-Second!” she said loudly bouncing up and down.

Starswirl did the same to her as he did with Matter-Horn. He poked at her with his pointer, making Fili-Second giggle. Fili-Second’s bright-pink aura was both bubbly and wavy. “Hmmm, you’re certainly a peculiar one. Don’t think I’ve ever encountered an Ouranian like you before. A speed-terran… Hm?” Starswirl grabbed one of her arms and inspected it. He turned her hands over, spotting markings along her wrists and palms. “You’ve been training with the Tantric fist? That’s good.” He let go of her hand and moved to her front. Starswirl prodded her round belly. “Storing magic in your midsection? Peculiar indeed. But not a bad thing. You have a willingness to try things. Though, perhaps too willing?”

With Fili-Second done he moved onto radiance. “Name?” he said turning to her.

Radiance spun around and struck a sexy pose, with her hips out and her breasts up. “The ravishing Radiance!”

“Just stand still. I don’t need a show,” he said flatly.

The purple-haired psion looked hurt at what he said but complied. Starswirl circled around her performing his inspection. Radiance’s aura was a royal blue and certainly gave off a regal feeling. Both elegant and dazzling, like a finely cut and polished diamond. Starswirl jabbed at Radiance with his pointer.

“Ah! Easy where you’re poking with that thing,” she said in a sharp tone. “I don’t want my skin to bruise.”

“Tch, you’ll encounter far worse than something like this,” Starswirl retorted. “A minor bruise is nothing.”

He continued his inspection of Radiance. Her physical appearance was quite remarkable for an Ouranian like herself, and her magical power was certainly a step above most he encountered. However, Starswirl felt as though Radiance overall ability wasn’t terribly special. So, as he moved onto Saddle Rager, he said, “Average.”

Radiance looked as though she had been slapped in the mouth and nearly fell over. “Average?! Moi?! The fabulous Radiance is anything but ‘average’!” she shouted, fuming. “I’ll have you know that I am…!”

Fili-Second put a hand on her shoulder and gave her a look. “Just let it go.”

Radiance opened her mouth, about to say something, but decided against it. She just crossed her arms and grumbled about being called average.

Starswirl stopped in front of Saddle Rager. “Name?”

“Um…well…it’s Saddle…Rager…” she said in a low voice.

“And where did you get a name like that?” he asked her raising an eyebrow.

“Well…um…they kinda gave it…to me…” Saddle Rager said nodding to the others. She fidgeted on the spot and nervously worked her hands.

Starswirl looked over and saw Fili-Second enthusiastically wave at him. “Okay…well, let’s continue.” He conducted his inspection of Saddle Rager like the others. Her aura was a gentle cyan that was like a fresh spring breeze. But he also noticed there was something darker and tumultuous lurking deep within her. Saddle Rager wasn’t the first Ourania he encountered who was on the larger side. Plenty have been titanic like her. However, there was something else about her that wasn’t just her size. And it had to do with the fact that she’s a water avian. Starswirl seized one of Saddle Rager’s breasts and gave it a hard squeeze.

Saddle Rager let out a moan as her breast was handled roughly. The others started to moved on them but Celestia shouted for them to stop. They all fell back in line and watched. Starswirl kept squeezing her breast. He saw her aura became erratic and started to swell. The darker portion grew as well, slowly overtaking it. Satisfied, Starswirl let go of Saddle Rager.

“Alright then,” he said casually. “So, she’s a ‘Gála Regia’?”

“A what?” Matter-Horn said loudly. “And what was that all about?”

“Hm? I was merely testing a hypothesis. Her pleasure greatly increases her power. More so than a normal Ouranians. And a Gála Regia is a ‘royal milk’. That’s the technical term used,” Starswirl said holding up his hand. It was soaked in milk. He licked a bit of it off and nodded. “Mm, really high quality, too.”

Starswirl glanced over at Truncheon for a moment. And he saw it; the aura of an Orm not yet awakened to his power. The fiery green aura emanating off the young man. Starswirl could just make out the vague shape and suppressed a shudder. He hoped this Love Bunny didn’t know he was an Orm. With his inspection concluded, Starswirl pulled his glasses off and stood before the heroes.

“Alright, with that finished, let’s assess your combat ability,” he said gesturing to the training arena.

“WOOHOO!!! LET’S GOOOOO!!!” Fili-Second screamed and zoomed off.

The rest followed, though not with nearly as much enthusiasm.

“Ugh, this fighting is just going to mess up my hair even more,” Radiance said as she strutted past.

“Oooo…my boobies are still aching…” Saddle Rager murmured. She manifested her yellow wings and glided down to the arena. “I wanna get these milked soon…”

Truncheon didn’t say anything and just jogged down with everyone else. Matter-Horn hung back and stepped up to Starswirl. She stood there for a moment, watching the older Ouranium as he absently chewed on the arms of his glasses.

“So, why didn’t you give Spike and inspection like the rest of us, Dr. Starswirl?” she asked him.

“Hm? Oh, that’s because he’s not Ouranian,” Starswirl said nonchalantly. “Wouldn’t be much point in assessing something that’s not there, right?”

“I guess that makes sense?” Matter-Horn said holding her chin. She tilted her head to the side and thought about what he said. “Though, I guess I was expecting something.”

“Well, I’ll be able to tell you something after this sparring match.”

“Hmmm…Oh, by the way; what are those?” she said pointing to the glasses in his hand.

