My Life on a Cassette Tape

"I can't believe you!" Twilight shouted, her furious tone ruined slightly by her particular look of dishevelment. It appeared Berry was right about one thing, even if I knew now wasn't the time to tease her about it. "You are so reckless! Why would you do something so stupid!?"

"You don't have to tell me how stupid I am, I've already have been doing that." I said meekly. "That's why I'm making sure we can take this chance to make a plan that I can't mess up." Twilight huffed, stomping about as she fought to get herself under control. "I messed up, royally, and now we all have to face the consequences of that. It isn't fair, but right now, we need to focus on what's in front of us and formulate something of a plan instead of pointing at who is to blame for the situation we are in. We'll have plenty of time for that once we beat these guys."

"You're right." Twilight said finally, taking a deep breath. "Right, a plan... I can do this..." She moved over to a table, looking over a variety of books, using her magic to float more over. "Unfortunately, we won't know what power set the two new figures have. It's possible Button is the result of one of them, or it could just be a variation of Starlight's treatment. Either way, we have two unknown variables. As far as Gunther goes, we have a general idea, and the idea it brings up is that we're gonna have to be sneaky about this. There's a chance that if we jump him we might be able to render him powerless in short order."

"So what are we thinking?" I asked, approaching the table.

"No." Twilight said, lifting the books away from me. "I may have thought you sensible in planning yesterday - I even thought you were a tad mature for your age - but that was yesterday. I understand now that you are just extremely good at hiding how childish you really are. I'll make this plan and consult some ponies who aren't blinded by their libido and then inform you of it once it's complete."

"Twilight, I've made a singular mistake, le-" I began.

"The one mistake you made was enough to lose not only your original body, but also Fluttershy, Button, Periwinkle, and Raven!" Twilight shouted in my face, making me take a step back. "If you had run as soon as Button showed up, or if you had sent literally any other pony with Button last night, the larger portion of this majestic fustercluck would've been avoided! So yes, you made one mistake, but it cost us greatly; so up and until you can prove you aren't a fuck up by nature, I won't be letting you near the planning phase!" Despite the part of me that wanted to argue, I had to admit she was right, my lapse in judgement had cost us. Honestly, I was just trying to partake in the planning phase because of a habit I had begun to form over the last few days. I didn't want to do any planning, but I had felt it my duty.

"Fine... I'll just leave you to it..." I said, relenting as I walked away. I needed time to think anyway. Some of the other ponies also joined me, leaving only Rarity, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie with Twilight, while Rainbow was leading us to our rooms, intent on going back to her friends. What remained of the Elements were going to plan this. We were in good hands.

Plopping down on the surprisingly plush bed in the guest room I had been assigned along with Sweetie, Applejack and Rarity, I gave a great big sigh. This wasn't right. The fact that so many ponies had been lost in one move just proved how little I understood about tactics - not to mention self control. If I had had any sense at the time, I would've grabbed Button and called for the other ponies to follow as we bolted out the back door. But then Berry, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Applebloom, and Sweetie Belle would've been caught. We would've lost half of the Elements of Harmony rather than a sixth. Then again, it was only dumb luck I had managed to get out the way I had. We should've lost four Elements, and it was only blind chance that had allowed us to avoid that eventuality.

"Are you alright, App-... Crescendo?" Sweetie Belle asked. I looked over to her and just shook my head.

"No... I'm in deep - way too deep. I've tried my best, but I just threw out what progress I have with one action." I sank back into the bed. "Not to mention I lost not only my body, but two of the mares I love." I admit, I didn't notice it at the time, but I suppose in retrospect, besides Raven, it had never really occurred to me that I had truly begun to love Berry and Periwinkle. Before it had just been a sense of responsibility towards them for having stripped them of their will. But now? I suppose it was actually the beginnings of love.

"That must be hard... I-" Sweetie Belle stammered, and I looked up at her with a cocked eyebrow. "D-do you want me to... help you?" She asked. I was well and totally confused.

