Taking a deep breath, Twilight Sparkle stood outside Sweet Apple Acres, going over all the ways she could break the news. Rarity had offered to come with her but she didn't want to corner Applejack and make her feel pressured. If she was to become a part of their herd it had to be something that would make them all happy. She hoped not to run into Apple Bloom or Granny Smith, knowing she'd have to lie to them about why she'd come, or worse Big Mac, their little dalliance still a sore point.
It was a sunny day with few clouds in the blue sky. Most likely AJ was hard at work bucking apples nlike usual or tending to the animals. She hated to sneak around like this, feeling guilty about all this deception, but she knew most ponies wouldn't understand. Not everypony agreed with the herd idea. Far less with the notion that a dragon and pony could pair up!
However she couldn't put this off forever. She made her ways down a winding path to a cluster of trees, seeing the familiar basins filled to overflow with apples that came in various colors. She stopped to watch AJ buck a tree, sweaty all over her well-toned curves. In particular she couldn't help but study the freckles on her shapely teats and even shapelier bottom.
She was suddenly trembling as she cantered over, clearing her throat. “H-hi there, Applejack! Lovely day, isn't it?”
“Sure is!” AJ wiped her sweaty brow, smiling. “What brings you 'round these parts?”
“A-about that...” She was practically in tears, trying to meet her pretty green eyes.
AJ furrowed her brow. “Is this about what happened? Believe me, I have Big Mac a stern earful. Hope you did the same with Shining. They'd better learn to keep control of themselves. Thank goodness Zecora whipped us up some birth control potions!”
She shook her head, trying to blot out those memories. “It's sort of related. Um, my cycle kicked in.” She stared at the grass, dragging a hoof over it. “It's embarrassing to admit that, but I figure you'd understand. Did you-?”
She hugged her. “Sorry about that, sugarcube. I know how hard it can be. I've been ridin' out my heat for days. I'm used to it. You know how tough we Apples have to be. I hoped Zecora had somethin' to help with that, but all she could offer was an old recipe to dull the pain. You've gotta be careful. Toughin' it out can have all kinds of nasty consequences!”
“I...did find a way. Or more accurately, some creature to help.”
“That's wonderful! Congratulations! Who's the lucky stallion?” She pulled her closer conspiratorially.
“W-well...not exactly a stallion. I...joined a herd with Rarity after she invited me in.”
AJ cocked a brow. “Wasn't she with Fancy Pants and Fleur? Hate to say I told you so, but I knew it wouldn't last. I mean, they seem friendly enough, even if Fleur can be kind of moody and snooty, but the way those two dote on each other surely made her feel left out! Anyhow, I'm gettin' off track. So if it's not a stallion then what the hay is it?”
“A dragon. Spike, actually.” She raised a hoof to stop the deluge of questions and likely objections that would spill out. “Believe me, I had concerns, too. I've never really been sure what my relationship is to Spike. Mother? Sister? But he's so tender yet strong,” she confessed. “I've...fallen in love with him. That can't be wrong, can it?”
She lifted up Twi's chin, wiping her tears away. “Of course not. The heart doesn't lie.” She embraced her again, then laid hooves on her shoulders. “So, you and Spike, huh? With Rarity to boot? Wowza.”
“Yes. Us three.” She met her stare, feeling far more confident now. “And we'd like it to be four.”
It took a moment for the horseshoe to drop. “Now hold on just a darn minute-”
“I don't intend to push you. But I wouldn't ask simply anypony. I trust you. You're strong, brave, mature, good-hearted, and Spike and Rarity have the biggest crushes on you, even if they'll never admit it. And I think you're cute, too.” She quickly pecked her freckled cheek, hoping she wasn't being too forward. Luckily she saw AJ's muscles relax.
“Well shucks. You make a mighty fine pitch. But let's entertain a hypothetical, and say I wanted in. What would my family think? For that matter, does your family know? Ponies can be pretty darn judgemental!”
“I know. I haven't told my loved ones,” admitted Twi whose heart skipped at the idea. “I...don't know what I'd do if they don't accept it.” She imagined them disowning her and was on the verge of tears. They never would. Would they?