“These? They’re a special pair of spectacles I made,” Starswirl said holding them up. “They allow the wearer to see the auras of people, something that’s normally invisible to the naked eye.”

Matter-Horn took a closer look at the glasses. They appeared to be fairly ordinary, but she noticed runes inscribed around the frames. There was also a strange tint to the lenses that was only noticeable when they caught the light.

“Fascinating. But why would you need that? You’re one of the leading experts on magic and magical practice. Plus, you’re Ouranian. So, I’m assuming you’re actually older than you look,” she said. Realizing what she just said, Matter-Horn quickly apologized. “Oh, that came out wrong. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean that you were old. Just that…”

Starswirl held up a hand to stop her. “It’s quite alright. I know my current appearance may mislead some, but I am in fact over two hundred years old,” he said. “I just prefer a more…dignified ensemble.” Starswirl stroked his beard as if to emphasize his point. “As for your question; even accomplished Ouranian can’t just see auras. Not unless you’re born with that power. Hence, the spectacles.” Starswirl stuffed the glasses back into his blazer and headed for the arena. “Come, we can’t waste anymore time with idle chatter.”

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Starswirl stood in the center of the training arena with the five heroes surrounding him. He had taken his blazer off and rolled up his sleeves. Stygian and Celestia watched from the edge of the arena.

“Now, this may only be an exercise, but I want all of you to come at me as if I were the enemy,” Starswirl said.

Fili-Second raised her hand and said, “Um, aren’t we gonna like, beat you up, though?”

The older Ouranium put his hands on his hips and chuckled. “There is no chance of that happening. Even if all five of you attack me at once, none of you will land a blow. I can tell just by looking at you you’re all lacking.”

Radiance scoffed and gave Starswirl a doubtful look. “Hah! I find that hard to believe. Even if we aren’t the most experienced in regards to combat, there are still five of us. We have the advantage of numbers.”

“Heh, I remember being young and foolish like that,” he said smirking. “Overconfident in my abilities. I’ll give you a lesson you won’t soon forget.” He rolled his neck and they all heard it popping.

They all looked at him in exasperation. Not only had this old-looking man requested they all fight him at once, he also declared he would be untouched. There was also the fact that he was still in his civilian form, which puzzled them.

“Okay,” Matter-Horn said, being the one to point it out, “But are you going to fight like that? You may be more experienced than us, but it feels unfair like this.”

“Hm? Oh, goddess no,” Starswirl said waving her off. “I just haven’t transformed in quite a few years. Worried I might be a bit rusty at this.”

Outside the arena, Stygian smirked and shook his head. “Archie, rusty? Hah!” he scoffed. “That old boy could go half a century without using his Ouranian powers and he’d still be just as sharp.”

Celestia nodded in agreement. “Very true. A mind as powerful as his wouldn’t simply dull.”

“So, how long do you think this will last?” Stygian said leaning in close.

“Ooh, I don’t know,” Celestia said thinking it over. “Even being optimistic, I don’t think it’d go much longer than two minutes.”

“That long? Well, maybe if Arch wants to taunt them a bit. I got ‘em down for a minute. Maybe minute and a half.”

Starswirl took a breath and focused his energy. There was a flash of white light and he changed. The five heroes shielded their eyes from the light and once it faded, they stared at him. Starswirl was now wearing a midnight blue cloak with stars and moons stitched on the back and bells sewn into the hem. The ensemble was completed with a floppy magician’s hat with the same pattern. But it wasn’t just a costume change. Starswirl also appeared younger, even though he still sported the long white beard. Before he looked like a sixty-year-old professor, but now, he was young and fit. Even with the cloak on they could make out the muscles beneath. More than that, they could feel the power emanating off him.

“So, what does the youth think?” he said.

“Alright, I take it back. You clearly aren’t old at all,” Matter-Horn said. “This feels more like a fair fight.”

“I was going to say this is quite a drastic change,” Radiance started, “But looking at all of us and it’s hardly that much.”

They all looked at Starswirl with a mix of awe and fear. It wasn’t just that he was now younger looking with a noticeable power difference. It was how calm he was.

“Now, you may come at me all at once or one at a time,” Starswirl said. He turned on the spot looking at all of them. “Use whatever you can to land a single blow on me. But I promise you won’t…”

Before he was even done explaining, Fili-Second shot forward with a glowing pink hand. Her arm was outstretched and she was ready to deliver the only hit. “HAH!! That power is no match for my…speed?” However, her hand never made contact.

“Bold strategy to attack me with your speed. Even bolder to do so from the front,” Starswirl said, gem glowing.

“Huh? My hand?” Fili-Second a white aura clamped around her wrist. She tried to move it but it wouldn’t budge.

“But you should train more with your Tantric Fist. You may have been able to circumvent my perimeter,” he said.

Starswirl swung Fili-Second around and sent her flying with a blast of magic. Ropes materialized and tied her arms and legs behind her back. Fili-Second bounced across the floor and skidded to a stop.

“Huh? What the…?” she said looking around. Fili-Second struggled against the ropes. “Wow, you really got me. I can’t even get out of these.”

“Alright, shall we continue?”

The rest all decided to attack at once. Radiance tried summoning a giant fist construct from beneath him, but he teleported before it manifested.

“Psionic constructs? Don’t see that too often,” he said. He appeared behind her and blasted her forward while sticking a blindfold to her face. “But you can’t be too predictable. Also, your movements give away your attacks.”

