Vermilion Law, one of the three aces that Zenith had in his position that he didn't really want to use. It had been a few days since then. While his situation definitely improved there was stipulations to using the law in the way he did. For starters he had to reveal all information on his race, much to his displeasure. It would hinder any invisibility he had now. He wouldn't get any more time to himself. Now under twenty four watch, wasn't at all what he wanted. Thankfully though he was now treated as if he was a King. No magic nullification ring, which means he can use magic however with the guards watching his every move, every moment, it wasn't like he could use it effectively.

Taking that into account Zenith limited himself to using magic to make himself tea and other simple tasks like levitation of objects. Making himself tea wasn't bringing him much joy it seemed. This victory to him was taking a bittersweet turn. Cadence hadn't come by to see him at all. Honestly he was worried, he could go see her but she was most likely busy with something or another. No, that was an excuse. He knew that if he wanted he could arrange a meet. He was just making excuses to not go see her.

Morgana was on the move already, his plan was in motion. She ultimately would wait for his word to make her move on the Corporal who was demoted to a Private for his actions. A bit of information that Zenith found convenient, a demotion would bring terms of motive but the timing would have to be perfect. He couldn't be the judge of that, but he knew that it would have to be played off as a crime of passion. Passion, it's quite the emotion... it can make you do beautiful and horrendous things.

Was passion what he was feeling right now? Passion in definition, is a strong and barely controllable emotion. He did have a huge desire for his kin to be fed, happy, and safe. However, it wasn't really the way to describe what he felt for what was his. He sighed looking down at the tea he had been making absentmindedly and poured himself and the guard that was watching him a cup.

"Would you do me the kindness of sharing some tea with me?" The mare guard gave Zenith a suspicious look but walked over and took the cup. Her horn lit up with magic checking it for any poisons or such before taking a sip bringing a small smile to her face. "If you wouldn't mind I'd like to ask you a few questions..." Her smile disappeared and was giving him the suspicious look again, waiting for him to speak.

"I wanted to know how Princess Cadenza was holding up... She hasn't come by to tell me how she's been for the past few days... I'm unsure what else I could reference to other than my research on pony behavior... I fear I might have made her hate me. I'd like to apologize to her for the pain I caused her. However, I doubt a apology would do very much." Zenith said looking down at the tea in his cup before putting it on the saucer levitating in his magic. "What do you think?"

The mare guard looked at Zenith as if in disbelief at first, but after a minute or two she developed a look of thought. "I'd be pretty upset that you haven't come see me." The mare said before sipping her tea. "Honestly though, I'm not surprised that you don't know how a mare would feel about this kind of stuff. I know quite a bit about what she's been doing the past few days... but only from what I've heard from other guards." Zenith nodded in acknowledgement as she continued to speak. "She's been interrogating Shining about his cheating apparently and from what I've heard... It isn't good."

"I feared as much..." Zenith sighed shifting in plush recliner leaning back. "I didn't know for certain but I had the feeling that Shining wasn't being true to Cadence..."

"Then why didn't you directly tell her?" The guard-mare asked getting a pretty ticked off look.

"I did... More or less... If I had just up and said what I felt to be true would you have believed me? A changeling prisoner that might be spouting utter non-sense? I said that it was a possibility... it was for her to find out... not my place to just up and tell her." He said closing his eyes and relaxing a bit.

"I... I suppose you're right. If I was in the princess's position it would definitely be hard to believe coming from a changeling... But she most have found some truth in it if she took the time to look." The mare said with a matter-a-fact tone putting her finished tea down on the table near the tea pot. "I mean from what I've heard about you over the past few days you seem to be quite the stand up creature."

"Oh? What have you heard about me?" Zenith's eyes opening and locking onto the mares.

"To be honest not much... All guards have been told to keep talk about you to a minimum. From what I have heard, you have a dry sense of humor primarily consisting of word jokes... I haven't heard you say one yet but i'm sure that's due to you being in a not so happy mood." She said taking a seat on the couch across from him. "Aside from that and your amazing tea making skills. Do you think I could have another cup?" Zenith nodded his horn lighting up with a dark pink color the tea pot lifting up and pouring the tea and placing the cup in front of her. "Thank you."