“It's a big step. I'll at least think it over. No promises, you hear? How about we arrange a date with all of us, let me see what your day-to-day routine's like. No hanky-panky, just a casual little get together. That sound kosher?”
“Sure! I'd love that!” Her tail swished excitedly like she was a filly again. “Thank you, Applejack. I knew you'd understand.”
“No problem. Well, I reckon I should get back to work.” She finished bucking more apples, stretching taut muscles.
Turning to leave, Twilight couldn't help but stop and wait, knowing AJ would likely bathe afterwards. She couldn't help but feel a little guilty spying on her like this, but she paused and discreetly watched the cowpony, who had removed her hat and even the ribbon in her blonde mane, dumping a basin of water over herself.
She then lathered herself up with soap, singing a jaunty folk tune. She ran her hooves through her blonde locks, moaning low and shivering at the cool water that dripped down her curves.
She watched her rub out all the dirt and perspiration, fantasizing about wrestling with her in the mud at the pens, whereupon they'd shower together amidst giggles and kisses. She shook the thought away. With burning cheeks she reluctantly trotted off.
*****
While the threesome spent many days in Ponyville, Rarity and Spike unable to keep their limbs off each other, Twilight Sparkle still wasn't ready to bring her relationship out into the open. She'd have to break the news to her family and friends one-by-one. It weighed heavily on her mind, to the point where she'd be short of breath, but Rarity was always quick to console her.
She wanted to brag a little about her wonderful new relationship, but the odd glances ponies still shot the dragon reminded her that would be a terrible idea. They were joined by Applejack, who was punctual as expected. “Glad you could make it!”
AJ pressed her stetson to her bosom. “Howdy there. Ya'll ready to do this?”
Rarity nodded. “Certainly, dear.” She was wearing a lacy saddle decorated with gems, and the fire ruby, both symbols of the drake she loved. “Where to first? Shopping? No? Lunch?”
“Best work up an appetite for that first. How 'bout a tour? Not that there's much here I haven't seen, but the circumstances have changed, so maybe I'll see it with fresh eyes.” She fell in beside them, glancing about.
Spike traded a kiss with the fashionista which made a loud smack. The pair watched AJ freckled hips and buttocks sway in shared appreciation, desperately hoping she'd come around but not wanting to push her. Bolstered by the cute mares that flanked him, he felt bolder than ever, puffing out his muscles while they walked down the busy pathways.
Luckily more of the denizens seemed to be coming around, some smiling and waving back, others looking on with curious stares rather than the narrow-eyed ones he was used to. He played with Rarity's mane. “Should we hit Sugarcube Corner?”
“Nah. Pinkie's a bit too energetic for the laid-back day I wanna have,” said AJ. “Best avoid Rainbow Dash for the same reason.” That only left Fluttershy, and they decided it better not to show up unannounced.
They made the rounds over a number of familiar locations, talking on the way until their stomachs finally started to growl. “Oh my,” teased Rarity as she rubbed his surprisingly soft belly. “I thought you had enough to eat for breakfast?”
“One can never have enough marshmallow,” he replied with a wiggle of his brow.
AJ groaned. “They like this all the time?”
“Pretty much,” admitted Twilight who watched the pair nuzzle one-another. “I think it's cute!”
“Hmmm...I reckon it kind of is. Call me a sap,” she said thinking back to the stories about the romantic meetings between her parents. Of course if she joined this herd she'd have to share. But maybe that wouldn't be so bad? After all, she'd be sharing Rarity and Twilight too, and while she normally wasn't into mares much that way, both of them had their charms.
It's not like she had many alternatives. She didn't like to think herself picky but she had certain standards for a potential partner that most stallions couldn't or wouldn't meet. Spike seemed strong, loyal, yet tender, sensitive to the wants and needs of his herd. She brushed her tail over his chest with a sly grin, testing him and herself, trying to parse how compatible they might be.
He smirked back, resisting the urge to trace her flanks. “How about one of my patented back rubs?”
“Sure thing. But somewhere private, okay? You two start lunch without us. Hopefully we won't be too long.” Hooves simply couldn't compare to fingers in that department. She led him to a quiet area in a small park nearby.