"Help me how?" I said dumbly. Sweetie Belle then moved her hands to her button down shirt's collar and began to work down the row. Oh. OH! "Applejack will kill me, we can't do s-stuff like that in h-here!"

"Shhh!" Sweetie Belle darted forward, placing a hand on my mouth as she looked over her shoulder to the hallway. After a moment she looked back to me and continued in a whisper. "It's alright, Applebloom and I have been... acting frisky for about a year now."

"You do recall I'm not her? This is her body, but inside it's a colt named Crescendo." I didn't really want to do this... okay, that was a lie. I did REALLY wanted to do this. Ever since Button came to the house I had had to push the image of him out of my head. I was beginning to think I might be bi with how frequent he popped up in a way that would've given me a boner, but instead got me a tad wet. Now I was being pinned by a cute little thing that wanted to give me... something. I wanted it desperately, but even so, I couldn't go through with it. "You aren't being frisky with Applebloom, you're being frisky with another pony in her body!" I said in a harsh whisper that was a tad more breathy than I had intended.

"I know," Sweetie said, biting her lower lip as her hands stroked my sides, sending electric shocks of pleasure through my system, "and it's really turning me on." My eyes grew wide as blood rushed to my face. She wanted this, and I wanted this. Why couldn't I just accept it? She was so small, so tender, she almost reminded me of Raven. Before anymore thoughts could come across my mind, they were all silenced as Sweetie pushed forward, pinning me against the headboard with a kiss that melted my doubts away.

Pinned there, my right arm held to the wood by this filly's strength, while her tongue prodded at my lips, slowly working past my last struggle, I couldn't help but feel how much better she made this feel. It wasn't like how I had felt as a stallion - that was just a different type of good - and it was miles better feeling than Silver's rough loving in public. This filly was loving me with an equal measure of a tender and forceful treatment, and I loved it, my hips bucking involuntarily.

One of Sweetie's hands moved lower, grabbing the hem of my t-shirt, pulling it upwards while her other hand let go of my wrist to push the back of my head further into the kiss, her tongue finally meeting mine in an explosion of pleasure as we continued to kiss. Her hand finally pulled my shirt up above Applebloom's medium sized breasts, and before I could even react, she traced her hand across my side - sending bolts of electric ecstasy through me - and unclasped the bra that held my tits back.

The bra fell off, exposing the supple flesh of Applebloom's bosom - my bosom - to the world. Sweetie broke off from the kiss, leaving me wanting more as I leaned slightly forward to get back to her pillowy lips. With a gentle, yet insisting, touch, she pushed me back before she grabbed the shirt and pulled it up and over my head, meeting little objection from me. As she tossed the shirt to the side, I darted forward and hugged her, her position making my head nestle between her smaller breasts. Using a skill I hadn't known I had, I undid her buttons with my teeth and tongue, flicking each open - taking the opportunity to do some motorboat action with her tits as I went. Eventually her shirt was unbuttoned to the midriff, and her unrestrained breasts were on display.

Using Applebloom's strength, which was markedly larger than mine to my embarrassment, I pushed Sweetie off me and to the bed, setting her down with a dull thump. I leaned forward, and took a teat in my mouth, pinching the other in my hand as I went at it. Suckling, nestling, and simply enjoying her reactions as my pussy grew wetter by the second, I marveled at how good it all felt. So much better than a stallion's whose name I was forgetting - a stallion who had went up in flames.

Suddenly, I felt her hands plant themselves on my ass, kneading the two well toned cheeks in desperate need for a few seconds, before moving around the front to work the jean's mechanics. My free hand moved down and felt her pleated skirt, gripping the hem and yanking it down unceremoniously as I let up the treatment on her tits. She looked at me with need in her eyes as I scooted up and planted a kiss on her tender lips, drinking in her taste as our tongues swirled about. Parting once more, I kicked off my boots and shirked my jeans off only to realize that was all she was wearing down there.

