A Broken Flame

A Broken Flame

Day 2 part 2

By Luckyfanisaac, mainediting, sidrahumar120, and Applefai

Day 2

Current Time: 9:00 am

Sunday, July 9th

Cadence and DJ Hopper enter into a room full of colorful throw pillows on lovely dark gray cushions. The room is accented by Crystal Chandeliers and an Embossed Ceiling. There is a double-sided Fieldstone Fireplace which makes a beautiful backdrop for photos. The walls of the room are painted bright white and the windows are covered with light gray curtains that give the room a beautiful neutral blend. On the bright white walls hang beautiful gray frames with metallic finishes. There are three ottomans in navy color, a lavender shade of purple and bright yellow. The floor is covered in a square checkered rug that gives the room a beautiful, modern finish.
(something like this in the corner by the windows.)
“Wow, I love this room! It is so beautiful!” DJ Hopper said with a bright smile.

Cadence chuckles and blushes at DJ’s comment about the room.

“DJ, this is my personal studio. I come here to relax, read and take pictures.”

“Pictures taken here will look so beautiful!” said DJ.

“Yes DJ, you are right. Let me take some pictures of you,” Cadence replied with a smile.

“Yes please!” said DJ.

Cadence set DJ Hopper down on the ground and DJ hurriedly sat on one of the cushions, placed a bright yellow pillow on his lap and posed elegantly for photo shots. Cadence brought out her camera and started taking pictures of DJ Hopper. She took a few shots of him posed on the cushion and a few more shots of him standing by the beautiful frames on the wall. After the shots, DJ sat on the cushion while Cadence dragged out a box of clothes from a wardrobe. She dropped the big, heavy box by the cushion and sat beside DJ Hopper.

“Have you ever worn enchanted clothes?” asked Cadence mesmerizingly.

“Yes, I have worn enchanted clothes before. My hunch has one that lets me store stuff and my robes are enchanted to mold around my body.” exclaimed DJ Hopper in amazement.

“Oh yeah that’s right. Here… try this on.” asked Cadence, throwing a piece of cloth towards DJ Hopper.

It was a beautiful purple short-sleeve Medieval tunic with decorative borders that ornament the sleeves, neck, and hem.

No sooner did DJ Hopper put the clothes on than the clothes started adapting to around his body.

“How do I look?” asked DJ, showing off the well adorned cloth.

“You look...stunning,” replied Cadence as she looked DJ over.

“Thank you, Cadence,” replied DJ Hopper.

“Would you like to try some more clothes on?” asked Cadence.

“Yes, I would love to!” replied DJ excitedly.

Cadence brought out three more clothes for DJ Hopper to try on. One of the clothes caught DJ Hopper’s attention. It was a beautiful cream robe adorned with golden patterns. It has a brocade inner coat and a velvet fur-trimmed upper coat. He put the gown on and it really looked good on him.

“Wow, this is even more mesmerizing than the first clothes you tried on,” Cadence commented with a broad smile.

“Thank you, Cadence,” replied DJ Hopper as he struck an elegant pose by the wall frames, waiting for a shot from Cadence’s camera.

DJ Hopper tried more clothes on and they all look perfectly great on him. Cadence took pictures of him in all the clothes he tried on. He first tried on a western getup, it was a long sleeve red flannel shirt with splotches of black on the shoulders and elbows, the pants were faux leather chaps.

“Is this flannel?” he asked about the shirt as he felt it.

“Yes I believe it is.” Cadence replied, smiling at him while looking at the shirt.

“Flannel is my favorite fabric,” he replied. “One of my great aunts made a quilt for me when I was little. It’s really worn at the seams and needs to be repaired so I keep it in my closet so it doesn’t get more damaged.”

“I’m sorry to hear that.” Cadence replied, “I’m sure my friend Rarity could fix it for you.”

“Yeah I think so but it’s already too small for me.”

“Well maybe she could make you a new one that’s bigger.”

“Yeah, maybe a quilt with red, orange, and yellow squares.”

DJ Hopper then put on the cowboy outfit with a red cowboy hat. Cadence then snapped pictures of him leaning against the fireplace, one of him sitting down by one of the ottomans like as a table like he was gonna be playing poker, another one with him standing proud on one of the ottomans, then one with his body half off the ottoman, another standing with his right back hoof standing on a pillow and him dramatically holding his head with his right hoof and his right elbow on his right knee, and one with him standing at attention with a faraway look in his eyes.

