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                       Shine Bright                        
                      -by Problemsin-                      
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                           Awake                           
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Awake
The city of Canterlot settled into the evening. Soon the sun would set, and it would be night, and all the ponies would be asleep. Barring Shining Armor, the shopping district was dormant. He noticed the only sounds were his hooves trotting on the cobblestone. He then looked around and saw few other ponies, and even fewer open shops. At that moment, Shining Armor made the decision. He slipped into an alleyway and made his way towards the adult shop.
I have nothing to show. I searched for so long and I still have nothing. What if I started earlier? Earlier, no, I never should have come. I can still back out. No, I can't, I promised.
Buck it, we are both adults.
He walked into the store and went out of his way to not make eye contact. Eyes flit across his face, but nothing of value of found. The next move was to walk down the nearest aisle until he reached the back corner, where he began a more thorough search. If nothing else, at least his gift for his mother would be memorable.
It was Mother's Day in Equestria, and Shining Armor needed a gift for Twilight Velvet. His wife, Princess Cadence, was at a special retreat for the occasion, and Twilight Sparkle had agreed to babysit Flurry Heart. Shining's father was visiting his own mother, which left Velvet alone in Canterlot. When Shining Armor heard the news, he arranged for a holiday.
Excuses. This was supposed to be my vacation. From Cadence and Flurry. No, I am just stressed. A few days in Canterlot with my old buddies and I will be good as new. All I need to do is see if mom is alright, but it seems I can't even do that without freaking out. I messed this up. How can I trust myself to care for Flurry Heart and Cadence?
The Stallion found the vibrators. Groaning to himself, he approached the aisle and examined the toys in detail. Shining's eyes widened and he let out a breath as he studied the variety of vibrators. Some of the names made him perk his ears as he tried to remember Cadence's collection.
“Breezie Whiskers? The Dragon's Tongue? The Cockatrice? ”
None were cheap, but neither was Shining. He was the Captain of the Royal Guard and only the best could come from him.
What would mom want? Cadence and her are two very different mares, I think. Does personality match sexual interests? Would an Alicorn match a unicorn? What about age?A women of her age would have plenty of experience, and she was a housewife for years. Alone all day, mom probably learned exactly what color gets her off best.
The hands on the clock continued to turn. The passing of another hour mark alerted the stallion, but the hoofsteps alarmed him. Approaching Shining Armor was an employee, who, once adjacent, addressed him. The mare before Shining could pass as a filly, but her enthusiasm proved her experience.
“Oh looks like somepony is looking to be mommy's good colt tonight! If you want to have fun tonight, I can recommend chastity cages, which are 50% off to celebrate mothers day ”
Shining Armor scrunched his face and almost took a step back, but then he understood the white mare's euphemisms. He did not, however, dare to play along.
“I am looking for a special toy for a special mare in my life.”
Turning her head down but still eyeing Shining Armor, the white mare smiled and bit her lower lip. “Cadence sure is lucky to have you.” Those words captured Shining's full attention. “Why so shocked? You are shopping for Cadence right?”
Shining remembered that he was now a household name throughout Equestria. He's used disguises in the Crystal Empire, but never did he expect to need one in Canterlot. 'Captain of the Royal Guard' was just never something that ponies cared about. What they did care about, however, was alicorns, and Shining Armor's life had alicorns.
“Ah yes, of course. Forgot I was a hero for a second there.” He replied.
“And here I thought you were brave for coming here.” She smirked, then looked at the selection and began proposing products.
“The Breezie Whiskers are great for teasing, but them alone I find to be lacking. Over here, these Wonderbolt Wings are sure to shock you. Oh my gosh, how could I forget, all my friends absolutely adore the Angry Griffon. Despite the name, its really quite tame.”
Nodding along, Shining stroked his chin. “Adore huh?”
“But if you really love her that much, I can only recommend the Lunar Soliluquy. ” The mare turned around. Her tail brushed Shining's neck and chest. It was softer than the stallion thought was possible, and the smell conjured in his mind the scene of Cadence on their first night alone.
The white mare walked with a sway, with her dock up and tail curled. A few steps down the aisle, and she turned to face the stallion. She set her hoof on the toy, then the mare stopped motioning. Shining looked into her eyes just as she did his, and when she nodded, so did he. The stallion then looked at the price and winced.
The white mare reached her hoof forward and flicked the fur on the stallion's chest. Shining Armor jolted his head to her, then swallowed his tongue.
“I can personally assure you, this product works.”
Shining Armor's gaze was firm upon her. Her voice found its way to his heart, and then to other organs.
She shifted her eyes. “Between you and me, you will never need to come here again with this.”
Shining Armor relented. Twilight Velvet had given everything to Shining and his sister, and she deserved to get something back. They were both adults, so what was the issue. He was making a bigger deal of this then it needed to be.