"Glad to see you've been playing my game, Bloomie." Sweetie said, taking off her skirt the rest of the way to reveal delicate white panties. She adjusted her position, returning to the head board of the bed, where she leaned back and spread her legs wide, revealing the moist spot that was already growing between her legs. "Come on, you know what to do." She said in a husky whisper. I may not have been 'Bloomie', but I certainly did.

Going to my hands and knees, I crawled forward and slinked between her legs. Running my hands up and down her thighs, I moved closer, until finally, I was about to touch my nose to her crotch. Maneuvering my head, I gripped her panties in my teeth, pulling them away enough to gain access. I lowered my head and began to lap away, sending Sweetie into moans of pleasure as I worked. Glancing up from where I was, I saw her playing with her tits as I worked her, and found my own hands gravitating to my tits.

I hadn't played with Berry's tits when I was in her form, and now I was beginning to regret that decision. The sensation of just grabbing them was almost overwhelmingly pleasurable, and then working the areolas and nipples - it was simply divine as blast after blast of pleasure rolled over me in a never ending cascade as I pleasured the mare who's legs framed my head.

Suddenly I was pushed back, even as I thought she might get her release. Looking at Sweetie, I would see need in her eyes as she grabbed my head and brought me in for another kiss, her tongue tasting her own juices on my lips as I felt her other hand work her panties down and off her legs completely. She then pushed me gently down to sit across from her. Pushing my legs apart with her own, she scooted forward until our pussies were pressed together, sending yet another crackle of pleasure racing through my system.

I had never done anything like this before, and the sensations were overwhelming. The love behind each movement sending waves of pleasure far more earth-shatteringly wonderful to me than the entire experience with the now nameless stallion. We both moaned in pleasure as we worked against each other, bringing both of us greater and greater pleasure. Suddenly, it all came together as we... came together.

Stifling our howls as best we could, we fell to our backs, panting heavily as the waves of ecstasy from our shared orgasm washed over us. We lay there for a while, simply basking in the moment. The world seemed better today, even if only a small bit.

I walked down the hall, slightly freshened up after my experience with Sweetie, having been called to attend a meeting with the ponies in the planning room. Entering, I saw that everypony except Sweetie Belle was already down here, the little filly having not been called due to not really having part in the process we were about to go through.

"Alright, so we're all here." Twilight began, looking over everypony. "Let's discuss the plan as we have set it up thus far." She turned to the table, beckoning us over. A cursory glance over the disorganized array of pages and books betrayed exactly how much preparation the ponies here had gone to in their quest to make this plan a sure fire win.

"First off, for the duration of this mission, we will have Starlight sequestered in the castle. We don't know what they can do to her, but it is best to not find out." I nodded at that, seeing the wisdom in the slightly cruel action. "Unfortunately, we can't really spare anypony to guard her while we're away, so we'll just have to make sure we move quickly so that nothing happens to her.

"Now, to begin," She spread out a map of Ponyville, setting some weights on the corners to keep it open, "we don't know precisely where they are, but they need to be somewhere near by. With powers like theirs, we can be sure that the location of their compound is somewhere that likely won't show up on a map." She then swatted a ruler down on a small cleared out area of the map. "Which is why this is likely where they are." I looked at her confusedly.

"How can you be sure it's there and not anywhere else?" I asked the question that was on everyponies mind. Twilight raised the ruler to her hand, flicking it down with a sharp crack on her palm like a teacher in a low quality porno.

"Because they forgot one thing when they had their little area expunged." She pointed at various locations, specifically pointing at elevation markings. "In empty areas around town the elevation is always marked down in case of further development needing to be done." Pointing back to her suspected place. "When they had all information of this little hide out of theirs expunged, they forgot to have the relevant elevation data reinserted. An easy mistake to make, really, a lot of places around Ponyville are fairly flat so a lot of places lack elevation markers." She pointed out examples of this, noting the wide swaths of land that were roughly the same elevation - perfect for development. "However, this area here," She smacked it again, obviously enjoying herself a tad while doing so, "I know to be a hill. It's a small one, increasing elevation by no more than twenty or thirty feet with a grade of no more than twenty percent at worst in places. That type of slope would need to be marked, but it isn't."