She laid down amid a small patch of grass, stretching out and taking off her hat. He settled beside her, cracking his knuckles before he dug in. “Ooh,” she moaned under his touch. “Not bad. But I know you can do better. You don't have to go soft on me! I'm a big mare, I can take it!” He started with her shoulders, rubbing and squeezing them, then kneaded her upper back, slowly moving down as he undid knotted muscles, before finaaly stopping at her lower back. “What the hay. Go lower.”
“You sure?” She shot him a challenging look. “Okay then!” She even raised her tail out of the way, giving him a teasing eyeful of her cute little pucker, and the equally lovely vulva underneath. He counted the freckles on her pert buttocks as he dug his claws into the soft but firm flesh. She was far more toned than Twi or Rarity, but he relished the change-of-pace.
She was far tougher than she looked. He'd learned how much she disliked it when he tried to take it easy on her, and drove the soft tips of his sheathed claws in, groping the cushion-like mounds until she whinnied. “Yeah...like that...” She chewed on her hat's brim, and he spotted a tiny trail of marecum leaking from her pink slit. He bit his lip, his own loins stirring.
She rolled onto her back, taking his palms and placing them on her heaving breasts. They too were covered in adorable little dots, and her stiff nipples caressed his skin. “Go ahead, stud. Work me up. Gotta give you a test run before I decide whether to join the herd, see if you can keep up with me!” She narrowed her eyes with a sultry smile.
Twi had warned him not to do anything too forward with AJ, who'd claimed she didn't intend on any 'hanky-panky' as she put it on their little date, but he guessed she simply didn't want to make it too easy on them. He rolled her tits about, mashed them, feeling them smoosh under his playful touch. She wiggled under his touch. “Like that, huh?”
“Don't get cocky, now. You're in for a rough ride if you decide to take me on!” She spread her muscular thighs. “Don't leave me hangin', now. Honestly, you'll be doin' me a solid. I could use somepony to ease this heat and you're it!”
“If you're sure...” He lined his shafts up with her entrances, which parted agreeably as he drove his way inside. She grit her teeth with a hiss, wrapping all her powerful limbs around him to draw him in deeper. They're barely started and her vaginal muscles were already milking him, making him hiss low as he came a bit, small spurts shooting into her holes as he almost lost it.
“Hope you have lots of stamina! I could go for hours!”
“Oh, you don't need to worry about that!” He wondered whether Twi and Rarity would miss them, then figured they'd all set this up behind his back. Sneaky mares! He wouldn't be surprised if they were gossiping about it right now. “Damn,” he wheezed when she clamped her marehood and asshole around him. “You're the tightest mare I've ever been in! Sure I'm not your first?”
“Afraid not, lover. Just lots of kegels.” She winked at him. While she wasn't quite the incredibly soaked love tunnel Rarity was, she was at least as wet as Twilight, bucking her strong hips back against him while he hammered into her. He knew better than to hold back. That would be an insult to her. He bared his razor-like teeth, slamming her ass into the dirt with each thrust.
“Time to mash that applebottom into applesauce!”
Suddenly she whipped out her lasso from seemingly nowhere between her teeth, looped it around his neck, and tossed him onto his back with a thud, his cocks still sunk inside her while she straddled him. She tugged on the rope, choking him a bit. “Told ya you'd be in for a rough ride, stud!” She bounced atop him, humping away like her life depended on it.
He growled agreeably, surprised at how much he enjoyed the loss of control for once. Normally he preferred to take charge in the bedroom, but he adored her enthusiasm, the way she competed to please him more than he could her. It was a challenge. She wouldn't back down until they'd practically broken each other. Her face was pink when she smirked at him.
The truth was she'd always wanted to try this from the moment he reached adulthood. But she'd settled on accepting his back rubs whenever he offered instead, figuring Twilight would kill her if she ever admitted to a shared attraction.
He grappled with her supple ass, spanking it hard as he could with satisfying smacks, and likewise he slapped her tits, watching them jiggle about under the impact. She bent forward, nipping his lower lip hard. “Fuck AJ...” By now she was covered in a sheen of perspiration that glistened under the gentle sunlight. “Can I...cum inside you...?”