The gift was brought to the counter. Shining nodded along to the employee as he pulled coins out of his pouch without looking. While the mare was wrapping the gift, Shining wondered if his pouch felt lighter. Not that it mattered, considering that he was royalty and therefore money was no object, but old habits die hard. With the gift out of the way, peace was restored, and Shining had time to kill. He then exited the store.
He stood in the alleyway and looked around. There was not a sound to be heard, save for a distant couple, chatting about who knows what while wandering the narrow paths. Sunlight shone through the old town, but it was dimmer than before and would not be around for long. Not a problem as Shining Armor could find his way home blindfolded. He knew Canterlot, and to prove it, he walked to the only cafe that was still open.
'The Crucible' was so named because the building was a former smithy. The owners took the ash aroma and metal motif to heart and marketed the atmosphere, and, being in an industrial district, the cafe required unusual hours to attract enough customers. Shining Armor remembered the area from his childhood, and collected memories as he strolled through the district. It was a cafe surrounded by workshops and garages, where your food smelt like fire and came with the sound of sparks. Except for late hours when work had ended.
Shining sat down and ordered a coffee. Clouds moved across the sky, and the sun lowered.
The skyline never gets old.
At the edge of his vision there was cyan movement. Shining Armor heard a chair move and felt the table weight shift. He looked over to see an older cyan mare with a black mane.
“Obsidian Rain? It's been a while, how are you and Jet Stream doing these days? I can't remember the last time we met.” The pegasus before Shining Armor was a friend of his mom's, and their friendship had outlasted Shining's and Jet's.
“Shining Armor! It has been so long. Oh it's been same old same old, you know? I am sure your mother tells you everything. Pray tell, what exactly are you doing? Don't you have a kid, and royal duties? ”
“ I am visiting my mother today. Cadence is on vacation, paid for by me of course, and Flurry Heart has a babysitter. The stars practically aligned, and I knew I had to see my mother.”
Obsidian Rain grinned and held up her head with her hooves.
“Oh how nice of you. She misses you and Twilight so much. Oh you know how mothers can be, it really is good of you to be visiting. That gift isn't for her isn't it? ” The cyan pegasus pointed towards the bag at Shining's side.
The stallion did not avert his gaze, instead he motioned his arm to catch her attention.
“Yeah, it is. Don't you have any plans for today? What about Jet Stream, did he say anything?”
The mare reached her hoof across the table and playfully pushed Shining's arm. She then laughed.
“Velvet will love her gift, of that I am sure.”
Shining's ears drooped. She ignored me!
“I wish I could share so much with a stallion. I love my husband so much, but he can be kind of weird, you know?”
The stallion's heart was racing. The feeling in his stomach brought to mind the image of a blast furnace. Looking down at the bag, he noticed the logo of the adult shop.
What kind of sex shop doesn't offer discrete packaging? They probably did and I wasn't paying attention..
He stopped bouncing his leg, sat up straight, then addressed the mare. It was time to be serious. No more mistakes.
“Obsidian Rain,” he said. The mare looked at him.
“How did you and mom do it, raise a child?”
Neither of them talked for a moment. Obsidian Rain then smiled.
“Every parent goes through this phase. You are still Shining Armor, the stallion that Cadence chose. You don't need to prove yourself, you have already done enough. Oh but to answer your question...”
The two talked until the first stars became visible. With a newfound confidence, Shining Armor decided it was time to leave.
“Oh, I forgot, I wanted to give this to your mother.” Obsidian Rain then reached into her pouch and pulled out a picture frame. Inside the frame was a picture of a younger Twilight Velvet and Shining Armor.
“It's a picture of Twilight and I on a night out. You were just a colt back then. I found it when going through my attic, and thought that your mother would love it. I think I was the photographer, must have slipped my mind to give you the actual picture.”
Shining Armor cocked his head downwards and then looked back to the mare. “Thanks. A lot, I mean. Thank you.” he said. He put the picture in his pouch and walked towards his house.
It was late when the house came into view, later than Shining had hoped for. Scenarios on how the night would go sprung up and died in his mind as he approached the house. Whatever would happen, he accepted. He saw no lights through the window, and that meant Velvet was asleep. Careful to turn the house key and open the door, he came home without making a sound. The plan now was to find out where Velvet was. Or maybe the stallion should instead leave the gifts on the counter, or maybe leave the house.
No, Shining had made a choice. He came all this way, he was going to make sure he left Velvet with a smile on her face. He turned the hallway light on, and was greeted by his sister, Twilight Sparkle, standing at the doorway to the living room. She spoke in hushed tones.
“Where have you been? I didn't think you would show up”
“Twily? What are you doing here?”