Radiance stumbled about and panicked. She tugged at the blindfold futilely. “Agh! Someone! Get! This! Off! ME!!”

Matter-Horn shot a stream of magic at him but he easily blocked it. As she maintained the stream, Starswirl’s gem flashed. Matter-Horn let out a yelp as she pitched forward. Her breasts suddenly felt like a ton. She looked at him and he gave her a cheeky grin.

“You rely on your tremendous level of power. But what if you encounter an enemy with a higher level?”

The busty heroine folded her arms over her too-heavy breasts and sulked. Starswirl grinned again before jumping backwards. A ball of water dropped from above where he was just standing. He looked up to see Saddle Rager flying overhead.

“Um…hi…” she said quietly as she dropped more water.

Starswirl jumped out of the way and ran from the airborne assault. Saddle Rager kept apologizing the whole time. “Don’t apologize! This is a fight! You can’t worry about your opponent!” There was a flash and Starswirl disappeared.

Saddle Rager stopped midair and looked around. She wasn’t sure what to do and just froze.

“Up here.”

She tilted her head and saw Starswirl floating in front of her. His gem flashed and he gave her a smirk before teleporting away. Saddle Rager stayed in the air confused for a moment. It didn’t seem as though he did anything to her, then the sensation hit. Starswirl had attached two large nipple clamps to Saddle Rager. The stimulation soon became overwhelming and she slowly floated to the floor, moaning the whole time. Her breasts started to swell as her hands went between her legs.

Starswirl reappeared on the floor behind Truncheon. The young hero heard the telltale ‘vwoom’ and immediately ducked. A bolt of magic sailed over his head and he gripped his weapon. Pressing the butt-end to his utility belt first, Truncheon then changed it to a quarter staff and swung at Starswirl. The older man easily leaned back out of the way and conjured a net. Truncheon quickly sliced through the net with the omni-tool, then aimed it at Starswirl. He shot a blast of green energy at Starswirl followed by the capsule he preloaded.

The green blast was blocked, as to be suspected, but Starswirl hadn’t expected the capsule to immediately follow. It exploded into a cloud of purple smoke and Starswirl was caught off guard. His gem flashed and the smoke cleared, and Truncheon was gone. Starswirl spun around, alert.

“HYAAAAH!!!”

From above, Truncheon swung his weapon down on Starswirl. There was a metallic sound as the staff made contact with magic barrier. Starswirl smirked and his gem glowed. After hanging in midair for far too long, Truncheon realized he was caught in the Ouranium’s magic hold.

“Very clever,” Starswirl said releasing him from the hold. “Not only did you detect me and evade my attack, you also set your own trap. But if you want to get past a barrier, you’ll want to ‘pierce’ it. Not ‘bash’ it.”

Truncheon collapsed on the floor and exhaled. “Phew! So, this is what it’s like to fight an expert? Completely different from Love Bunny’s goons.”

“Yes, I suspect so. You did admirably here, but if this were a real fight you wouldn’t stand a chance.”

“Hey, give the kid some credit!” Stygian yelled from the side. “I wasn’t much better than he was starting out!”

“True! But I seem to recall you’re also a blackbelt by the time you began! You just had to adjust to the Ouranian culture!”

Truncheon gave Stygian a look as if to say ‘seriously’. Stygian just shrugged and gave him a sheepish look.

Matter-Horn maneuvered around and managed to prop herself up on her hands. She tried using magic to levitate her breasts, but Starswirl’s spell was too powerful to compensate. “So…hrgh…! Does that mean we’re done for now?”

“Yes, I suppose it is. Let’s discuss what we’ve all learned today,” he said as his gem flashed. “It was certainly…educational.”

Everyone who was caught by Starswirl was released. Fili-Second was up in a flash and jogged in place to get circulation back in her limbs. Radiance and Matter-Horn were both grateful that was over and weren’t being encumbered by something. Off to the side Saddle Rager breathed heavily as her arousal began to die down. Her breasts had swelled twice their size and milk started to pool on the floor.

“Um…a little help…please…?” she said in a small voice. Her face was flushed and she was being weighed down by her massive mammaries.

The heroes all lined up waiting to hear from Starswirl. A set of breast pumps were brought in to milk Saddle Rager, who moaned softly as they worked. Fili-Second looked at the milk filling up the jugs and licked her lips.

“Mmmm, anyone mind if I take the milk? That stuff would be perfect for baking,” she said rubbing her plump belly.

Matter-Horn sighed and held her head. “Fili-Second, I don’t think selling cookies with Saddle Rager’s breast milk is a good idea. We don’t want a repeat of the library’s reopening.”

“Whaaat?! No! I wouldn’t sell it to the public, silly!” she said waving her off. “I’d make them just for you guys!” Fili-Second waved her arms around energetically.

“Well, I guess that’d be okay…” Matter-Horn said. “So long as it’s just for us.”

“Yeppers! I wonder if I should give any to…”

“AHEM!!” Starswirl loudly cleared his throat and the heroes all clammed up. Fili-Second kept glancing over at the milk and a naughty grin spread across her face. “Now, can we please get on with this?” He looked at everyone and they nodded in unison. “Excellent. In a word; your skills are lacking. Sloppy techniques, teamwork is abysmal, and you don’t utilize your powers properly. The only one who’s even remotely worth anything is ironically the one who’s not Ouranian!” he said pointing to Truncheon.

“That’s because I’ve been receiving training from Mr. Sciuto fairly regularly,” Truncheon said.