The next outfit he tried on was a kimono, it was made with fine silk and dyed royal purple, lavender flowers danced on the design as it hung loose but secure on his body.

“This seems like something that my people would wear since it’s purple.” he said.

“Really? Did your people always wear purple clothes?” asked Cadence.

“Those who wanted to blend in with the purple environment did.” replied DJ.

“I don’t know any place north of here with a purple environment.”

“Oh it’s really far away.”

Cadence continued to snap pictures of him in meditation poses in the purple robe, first was him in the lotus position and then the corpse pose lying as flat as he could. The next pose she made him do was the warrior, with him standing on his hind hooves and front hooves outstretched.

"Perfect!" Cadence said as she snapped the picture. "Now do the tree pose." She said as DJ stood on one hoof with his lifted hooves resting on his grounded hoof. Cadence quickly snapped the picture so he could rest. "I think we got some good shots." Cadence said as DJ rested for a bit from the strain the last pose put on him.

They later settled down on the cushions.

“Wow! That was great. I can’t wait to see those pictures you took.”

Cadence smiled at DJ. “I will have them printed out for you.”

“Would you like some massages?” Cadence asked, looking straight into DJ’s eyes.

“Massages? Y…You want to give me some massages?” DJ asked surprisingly.

“Yes, why not! And I must tell you that I am very good at it,” replied Cadence with a smile.

“Okay then, I’d love to have some please.”

“Very well then. Please lay on the cushion while I get the massage oil,” replied Cadence as she hurriedly walked to the wardrobe. DJ Hopper spread a clean towel on the cushion before laying himself on it, waiting anxiously for Cadence to return as he shyly stripped to just his pants.

While waiting for Cadence to bring out the oils, DJ made himself comfortable and laid down on the towel.
As he laid on his belly, he stretched out his hooves and placed them over his head.

She came back to the cushion with the massage oil. DJ Hopper was lying face down on the cushion. Cadence gets down to work. She applied some of the massage oil on DJ’s mane and started rubbing it up and down in a gentle, soothing motion. The massage oil’s tantalizing fragrance filled the room. The oil smelled familiar to DJ, he gave a couple more sniffs and finally pinpointed the smell.

"Is that lavender?" He asked Cadence as she massaged his back.

"It is. It's supposed to help you relax, you feel so tense." Cadence said as she took out some more oil, and started applying it on DJ Hopper’s back. She applied some pressure, and DJ started to groan in pleasure. She pressed deep into DJ's back as small popping sounds came from his back, releasing some pressure.

“Keep doing that.” Said DJ Hopper in a soft, relaxed tone.

Cadence continued massaging his back, and she could tell that DJ Hopper was enjoying the treatment so she kept on massaging his back for a few more minutes. DJ lets out a sigh of relief as Cadence massages him, he spreads his hooves over his head as she rubs the stress out of him. Cadence then moved down to his legs. She pulled up his pant legs as she gently rubbed in the massage oil all the way down to his hoofs. She gave special attention to the arch of his hoofs and then pulled gently at the base of the hoofs which made DJ Hopper give out a soothing sigh. Then she shifted her attention to DJ’s tail, then the ears, and then the rest of the body.

“This is better than I thought it would be,” muffled DJ Hopper.

Cadence gave a bright smile as she continued to massage him. "Ok, turn over so I can massage your front." Cadence said as she prepared more oil.

DJ turned around revealing his belly. Before messaging it Cadence gave him a raspberry causing him to blush as red as one as he laughs. Cadence proceeded to pour some more oil onto her palms. She then rubbed her hooves together and started applying the oil in a gentle, circular motion on DJ Hopper’s belly. DJ Hopper started giggling.

“What happened, DJ?” asked Cadence.

“That was a little ticklish.” replied DJ Hopper as he continued giggling.

“Let me be a bit more careful then,” said Cadence with a concerned look.

“No, I’m actually enjoying it.” replied DJ Hopper.

“Alright, then.” said Cadence as she continued massaging DJ Hopper’s belly. DJ Hopper started to relax, and proceeded to stretch out his hooves.

“You are so good at this Cadence.” said DJ Hopper.

“Well, I told you I know what I’m doing.” replied Cadence with a smile on her face.

The tummy massage went on for a bit, after which Cadence started to massage DJ Hopper’s face. He let out another sigh of relief, her hooves were melting away the stress, her massaging almost put him to sleep as he kept nodding off from time to time.

DJ closed his eyes, and said, “This is so relaxing. I feel like I could sleep any second now.”