“What do you mean? I was visiting mom. I planned the evening out in detail, but it required you. Without you, the plan fell apart. We both waited so long for you to show up but you never did. What happened?”
“When did we agree to this”
“I told you when I picked up Flurry Heart from the Crystal empire. You had a day off with Cadence before her vacation, and we'd meet back here? Right?”
“Right. Where is Flurry Heart?”
“In the living room, sleeping. Please, answer me, what took you so long? I thought something happened?”
“I was making sure that tonight would be perfect. I guess I got carried away, huh?”
Twilight was visibly upset. Shining Armor hugged her, which she more then reciprocated. While embracing her, he said “And I ran into an old friend of mom's. Thanks for worrying about me Twily.”
Pressing her head into his chest, Twilight said “I was so worried about Mom's happiness and your well being, I was pacing back and forth in the kitchen thinking of a way to make it up tomorrow.”
Shining Armor let go and asked where his mom was at.
“She is in the living room. She fell asleep waiting for you.”Twilight replied.
“I am going to her room. I have a gift, it will have to be a morning surprise.”
Shining Armor had won. The plan came together, or rather, nothing bad had happened.
Twilight looked to him, smiled. “I will come with” she said as she led him up the stairs.
An unexpected, but maneuverable situation.
They ascended the stairs. At first slow enough to not wake anypony, then slower as Shining Armor stalled to give himself time to think.
At the end of the hall was Velvet's bedroom. Shining Armor stopped and told Twilight “Thanks, but I can take it from here. The gift should be a surprise, and I won't take any chances. That means you Twily.”
Adjacent to the stallion was Twilight, who opened the door to her old room. “Shining, you have earned a rest. Lets take care of this tomorrow. Here, you can sleep in my old room. And I think I have the perfect plan for how to make it up to mom.”
He eyed the door at the end of the of the hall. He just had to make it there, and today was over.
“Twily, this is something I must do.”
“Shining, I am sure I can sort this out”
Why is she doing this
Shining Armor looked to Twilight. She was much better at hiding her emotions these days, but he could tell that she was getting worked up. But he could not back down now. With no further sound, Twilight gave up and went down stairs. Shining walked into Velvet's room, turned on the lights, set his pouch on the bed, then began to wonder how he would hide it. With nothing to wrap the picture frame and the vibrator with, he needed to hide them where they wouldn't be found until after everyone had left. Somewhere only Velvet would look as well.
He opened a drawer on her nightstand, and inside saw a young child's toys. They were, in fact, toys from when Shining Armor was young. There was noise downstairs, but Shining did not react. He was a father now, and that meant responsibility. But it also meant learning from mistakes, and gave him an opportunity to do so. Just as he inherited the toys from his Dad, it was time for him to pass it down to Flurry Heart.
Twilight Velvet was now in the room, and she addressed her son. He almost didn't hear her at first
“I was going to give them to you when you came over. I wanted to see the look on your face, so I hid them until the right moment.” Velvet said.
“Mom, I did not mean to. I mean, I never meant to be so late. I searched everywhere but nothing was good enough, never mind, here, look.” He pulled the picture frame he got from Obsidian Rain out of his bag. Velvet held the picture, then smiled.
“Obsidian Rain gave it to me. Told me she found it in her attic.”
Velvet's ears twitched at hearing that name. She smiled.
“You met with Rain just to get me a gift. Do you know how long its been since I've really talked to her?” Velvet said as a tear formed in her eye. Shining did not to correct her.
“It was important to me to make everything perfect. I got carried away and thats why I wasn't here in time. But I will do anything to make it up to you.” Shining said.
Velvet looked at him again and then back to the picture.
“This picture, it was so long ago. We had no cares in the world. No guard duty, no princess duties. Look, you so little and innocent. You are the best son I could have ever hoped for.”
Velvet hugged her son. After a moment, she opened her eyes and looked over his shoulder. Next to his pouch, there was a bag with a recognizable logo. Velvet then let go of Shining armor and asked what exactly he had in there. His throat was dry, but his heart smiled. Puffing his chest out, he looked her in the eyes, and said
“Mom, I promised myself that I would not leave without a smile on your face. I looked all day, and I decided that you needed the Lunar Soliluquy. It was the only way to be sure.”
Twilight Velvet sat on her bed and hid her face with her hooves. She drew a deep breath. Shining gave her a moment, then sat next to her. He was hesitant to touch her or talk to her, until he heard laughing. Velvet suddenly hugged him.
“I can't believe you did this. Never in a million years would I expect a vibrator from my own son.” She said as she rocked him back and forth.
“Well, do you like it?” he asked.
Barely able to talk without letting out a laugh, Velvet said“Shining Armor, I am your mother.” She buried face into his neck and pulled her son tighter. Shining Armor wrapped his hooves around her. Soon she stopped laughing, but still held on.
“What gave you this idea, honey?”