“Yeah! That’s my student!”

“Plus, I’ve watched a lot of anime. I’ve mostly been imitating stuff from that.”

“That hardly seems fair,” Radiance interjected. “Saddle Rager only joined us last week. And I a couple weeks before her. That isn’t even getting into the fact that none of us even knew about this Ourania business until this very year.”

“Yes, I understand that this is all very new to you,” Starswirl said and started to pace. “Which is why we need to ensure you’re prepared to fight. Love Bunny and her forces have more experience than you. Both in combat and with the Ouranian aspect. You need to understand what’s lacking so you can grow and improve.” He stopped in front of Matter-Horn and faced her. “Ms. Stellanis; you’re too rigid. You need to relax more.”

“Yeah, I already knew that,” she said dejectedly.

Starswirl moved past her and stopped in front of Fili-Second. “Ms. Pie; you mostly need more practice with the Tantric Fist. However, you seem too eager to jump into the action, but I can see you easily adapt to your situations.”

“What can I say? I’m a bit anxious sometimes,” Fili-Second said.

Moving onto Radiance, Starswirl said, “Now, for you, Ms. Quartz; psionic constructs are a rare gift. Materializing solid objects like that is no small feat. But you telegraph yourself with your body language. Smarter opponents will be able to read your moves.”

“Oh? That’s right, I am a ‘rarity’,” she said puffing out her chest. “But am I really that easy to read?” Starswirl nodded and moved on.

“And finally, Ms. Papillon; being the newest, you have the least amount of experience,” he started. “Even so, you’re too timid and reserved.”

From the floor Saddle Rager looked up and said, “But I don’t want to hurt anyone. I just want everyone to get along.”

“And that’s what we need to work on. Not everyone feels the same as you. Especially since Love Bunny has no qualms hurting people to get what she wants.” Starswirl stopped in front of Truncheon and gave him a brief glance. “Mr. Stellanis, you’re already being trained by Stygian. Just continue with that.”

“Can do.”

“Now, are there any questions?”

VWOOOOP!!! VWOOOOP!!! VWOOOOP!!!

Radiance and Saddle Rager panicked at the sound of the alarm going off. It was their first time hearing it and they thought something was about to detonate.

“What on earth is that?” Radiance said pressing her hands over her ears. “And why can I feel it in my teeth?”

“Oh, my…that’s quite an…unpleasant sound…” Saddle Rager whimpered as she pushed her face into her breasts.

“WOOOP!! WOOOP!! Isn’t it fun?!” Fili-Second shouted over the alarm. She jumped up and down waving her arms. “There’s a bimbo attack!!

“A what?” Radiance and Saddle Rager said together.

Everyone moved to the central computer to check out where the attack was coming from. Stygian turned off the alarm and pulls up the city map. A pink spot was slowly expanding in the city.

“Well, that’s uncanny,” Stygian said zooming in on the spot. “To think there’d be an attack right now of all times?

“Wasn’t the last one a week ago?” Matter-Horn said. “These are starting to feel more frequent.”

“I wonder what the reason for that is?” Stygian said scratching his chin. “These attacks are too chaotic to get a bead on.”

“We can analyze the reason for that later. Right now, there’s a threat that needs to be dealt with,” Starswirl said.

“Alright, let’s not waste any more time,” Matter-Horn said moving away from the computer. “Someone pull Saddle Rager over here so I can warp all of us there.” She pointed to the still somewhat milky avian who still had the pumps attached to her breasts.

As Radiance dragged Saddle Rager closer and removed the breast pumps, Starswirl stepped up to them.

“I will be accompanying you to this,” he declared. “I wish to observe you all in action. Perhaps testing you like this wasn’t the best way to gauge your abilities.”

Matter-Horn rolled her eyes as she charged her gem. “Fine! Whatever! We have a group of maniacs to stop. Everyone ready? Good.” There was a flash and they vanished.

“Hmph!” Starswirl huffed and warped away himself.

Celestia turned to Stygian and said, “Hey, Styg…?”

“You want me to go along so Archie doesn’t intervene?”

“If it isn’t too much trouble?”

Stygian sighed and his gem flashed. In an instant he was changed into his hero outfit. A skin-tight black suit with a silver horseshoe emblem on the chest. He wore a cape with a cerulean lining and a cowl that was shaped like a horse face. Celestia whistled at the display before her.

“Way to go, Dark Horse! You still look good in that!”

“It has been a while since I put this on,” he said moving around getting a feel for it. “Glad I had a spare one of these.” He gripped the utility belt strapped to his waist. “Well, I’d better get going.” There was a flash of blue and Dark Horse disappeared.

Celestia smiled as she thought about her friends and her new pupils out saving the day. Then another thought occurred to her. “Wait! I’m just stuck down here! I can’t do anything!”

Starswirl and Dark Horse stood atop a building some distance away and watched the action unfold. There was a crowd of people engaged in intercourse around a growing golden statue. Two of Love Bunny’s elite, Garden Grove and Crystal Lullaby, along with a dozen peons, were fighting the heroes.

“Come on!! This can’t be the best you can do?!” Garden Grove shouted. She was a muscular psion with cerulean eyes and gem, aquamarine hair tied up in a ponytail. Not only was she muscular, she used her magic to increase her muscle mass. Regulating their size right before the blow. “I’ve seen grandma’s fight better than you!!”