“I'd be insulted if you didn't. But hold back a bit. I'd like us to come together.” Keeping him inside her, she skillfully turned around, so that he could see the explicit details of his dicks slamming into her tight holes. She grinded into him, angling herself so that he could bottom out inside her. She chewed on the rope. “I...I'm about ready to pop.”
Smoke escaped his flaring nostrils when he finally let himself go, both cannons firing into her tunnels simultaneously. She gushed all over him in a shared howl between them, layer-after-layer of his hot seed painting her moist caverns, which rapidly contracted around the ridged dragonhoods which throbbed with each pump. She pulled the lasso with her teeth, and not to be outdone her seized her mane and tail, yanking them to their limits in a bestial manner as his dragon instincts overtook him.
He wrapped his hands around her waist and continued to slam her up-and-down atop him, making her toned physique quiver atop him each time he smashed so deep he struck the entrance to her cervix. She shrieked so hard she dropped the lasso, finally collapsing back onto his muscled chest, panting as her caves suckled the last drops from him.
“Whoa nelly...even if I wasn't ready to join your herd, I'd want to have you as a side dish on the regular, at least. I haven't been fucked like that since...well, ever.” She'd tried her hoof with a few stallions and even mares, trying to find somepony compatible, simply to be met with disappointment each time. So she'd resigned herself to being a lone mare forever. She told herself they'd likely only get in her way anyhow. But a part of her always hoped she'd one day be able to start a family.
Perhaps their herd could be that. She wasn't certain whether ponies and dragons could successfully mate, but a part of her hoped they could for her sake. She didn't know how her family would react, but she was stubborn as any of them, and wouldn't back down until they accepted. Hopefully it wouldn't come to that.
For now she just basked with him in the afterglow, feeling him still inside her, his arms wrapped snugly around her midsection. She reached back and they sloppily kissed.
*****
The duo met up with their friends at an open-air restaurant. They shared a mischievous smile over their checkered tablecloth, their herd all but officially sealed now. A number of ponies stared, and the waiter spoked in clipped sentences, swallowing hard whenever Spike turned his way, yet he laid out steamed vegetables and baked breads for the lot of them. Unfortunately gems weren't on the menu, but thankfully Rarity had brought plenty along, placing them on their lover's plate.
She plucked up the smaller ones with a hoof, slowly feeding him, feeling his tongue roll over her. With an appreciative shiver she listened to his playful smacks, ears twitching. Twi wasn't quite ready to be so open, but she picked up a few stones of her own, tossing them into his open maw, which he crunched down with a goofy smile, never happier in his life.
AJ happily munched on a mixture of cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, and cucumbers layered with butter. “So...” She lowered her voice conspiratorially. “You've all done the deed lots of times, right? You takin' precautions?”
Twi nodded, suddenly serious. “Potions from Zecora, just in case. I'm certainly not ready to be a mother yet. Maybe ever. I don't know.” She looked suddenly melancholy. “You'll far outlive any of us, Spike. Some of your kind are ancient.”
“Why so glum, sugarcube? Life's all about the moment!” She put a hoof around her shoulder.
“I suppose you're right...” She picked at her salad.
Rarity placed a hoof over Twi's. “You won't forget us, will you, Spike?”
“Of course not! How could I? I love all my friends! And now we're closer than ever! Why worry about something so far off, anyhow? You overthink stuff too much, Twilight! You'll drive yourself crazy with paranoia!” He dug his claws into her shoulders, making her blush as he unknotted the kinks. “Relax. We'll take care of everything.”
After lunch was finished, they left their bits with a large tip behind, and Twilight hopped onto Spike's back, recalling old times and how their positions were now reversed. She gripped the scales on the back of his neck for support, bobbing atop him while they headed out of Ponyville. She was thankful that didn't take long, her marehood moistening each time it brushed his muscles.
“Oh my...” Rarity sniffed the air. “I'd recognize that musk anywhere!”
Twilight buried her reddened face as she leaned forward, pretending she was seeking more purchase for support. With an exchanged sly look between Rarity and AJ, the pair slapped Twi's buttocks. “Eep,” she cried as the flesh jiggled.