"So they did a slipshod job editing the facts..." I noted, mulling that piece of information over. These ponies, for as powerful as they were, were still prone to mistakes, and beyond that it seemed, hubris. Those were things we could take advantage of - it was what they had taken advantage of in me, after all.

"Next point of order is this." Twilight said, bringing out another small stack of papers. "Though we don't know these ponies powers, we can be sure that they had something. Gunther's is one that most of us have experience with, and we have a good idea what his artifact is: the pendant or broach he wears. If we can take that away from him, he'll be powerless from that angle. The others... well we'll just have to figure them out as best we can. I'd suggest keeping your distance and avoiding getting within their physical reach. I'll see if I can't freeze them in place with a spell or two.

"If I can halt them, the next phase is to completely disrobe them. It might seem excessive, but if we don't we give them an opportunity. Once they are disrobed of all their possessions, we'll give them clothing in the form of these coats Rarity made for this occasion." Twilight said, bringing up the two rough dresses. They reminded me of travelling cloaks I'd see in fantasy games, but they had arm holes instead of just being a cape. Functional, certainly, but less than fashionable.

"If we can't manage to freeze them, Rainbow, I want you to sock them up the jaw, assuming we have been able to take Gunther. If we can't take Gunther quickly, I'll teleport us out using this." She said, bringing up a small wooden peg on a string. "It's a spell talisman with a teleportation spell cast on it. If I snap it using my magic, it will unleash the spell and teleport us all to Canterlot. No matter how poorly this goes, that should be a safe location."

"Bringing up Canterlot," I butted in, "why don't we just call in Celestia?" I posited, looking at the ponies around me. "She can raise and lower the sun, why not just ask her to bring a tad of that power down on these fools and call it a day?"

"Simple." Twilight said as if she was explaining why two plus two equaled four for the fifth time to a little colt. "It's for roughly the same reason we can't throw the guard at them. We can't risk Celestia when we have so little information. We are going in to stop them with as little investment as possible. If we sent a battalion of guards in there, we'd be feeding them recruits in massive numbers. If we ask Celestia to go in, and she gets caught off her guard and fails, we suddenly lose a princess and have to work against her in the future. What we need to do is act quickly as a small group so that if we do end up losing we can still pull a win in the end."

"I guess that makes sense..." I muttered, not entirely convinced, but not willing to go any further with the discussion. We needed to work as a team for this to work, like a well oiled machine. If we didn't, we'd all fail.

"The next concern is regarding the fate of Cress' and Button's artifacts." Twilight said, still looking at me. "They might not know what the artifacts are, but any one of the ponies there could tell them if they so much as asked them. Assuming they haven't broken them yet, we might have an hour or two before they do. With that in mind, we need to make two teams.

"One team will be headed up by Rarity, while the other will be following me. I suggest Berry and Cress go with Rarity for the sake of teamwork - Rainbow should also be with them. Rarity's team objective is to go to Berry's house and see if they are still there while Applejack, Pinkie, and I move on their base.

"If you find they are still there, Rarity can sent me a text message. If not, make a move on the hill. Should they still be at the house, we'll loop around to approach them from another angle to ensure they won't escape." Twilight said, surprising me with the thought she had put into the plan. "Rarity, I showed you the spell to freeze them in place. Hopefully you'll be able to hold it long enough or them to be disrobed. Don't worry about having them frozen while putting new clothes on. For all I care you can just keep them naked. That is, again, if they are there." Looking over all of us, she sighed. "Be careful everypony. I don't want to lose any more of you."