“It’s so unfair! I’m among Love Bunny’s elite circle, yet some dumb broad is a Gála Regia?!” Crystal Lullaby chased Saddle Rager around blasting water at her. An avian with lime green eyes, sky-blue wings, and lavender hair that was done in a twisted ponytail. She was a bit on the chubby side, but that didn’t hamper her flight in the least. “Don’t flee from me! Get back here and take my HATE!!!”

Starswirl held his head and sighed. “Ugh…this is worse than I suspected,” he groaned. “They lack any coordination. No teamwork, just like I said. That one’s just running from her opponent!” he pointed to Saddle Rager as she avoided Crystal Lullaby. “The statue’s right there! For Goddess’ sake! It would take just one of them to sneak around and topple it! Let me do it! Let me do it!!” He started to climb onto the ledge, ready to jump over there.

“Whoa! No can do, big guy!” Dark Horse said grabbing him. “Just calm down and watch. I know it can be…a tad infuriating to do, but we all had to start somewhere. And they’ve managed thus far on their own. Matter-Horn, Truncheon, all of them. They’re much better than you give them credit for. If you do the job for them, they won’t learn.”

The bearded Ouranium furrowed his brow but climbed down from the ledge. He sighed again and folded his arms. “Alright, I’ll just sit on the sidelines. But I’m going to judge them the entire time.”

“I’d be shocked if you didn’t.”

Starswirl and Dark Horse watched the fight continue. The two definitely had different views on what was happening. Dark Horse was far less critical, but he still paid close attention. He knew what it was like to struggle as they did. To have to work thrice as hard just to keep up. Starswirl, on the other hand, kept scoffing groaning, and sighing.

“So, what are your thoughts on this ‘Love Bunny’?” Dark Horse asked.

Starswirl turned around and stroked his beard. “Hmmm…that is the million-dollar question, isn’t it? Well, if I had to guess, I’d say they are likely a young, naïve Ourania who wants to prove something. Obviously very talented, but misguided. I’d put good money on neglected as well. Someone starving for attention. …Or, possibly a megalomaniac.”

“And what if it’s the worst-case scenario?”

“You couldn’t possibly mean…?” Starswirl said looking at him with intensity.

“No, of course I’m not. That would be preposterous,” Dark Horse said waving him off. “But, hypothetically speaking; what if it was?”

“What if it was a Chrysanthemum, you mean?” Starswirl finished. He closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. “If it truly is, then Goddess help us all.”

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The battle with Love Bunny’s forces continued as Starswirl and Dark Horse talked. The area becomes more chaotic with chunks of street being destroyed and cars being flattened. Not to mention the idol was still growing and increasing in power.

Garden Grove was taking on Radiance and Truncheon herself. Her magically empowered fists being able to smash through Radiance’s constructs.

“You call this a fight?!” Garden shouted at them. “This is barely a Sunday morning stroll!!”

She charged up her fist and slammed it into the pavement, sending a shockwave of blue energy at them. Radiance erected a barrier to block the attack. While she did this, Truncheon leapt up from behind her and shot several bolts of green energy at Garden Grove. The muscly psion just smirked and slapped them away as if they were nothing more than bugs. Garden Grove then launched herself at Radiance with magic at surprising speeds. She swung an empowered fist and shattered Radiance’s barrier.

Acting quickly, Radiance flew backwards on a blue platform. Garden Grove saw her retreating and prepared to give chase. Before she could, Truncheon landed behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He took his omni-tool and changed it into a dildo.

“Let’s see how gung-ho you are to fight after this?” he said and plunged he phallus into her vagina.

Truncheon put the vibration at its highest setting and fervently thrust it in and out of Garden’s grove. At first, the woman stiffened from surprise. She wasn’t expecting to be pleasured like this. However, the shock quickly wore off and she took control of the situation. Garden clenched the muscles in her crotch and grabbed the dildo. Truncheon tried to move it but the omni-tool was stuck.

“What the…? I can’t pull out?” he said pulling on it. “What gives?”

“Duh! I workout every day,” Garden Grove said looking over her shoulder. She reached around and grabbed Truncheon. “You really think I wouldn’t train my vaginal muscles? I have complete control down there.” Truncheon had the dildo yanked out of his hand as he was pulled in front of the muscular psion. She held him up to her face and gave him a coy smile. “You really are cute. Too bad Mistress barred us from your protein. I’d totally fuck you right now. Get a real workout. Oh, well. The rest of us will be able to taste you soon enough. So, you better keep that cock of yours in good shape.”

Garden Grove spun around and tossed Truncheon over her shoulder. With her empowered strength he flew quite a distance. She pulled the dildo out of her vagina and threw it aside.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!”

“TRUNCHEON!!!” Radiance shouted. She flew after him on her blue-diamond platform.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” Saddle Rager repeatedly said as Crystal Lullaby chased after her. The oversized avian tried to fight, but Crystal’s intensity was terrifying.

“GAH!!! This is so infuriating!!” Crystal shouted. She kept blasting water at her relentlessly. “Stop running and fight me!!”

Despite Saddle Rager’s immense size, she was surprisingly good at evading Crystal. However, this only led to flooding down in the streets. Thanks to the power boost Love Bunny had given her subjects, Crystal was able to produce considerably more water. And thanks to her exasperation at Saddle Rager, she was using her power fairly liberally.

“Take that! And that!” she screamed, throwing wave after wave at the immense avian. Crystal was slowly turning the street into river with every attack.