“I know now how hard being a parent is. I wanted to show you how much I appreciate and love you. I figured, we are both adults, and both parents, so I knew what you might want.”
Velvet let out a short laugh. She nuzzled the fur on her son's neck.
“Come here sweetie.” she whispered as she lied down on the bed.
“Aww mom please.”
“No, come on cuddlebug.”
Shining Armor lied down as well and hugged her, but he kept shifting his legs. He was near enough to feel herbreath on his neck, and her lower hooves played with his. Velvet was warm, and, if he had to be honest, cute. Her smile and the adoration in her eyes made Shining proud.
After a moment had passed, Velvet faced him and spoke.
“I can't believe how big you've grown.”
“Yes.”
“Cadence is lucky to have you.”
"Yes, she is."
Shining Armor twist his lower body. He would not accept letting his hormones ruin the moment, but Velvet moved her hoof behind his ears and felt his mane. He smiled.
“You know I love you” Velvet whispered.
“I love you too.”
Another moment had passed. Velvet moved her hoof to his lower back and pressed down.
“Honey, we are both adults.”
Shining Armor simply repeated "I love you."
She wrapped her legs around her son. Her hips were pressing against Shining's.
“Make your mother happy.”
Noticing his intense heart beat, Shining consciously breathed in and out, and did so once again before he pushed Velvet on her back. He looked to her lips and saw her bite them. Her smiled widened, and the stallion kissed her. He moved his body over her's, kissed her again, then moved his legs over hers. Velvet's body flinched when she felt Shining's cock sliding across her vulva.   
"You, you can use me. Mommy is always there for you. Practice on me, for Cadence."
Half erect, Shining Armor ascended. Velvet was pinned beneath him. Her grin was wide, but she avoided eye contact and had heavy breathing. Years as a mother had been kind to her, she looked so soft and dainty. Only he could fuck her well. Fully erect, he slide into Velvet.
Velvet choked. She had not expected a proper stallion's cock. Her legs tightened and he stopped moving. She looked at him and gave a series of nods. She bent her legs and propped them on his back. Velvet shook her head.
“Be gentle on mommy, alright sweetie?”
Shining Armor's shaft slid into Velvet. Her words were a sudden spell, and he could not control himself. Velvet convulsed with each thrust, and with each twist and turn Shining Armor found himself thrusting more wild, sporadic, out of rhythm, until he gave up all pretenses of being a gentlecolt. He let himself out, he was a warrior, a barbarian even. Today he had won, and his mother was the spoil of war. He caught himself grunting, then told Velvet “Don't do anything.”
Velvet was gripping the bed sheets and with each slam she wanted to cry out. Her delicate vagina was on fire. It would be damaged, it would break, she would break! Velvet looked at her son and saw a bull rather than the stallion that loved her. She miscalculated, and his cock was now here to take its toll. With each exit she tried to escape, for she could not handle her stallion's knot. But she did, and with each thrust she found room for more dick. She had to reap what she sowed, for the knight before her was a beast and nothing could stop him until he was finished with her. Her sweet little boy loved her, but that colt grew into a fine stallion that wanted her. She pleaded and begged, for herself and for her ravaged cunt.
Velvet cried out. Her body danced on the bed, and when it harmonized with her son, he caved in on top of her. Shining pressed his chest against Velvet's and slowed his thrusting. Like a fine wine, she should be enjoyed. While he gently rocked her body, he kissed her. One by one, her body parts relaxed and soon her body became a tide. He would be slow.
“Do not resist.”
Her pussy gave up, and his cock slid in and out. Shining Armor moved his foreleg hoof to rub her back. He went down from her neck, then to her chest, belly, and finally settled his hoof on her rump. Grabbing her from behind, he massaged her ass and moved to his thrusts. Joy filled the air. Louder and louder with each thrust, she moaned with all cares in the world gone. The sound of her cries and the stench of her sweat made Shining Armor go crazy, but he kept control. The stallion pushed her head into his chest to muffle her and felt arms across his back that wanted to pull him down.
Her tail flitted across his back, and strands of her mane were all the stallion could see. Mom's body was light like a toy, and also warm and soft and it invited love and protection. With a final forward drive, he emptied his cock into her. He hear muffled yelling and cursing, then let go.
Both of them needed to catch their breathes. Velvet hesitated, but then signaled to be cuddled. The pure smell of their bodies permeated the air, and Velvet stroked Shining Armor's face
“Mommy loves you.Oh my, mommy loves you, but you are so big now.”
Shining Armor pulled her closer. He had succeeded, just as he always did. He looked down on Velvet and smiled, for all his problems seemed so distant and simple now. How would he explain this to his sister, he did not know, nor care. That problem could wait until morning. Family stress? That was easy and routine. For now, he enjoyed the moment.