Applejack took the lead. “I sent the family away on business for the rest of the day. We'll have the farm to ourselves.” She winked. After some time they arrived at Sweet Apple Acres. “Home sweet home.” She whistled.
While Rarity was nominally in charge of this herd, despite often being the most submissive in the bedroom, she allowed AJ to take command today, both because she wanted to and making decisions all the time could grow tiresome. The foursome entered a barn which was filled with thick piles of straw and bundled up hay.
“Truth is, I've always fantasized about doin' the dirty in here,” said AJ. “Make yourselves comfortable.”
Spike curled up on the largest pile of straw, stretching out with a loud yawn, then licking his chops and swishing his spade-tipped tail. “So...” He patted the space beside him. “Who'd like to be first? Don't worry, I've got plenty in me!”
AJ grinned. “Think you can handle all of us at once, stud?”
He returned her smirk, rising to the challenge. “You better believe it, applebottom. You two up for it?” Rarity and Twi nodded. “Okay, line yourselves up and I'll get to work!” Rarity dutifully lowered herself to all ours, presenting her perfectly pink asshole and pussy to him, followed by Twilight who mounted the fashionista, readying themselves to be bred by him.
He mounted the pair, who giggled as he nestled snugly into their love tunnels, grinding their hips and buttocks back into him. Lastly he wrapped his claws around AJ's barrel, lifting her up high to his snout, her powerful thighs parting. He buried his muzzle into her wet snatch, driving his elongated tongue inside her dripping walls which she intentionally widened to allow him further in. He licked the entrance to her cervix, then slithered further in as she moan, tracing the walls of her womb.
It certainly proved difficult to entertain his trio of mares at the same time, but that's partly why they'd chosen to form a herd with him. He hammered in-and-out of the duo below, hearing them pant and whimper, tightening themselves around him. AJ cooed in a surprisingly feminine manner, her lubrication splattering in splashes over his face, not that he remotely minded.
Overwhelmed with bliss, Twi bit into the nape of Rarity's neck, careful not to bite too hard. The latter chewed on a dense bunch of straw under them, their faces stained cherry red and their eyes sealed shut as they strained under his forceful slams.
AJ gripped his head with her hooves, tossing back her wild mane which came free of its ribbon. “Tarnation,” she cried. He clasped his palms back over her freckly buttcheeks, burying a digit up her rectum, which closed appreciatively as she took him to the knuckle. He kneaded the firm but squishy flesh, driving her crazy as she screamed and cursed a bunch of nonsense.
Making certain she kept him inside, Rarity turned onto her back to face Twi, pressing their teats together as they locked lips. Their supple mounds mashed together, tongues dancing, wandering hooves molesting one-another's asscheeks.
Spike used his free thumb to flick AJ's swollen wet love button. “Fucking Tartarus,” she cried shooting more marecum into his mouth and down his chin. He greedily drank in her applesauce, thankful he'd be able to do this every day from now on.
He patiently held back his swelling balls for all his mares to finish, feeling Rarity's and Twi's dams finally burst upon him. His nostrils flared gray clouds of smoke as he let himself go, his throbbing cocks spurting repeatedly, until their stomachs distended a smidge as he filled them almost to bursting. After he finished the foursome immediately crumpled onto the straw pile.
He drew them close to him, wrapping his arms and tail around his herd. He kissed each of them on the forehead, feeling them nestle closer. Breathing in the smells of their perfume, sweat, musk, and feminine excretions, he stroked their manes and backs, until all of them dozed off. With his lovers at his side he knew the citizens of Ponyville would fully embrace him eventually.
Would he long outlive all his loved ones? Most likely. The thought made him momentarily forlorn and contemplative, but he shook his deeper pondering away, knowing it would lead him nowhere good. Were it possibly he'd certainly give Applejack the offspring she wanted once she was ready. But first he'd have to meet with all their families and explain their relationship.
“I love you all,” he whispered as he laid his head down and drifted off too.
Author's Note
While this is the planned finale, it isn't impossible I'll set more tales in this continuity. No promises, of course, but I hope you enjoyed! 