“Please! Can’t we all just be friends?” Saddle Rager said in a weak voice. The timid avian flew around, trying to slow down Crystal by throwing water her way.

However, Crystal showed no signs of being deterred. Saddle Rager’s attacks were so weak that she was able to simply fly right through them. Crystal followed her as she flew low to the ground. Saddle Rager began flailing her arms wildly, agitating the water and sending waves behind her. With her attacks so unfocused, Crystal had no problems pushing the water out of the way. She made an upward swing with her arm and a wall of water rose in front of Saddle Rager.

“Oh, dear,” Saddle Rager gasped as she came to a stop.

Crystal then moved her arms around in a methodical fashion. She manipulated the water and surrounded Saddle Rager in a waterspout. Saddle Rager flew up but was blocked by Crystal Lullaby. She closed the top of the waterspout as she flew closer to Saddle Rager. Arms crossed with a mean scowl on her face.

“You know, this is a cruel joke!” Crystal Lullaby shouted. She moved a hand and flicked her wrist. Water reached out and slammed into Saddle Rager. “This wholly undeserving woman receives such a coveted blessing from the Goddess!” She flicked her wrist again slamming Saddle Rager with more water.

Saddle Rager squealed every time water crashed into her. It was like a brick wall was hitting her. She held her hands close to her chest as she kept shrinking away from Crystal Lullaby. Eventually, she reached the ground and had nowhere else to go.

“And the worst part? You! Don’t! Use! IT!!!” Crystal swung her arm at each of those words, smacking Saddle Rager with water. Saddle Rager looked up at Crystal and was on the verge of crying. Crystal shook her head in disappointment. She spread her arms open and a blue aura radiated off her.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Meanwhile, Matter-Horn and Fili-Second were taking on the dozen minions Crystal Lullaby and Garden Grove brought with them. Even though they had grown stronger themselves, these peons were stronger too. With four psions and terrans they had their hands full. The avians kept to the air and blasted them with their elements.

The two stood back-to-back as they caught their breath. Matter-Horn protected them with a barrier and watched as spell, fist, and element smashed into it.

“You know, maybe Starswirl was onto something earlier?” Fili-Second said to her. “This was a lot easier when it was just a couple of them. Now, there’s a dozen and we’re reeeally struggling.”

“I know what you mean,” Matter-Horn gasped. “Our last couple of encounters with these maniacs have been an eye opener. We got too used to fighting the Diamond Dogs that we never really got any experience with other Ouranian.”

“Hey! I know I’ve only been training for a few weeks, but I’ve gotten pretty good with the Tantric Fist,” she said. Fili-Second held up a hand and channeled her magic through it. “If I could just get past these guys, I should be able to destroy that statue.”

Matter-Horn looked over her shoulder at Fili-Second and nodded. “Alright. Give me a minute and I’ll distract them for you. And do it fast. This place is going to be flooded.” She looked at the rising water levels.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Crystal Lullaby charged the waterspout with her Ouranian magic. The entire swirling vortex started to glow a sky-blue. Saddle Rager cowered on the ground as she watched Crystal Lullaby. Once the entire tower was fully imbued with her magic, Crystal Lullaby flung her arms forward, collapsing it on the shivering avian.

And Olympic pool’s amount of water held Saddle Rager to the ground. She tried to move, but the constant downward current prevented her from doing so. It was like being beneath a gigantic waterfall that made you super horny. Saddle Rager wasn’t sure how long she could hold her breath. But more than that, was that arousal taking over. She wanted to escape. To breathe. But the need to feel something long and hard deep inside her started to needle its way into her head. She tried to fight the thought but it only continued to grow. The magically charged water only increased the intensity.

‘I need to escape…I need to escape…” Saddle Rager thought as she struggled to hold her breath. ‘I need to escape…I need to fuck…NO! I need to ESCAPE…! No, fuck…escape…I need to escape and fuck…I need to fuck…I need to fuck…! I need to FUCK…! I need to…’

“FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!”

Saddle Rager bellowed and released a tremendous amount of energy. It blew away the water that was holding her down. A dark-cyan aura flowed off her as she rose into the air. She also started to grow. Her breasts swelled and milk soaked her top. Saddle Rager grabbed her outfit and pulled her breasts free. She squeezed her tits together and milk sprayed from them. The woman let out another scream, one that sounded animalistic and very unlike her.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!”

Crystal Lullaby watched in disbelief. It should be impossible for her to escape let alone behave like this. She was submerged in water that was saturated in Ouranian energy. She should be a drooling, horny mess. Instead all Crystal did was make her even stronger. She watched as Saddle Rager pinched one puffy nipple with a hand while the other played with her pussy. The horny avian threw her head back and moaned as milk continued to spray from her still growing breasts.

“Well, maybe she is a drooling mess, but this is a new one.” She started pelting Saddle Rager with regular water. “Maybe I can snap her out of this?”

Saddle Rager looked up at Crystal Lullaby. Her chest was heaving and she bit her lip.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Matter-Horn told Fili-Second to cover her eyes and ears. She dissolved the barrier and used a flash-bang spell. The minions were temporarily discombobulated and Fili-Second took the opportunity to dash off to the statue.