"My pleasure..." Zenith responded looking at his own cup. "Tell me... what is your name?"

"My name?"

"Yes I'd like to know the name of someone who was kind enough to tell me what I wanted to know."

"My name is Twisted Spear... but most of my fellow guards call me Twist."

"Well lady Twist, as a thanks I will remember your kindness for a long time to come... Should you need anything, anything at all that I can provide... Then by all means ask and I'll do my best to help you with it." Zenith said a small smirk on his face. "I can't say I can do much right now... but I'm sure that I can find some way to help."

"Anything? Really?" Twist looked at him with disbelief.

"Yes, anything. Name it and I'll help you with what I'm currently capable of." He responded watching her fidget and stare into her tea cup. Zenith felt an immediate waver in her emotions. His mention of anything was causing a shift in her attitude.

"U-Ummmm..." She began before looking up to meet Zenith's eyes. "I... I'm not sure you could really help me with that..."

"Really? How would you know if you haven't told me what that is?" Zenith said making sure to give her a encouraging smile. "I assure you anything you say stays between us. I will tell no other living soul about what you say."

"D-Do you think that... you could change into someone for me?" She asked a small blush appearing on her face.

Zenith raised a brow, "I can... but who would it be? It would have to be someone that I or my hive have seen before."

"I... I think you have... and maybe..." Twist paused. "Help me live out a fantasy of mine?" She said shifting a bit uncomfortably and her nervousness about the concept was very evident.

"You want me to turn into someone specific so you can live out a fantasy?" Zenith sat up a bit in his chair, the gears in his head beginning to turn. "You do realize you just asked a King to help you exact a fantasy?" She nodded her blush still very apparent on her face. "Well... I suppose that it would be within my power to change my shape.... although the big question is... just who is it you want me to become?"

"I... I... ummm..." Her blush seemed to intensify as she whispered the name too quietly for him to hear.

"What was that? I didn't quite catch that Twist.."

"P-Princess Luna..." She said shifting in her seat her blush darkening. Zenith smiled watching her shift in her seat as her eyes were trained on the ground. Have a thing for Princess Luna did she? Well, Princess Luna it is. His eyes flashed for a moment as he changed his form into the lunar princess and looking the form over. He hadn't normally been one to turn into the opposite sex all that often. Giving the disguise a bit of a feel for himself he smiled a bit, at least his shape changing wasn't hindered by his damaged wings. Time to put those acting skills he acquired over his life to good use.

"We are ready, our loyal subject." Zenith said in Luna's voice standing up completely nude.

Twist looked up, as if she was about to say something but it died in her throat as her eyes went wide. There she was, Princess Luna in all her glory. Twist couldn't see a single flaw. She immediately brought her hands up to cover her eyes. "P-Princess I-I'm sorry I didn't know you were in the middle of changing!"

"We were but it is quite alright..." Luna said moving over to the unicorn covering her face in embarrassment. She knelt down, gently grabbing her hands taking them away from her eyes. "We don't mind to have others stare at us... It is flattering. It has been so long since somepony has dared to look upon us like this. Do you think us beautiful?"

"Y-yes, I-I think you're the most beautiful mare in the world..." Twist said unable to pull her eyes away from looking over the lunar princess. Luna smiled and gently lifted her helmet off of her head and placed it down on the floor.

"You think us more beautiful than our sister?" Luna said getting nearly face to face with Twist.

"Y-Yes I do..." She responded keeping her eyes locked on Luna's seemingly unable to look away. "I... I want you more than any pony else."

The waves of lust, admiration, and love coming off of this guard was astonishing to say the least about it. She really did love Luna, and she wanted to be with the real her. Zenith couldn't help but smile on the inside. It was cute that Twist adored Princess Luna yet wasn't part of the Lunar Guard. He was going to make sure she had the confidence to actually tell her how she felt.

"You do? Then why has thou waited so long to tell us?" Luna questioned slightly tilting her head. "We do love it when our subjects tell us how much they love us. Maybe next time we should see one another. Thou should tell us thy true feelings. For now we shalt give thou something to look forward to." Their lips connected making Twist quiver and shutter against the kiss as she attempted at kissing back.