Water trailed behind her as Fili-Second sprinted down the street. She dodged around the stunned peons, taking a brief moment to employ her Tantric Fist on a few of them. Their pleasured moans brought a smile to her face and she continued towards the statue. Fili-Second stopped a several meters away. She felt the power emanating off it and her hair stood on end. It was intimidating to look at. This rose-gold statue that kept growing with all the people fucking around it. She remembered the last time she attempted this and how she was almost overwhelmed by the orgasmic energy. Fili-Second took a deep breath and steeled her mind. She couldn’t dally anymore and ran up the statue.

Standing on top of the statue, Fili-Second looked down at the glowing crystal heart. A kaleidoscope of colors swirled within its glimmering depths. She let out her breath when she realized the statue’s affects weren’t overwhelming her. The training she’s done with Party Favor have certainly paid off. Fili-Second pounded her fist into her palm, “Alright! Let’s do this! Okay, I just grab onto the current of energy…?” She extended her arms and began moving around on the statue top. With fluid movements of bends and twists, Fili-Second looked as if she were doing a dance. Her hands began to glow pink as she gathered energy from the statue. She felt as though she were kneading doing. Fili-Second raised a fist and gathered the energy into it. Her hand vibrated as the swirling aura was eager to be released. She took aim and slammed her fist into the center of the crystal heart.

A crack ran down the glowing gemstone before it shattered. Fili-Second hung in midair for a brief moment, celebrating her accomplishment. “WOO-HOO!!! I DID IIIT!!! …oh? Wuh-oh!” She realized what was coming next and quickly dashed down the statue.

With the heart’s magic no longer supporting it, the forged metal crumbled. The air cleared and people stopped fucking. They looked around wondering why they were in the middle of the street and why there was water everywhere.

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“There, see? Told you they could handle it,” Dark Horse said slapping Starswirl’s shoulder. “Sure, things could’ve gone much better, but they could’ve gone much worse.”

Starswirl huffed and crossed his arms. “Yeah, I suppose you’re right,” he said looking at the street below. “They’re performance was…acceptable.”

After the statue had been dealt with, Love Bunny’s forces retreated. Garden Grove turned to the statue’s remains and just shrugged. She hollered to the others that their work was done. The dozen minions stopped and flanked her. She called to Crystal Lullaby, who was down the street being chased by Saddle Rager. The giantess had a wild, lustful look in her eyes as she bared down on the purple-haired avian. Crystal heard Garden and saw the statue in ruins. She nodded and the bimbos all disappeared in a flash.

“Are we not going to try and track them?” Starswirl said.

“Archie, this Love Bunny has managed to keep her hideout secret for who knows how long now. Do you really think she’d be foolish enough to let her forces be tracked like that?”

“Hmm, you make a good point,” Starswirl said stroking his beard. He looked down at the street again.

Saddle Rager was still in a frenzy and charged after the nearest person, which happened to be Truncheon. He ran from her and Radiance was able to hold her back with a giant hand construct. They all stood around for a moment trying to figure out what to do. Finally, Fili-Second pulled something from her hair and waved it in Saddle Rager’s face. The titanic woman flinched then stopped flailing. Her body reverted back to its normal state, though her breasts were still engorged with milk. They talked for a minute longer then disappeared.

“I feel like I should be doing this myself,” Starswirl finally said. “That I should get the team back together and stop this maniac ourselves.”

“I know how you feel,” Dark Horse said. “I want to get out there and fight again too. But we all hung up our capes and moved on from that. The most we can do now is support this new generation.”

Starswirl sighed and rubbed his eyes. “This isn’t going to be easy.”

“When was it ever?”

“Fair enough. Shall we head back?” He turned to the street and paused. “Hold on, the least I can do for them is clean up this mess.” Starswirl’s gem flashed and the water flooding the street disappeared. “Alright, let’s go.”

“I must say I am proud of all of you,” Celestia said. She turned to Pinkie who was currently chugging a glass of milk. “Especially you, Ms. Pie. That was a wonderful display of the Tantric Fist. We’ll have to do something for Party Favor to show our gratitude. He’s been a tremendous help.”

Pinkie finished the glass of milk and wiped her mouth. “Haaah! You bet! We need to do something extra special for him! Do you think he likes cookies or cake more? Maybe I’ll make him both? I’ve got plenty of milk, after all!” she pointed to Fluttershy.

Fluttershy sat on the floor with her breasts hooked up to the pumps again. There were already four more jugs filled with her milk and they didn’t seem to be stopping soon. “Oooh…my boobies are so tender…” she whimpered. She was still in a bit of a daze and mumbled to heself, “Mmmm…I need a big, juicy cock to mess me up…some big, hunky men…”

“Darling, what happened? You were like a wild animal,” Rarity asked her.

“Oooh…I don’t really remember. I was fighting that purple-haired avian, then she tried to drown me in this glowing water,” Fluttershy said trying to recall the events. “After that, it just goes dark until you waved that stinky cheese under my nose. Pee-yew!”

“Well, I’ve got a lot more milk now!” Pinkie said excitedly. She poured herself another glass and gleefully guzzled it down. “Ah, that really hits the spot!” She slapped her plump belly as her face flushed a bit.

“You ought to be careful,” Celestia warned. “Remember, I told you it can be addictive.”

“It’ll be fine. One little glass won’t hurt no one,” Pinkie said waving her off.

Celestia raised an eyebrow at the woman but decided to let it go for now. “Anyway, with Ms. Papillon as she is, you should carry smelling salts to snap her out of that frenzy.”

“I can do that,” Spike said raising his hand. “Got plenty of open spaces on the belt. I’ll just ask Mr. Sciuto to make me some.”

“Ask me to make you what?”