They stayed connected for a few fleeting moments before the kiss was broken. "Now what is it that thou is going to do when you see us next?"

"I-I am going to tell you how I feel." Twist shuddered out her thighs were rubbing together slightly. Her blush was a burning scarlet against her white coat.

"Good, we look forward to it." Luna gently put her hands on Twists thighs pushing them open making her freeze up. "Now how about we show you just what is in store for thou. We do wonder on how much of our royal treatment thou can endure."

Her King was injured...

Boiling and burning hatred...

She had the thirst for vengeance...

She wanted to make them suffer...

Yes... suffer they shall...

Shining Armor... She was going to kill him... Oh but that wouldn't be enough for her... No she was going to make him BEG for his life.

She wanted to see him bleed and choke on his own blood.

Oh she knew just how she was going to do it... She was going to saw off his horn for starters... Maybe even take pictures so she can send them to mommy, daddy, and his bitch little sister. She wasn't going to show and speck of... what was that word? The word that she'd erased from her mind? No, she had no time to remember. She had a job to do. She had someone to kill in the name of her King.

She was in Canterlot already, it didn't take her long. She could feel her King's presence... Oh how she wanted to make sure he was safe... Her instincts were yelling at her to save him from the castle walls. She knew that would only make him angry with her. He wanted her to kill Shining Armor... Frame a specific stallion for doing it. She knew what this stallion looked like... she had everything she needed. All she had to do was find him... take his place after putting him under her spell and then knock Shining unconscious move him to where she could have fun with him until he died.

Her King knew just what she wanted. The last time she had a play thing was so long ago. She liked Ursa.. the bear could handle her pain... but she didn't like how much Ursa fought back... Ursa hurt her so she had to kill it. She was going to make Shining her play thing... at least for a little while. Maybe she would use the Private's form through the whole thing. She hadn't decided yet but she knew she was getting close to figuring out just how she was going to end Shining's life.

Blood was going to flow like a river down the streets of Canterlot when she was done for what they did to her precious King. Shining Armor and the Private where just the first. She could feel it, the darkness in her King's mind. These two weren't going to be the only ones... and she was shivering with excitement as she skipped along. Sure she looked a bit too happy, but when she was asked what she was happy about she stopped. She'd look at them smile at the pony and said, "I was just given a present by the one I love."

Cadence lay in her bed alone staring up at the ceiling, her eyes blood-shot from crying. This would be the third day of interrogation... the final day she was going to see him. Shining told her everything. It had started eight months ago, he met a mare in a bar one night when he was out on with the rest of his friends. She wasn't a regular but he'd seen her there a few times over the years. He talked to her and she was definitely drunk, so he offered to take her home. He wasn't too much better at the time, and he didn't remember exactly what happened but he woke up in her bed and it smelled of booze and shame.

It wasn't his fault. At least that's what Shining kept saying. Cadence sniffed rolling on to her side. That wasn't even the worst thing she found out. He got the mare pregnant. As if fate wasn't cruel enough to her already, the mare went on her heat shortly after. The mare in question sought Shining out and told him that she was pregnant and he was the father. That's all she could bring herself to listen to. It broke her heart to hear it every time she told him to tell her. She wanted more than anything for it not to be true. She asked Shining for the mare's name but he wouldn't say.

Cadence needed to talk to someone about this... She wanted to talk to someone who understood her heart break... but the one she knew would understand, she hurt him. Zenith... he would understand. He'd try to make her feel better, but it was her fault... She was the reason Shining acted out like he did. She felt guilty, heartbroken, and wanted nothing more to apologize over and over for what happened.

A few soft knocks on her door made her lift her head from the tear drenched pillow she was resting her head on and looked at the door. She had asked not to be disturbed by anyone. Maybe it was just her Auntie coming to check in on her. She sniffled sitting up and wiping her face a bit she got up and went to the door opening it just a crack to peer out into the hall wondering just who was knocking on her door.

Author's Note

Okay okay... I need you all to tell me did I make Morgana creepy enough yet? Cause to be honest I feel a little sick typing her part out. Although I'll let you all be the judge of that.