There was a flash and Starswirl and Stygian returned. Stygian had caught the last bit of what Spike had said right as he warped back to the library.

“Oh, smelling salts to wake up Fluttershy from her frenzy.”

“Hm, alright. I can do that.”

“So, professor?” Celestia said. “What are your thoughts on our heroes’ performance?”

Starswirl stroked his beard a moment before answering. “If I’m being blunt, their performance was sloppy.”

“Ouch,” Twilight said.

“I didn’t think we did that poorly,” said Rarity.

“You lacked any teamwork,” he continued, “and there was no leadership. All of you weren’t using your Ouranian powers to great effect.” He stopped and cleared his throat before continuing. “Now, I’ll have to make time in my busy schedule, but I will be taking over your training. It’s high time you learned the proper way to use your power in combat.”

Stygian scoffed at Starswirl. The older man turned to him and raised an eyebrow. “Come on, Arch. Even when you have classes with the University, you have more than enough time. What’s with this ‘busy schedule’?”

The heroes all looked at each other, not sure what to think. It was a good thing to receive formal training like this, but knowing it’ll be from Starswirl made them a bit apprehensive.

“Ooh, this feels like a dream,” Twilight said excitedly. “I get to be taught by the Starswirl the Bearded. This is such a privilege. Wait, what if I mess up? What if he grades me poorly? No. Be confident in yourself. You graduated with honors and had top scores with practical magic.”

Spike just shrugged. “Eh, I got time until the semester starts. I can just do more training with Mr. Sciuto until then.” He looked over to Stygian who nodded his approval. “Alright, taken care of.”

“YAAAY!! More fun!!!” Pinkie said bouncing up and down. She chugged a third glass of milk and had her hand down her pants. “Let’s show them bad guys we’re all POW! And BAM!

“Honestly, even more work?” Rarity said not trying to hide her displeasure. “This is more time I’ll have to take out of my day. And it’s for icky, sweaty training.” Her gaze moved to Spike and the thought of him all sweaty and shirtless crossed her mind. “Well, maybe it won’t be so bad…?”

Fluttershy was still on the floor being milk. She touched her breasts and let out a soft moan as a jolt of pleasure ran through her. “Ooh, I still don’t know about all this. I know I agreed last week, but this sexy stuff? And all the fighting? It just feels like so much.” Fluttershy touched her breasts again, this time more forcefully. She whispered to herself, “Though, it was quite a thrill today.”

Starswirl held his head and sighed. “Looks like I’ve got my work cut out for me.”

Author's Note

Yeah! Finally finished this chapter.

Quite a lot happened this chapter, it's exciting to get moving like this.

So, we have more info on Love Bunny. I don't think I've mentioned it before, but 'apotheon' is the term I came up with for alicorn equivalents in this story. From apotheosis, which means one who is exalted, or has been elevated to divine status; deification. Figured it'd be a fitting term. Also, she's a natural born apotheon. I actually went back and forth over what I should call her. Initially, I was going to name her Violet, but I also wanted a different purple word to fit the AC initials. Which is where 'Aubergine' comes from. it's a deep purple, and sounds a bit fancy. Chrysanthemum was chosen one; for the C letter, and two; because it means 'golden flower' in Greek. Their family is meant to be one of the oldest in the Ouranian society, along with Celestia's and Luna's. I also changed some things about her character from what it originally was. So, spoiler I guess, she isn't Cadence anymore. Not really a spoiler, but I figured there's an added mystery for my readers.

Also, the scepter her family owns is based off the Sovereign's Scepter. I'm debating whether or not it should be part of a set. Including the crown and orb commonly seen. And that there are two other families who have the other items.

We finally have the introduction of Star Swirl. I decided to push his name into Starswirl for ease of writing and make it his last name. I earlier chose the name Archimedes because he was a well known Greek mathematician, physicist, and others. I'm still undecided on what his hero name should be, so if anyone has a good suggestion I'll go with it. Otherwise I might just go with 'The Wizard'. I also haven't fully decided if his transformed state should be something like this or possibly make him more Superman-like. With him being the Superman to Stygian's Batman. Either or is fine with me.

Starswirl assessed the heroes. He also immediately recognized Spike as an Orm. I don't really have much more to say about that. The sparring was mostly to show how underprepared they are. Spike being moderately better given his time with Stygian.

Also, the term 'Gála Regia' comes from aqua regia. which is actually a powerful acid. I know it's technically a mix of Greek and Italian, but (shrugs)

Garden Grove and Crystal Lullaby were fun to write. I wasn't sure what to do with Garden at first. I randomly assigned races to the twelve Crystal Prep bimbos some time ago. So, with her depicted as muscular and a psion, I decided that she powers up her body with magic and blasts punches. Pretty much a straightforward fighter with DBZ ki attacks.

The scene with Crystal Lullaby and Saddle Rager was to show how much stronger Love Bunny's forces are now, and a bit of SR's power.

There wasn't much focus on the fight scene because it was supposed to be about Starswirl and Stygian talking. Yet the chapter ended up being twelve thousand words?

And of course, we now have Starswirl training our heroes.

Before we close out, a few things. I still haven't decided what elements Somanmbula and Inky Rose should have. Their both avians but that's never really come up for them. What do you guys think they should be?

Also, I know I made a blog about this, but be sure to check out the artwork I had commissioned for Love Bunny. Done by the amazing COWberryMilk on DeviantArt. Go check them out.

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