“Don’t sleep just yet. I have some other things in mind.” replied Cadence. Cadence continued to massage his face before ending it.

“There you are!” Cadence said as she rounded up the massaging after some time. DJ got up and hopped off of the cushions and took a deep breath in and went to the closet to find more clothes to wear.

As DJ pulled on one of the ornament robes from Cadence’s collection, Cadence’s eyes lit up in amazement. The yellow embroidered velvet robe had the perfect fitting, and it really suited DJ Hopper.

“It’s almost as if this robe was made for you.” Said Cadence in a soft tone.

“Really?” said DJ Hopper.

“Yeah, come take a look in the mirror.” Cadence tells DJ Hopper.

DJ Hopper walks in front of the mirror, starts rotating to check out the fitting and says, “Yeah it does look good on me.”

“See, I told you. Ok, now pose for the camera.” Cadence said to DJ.

DJ Hopper walked back towards the camera. He extended his wings and pulled a wide smile as Cadence proceeded to take pictures of him.

“This looks so amazing on you, DJ.” said Cadence in a sultry voice as she was mesmerized by how well DJ looked in the robe.

“Thank you Cadence.” he replied.

“Now, try out another pose. Try to lean up against the wall so that it looks a bit more candid. I will try to squeeze in the ottomans in the background, too.” said Cadence.

DJ Hopper nodded his head in agreement, and went to lean against the wall and started smiling. Cadence started taking the pictures.

After she was done taking the pictures, Cadence walked towards DJ Hopper and held him up as she continued to gush over him.
“You look so good in this.” said Cadence as she continued to gush about DJ’s looks.

“Oh, stop it Cadence.” said DJ as he felt his cheeks starting to blush.

“Look at your cute little red cheeks,” remarked Cadence as she took a picture.

DJ Hopper couldn’t overcome his emotions, and buried his head in Cadence’s chest fluff out of embarrassment.

“Don’t be shy now.” said Cadence as she started petting DJ Hopper.

Cadence then started to lightly rub DJ Hopper’s hooves to make him feel more comfortable. DJ Hopper enjoyed the light rubs, and cuddled Cadence more tightly. The two of them cuddle for a few minutes.

After a while, Cadence asked DJ Hopper to sit on the cushions. DJ Hopper nodded his head, and went over to sit on them.

“Ok, now close your eyes. I have a surprise for you.” Said Cadence.

“Alright.” replied DJ Hopper as he closed his eyes, and covered them with his hooves.

Cadence then went over to the closet, and pulled out some clothes for herself. She took out a red tunic with linen lining. The tunic had beautiful white lilies embroidered on it.

“Ok now open your eyes,” said Cadence as she walked over to the sofa DJ Hopper was sitting on.

DJ Hopper opened up his eyes, and saw Cadence in the red tunic. DJ Hopper was shocked by this and his jaw dropped.

“Surpriiise.” yelled Cadence as she held up the tunic with her hooves. DJ Hopper kept staring at Cadence in amazement.

“Well, what do you think?” Cadence asked DJ Hopper.

“This … this looks so good on you.” exclaimed DJ Hopper.

“Well, I pulled out this dress as I figured maybe we could take some pictures together.” said Cadence.

“Yeah. Why not?” replied DJ Hopper.

Cadence took out the camera, set it on a table and pointed it in the direction of the cushions. She then went to sit on the cushions with DJ Hopper.

“Who will take the pictures?” DJ Hopper asked Cadence with a surprised look on his face.

“Oh, DJ, you are so innocent.” Said Cadence as she started laughing. “I have a magical camera, and it will automatically take a picture after some time.”

“Oh, I see.” replied DJ Hopper.

“Ok, now let’s take some pictures.” said Cadence as she pulled DJ closer and put her hoof over his back. DJ Hopper smiled, and they took some pictures together.

“Ok now let’s change into something else and take some more.” said Cadence as she headed towards the closet.

“Alright.” replied DJ Hopper.

DJ Hopper pulled out a blue woolen sweater and put it on. He then took out a white muffler and put it around his neck.
Cadence took out a purple sweater and put it on. She also put on a white scarf that was encrusted with shiny diamonds.

“Wow. You look so beautiful.” said DJ Hopper as he fawned over Cadence’s scarf.

“You look amazing, too.” replied Cadence as she smiled at DJ Hopper. “Should we take a picture while we hug?” she asked DJ Hopper.

“Yeah, sure. Why not?” replied DJ Hopper.

Cadence and DJ Hopper stood in front of the camera and started hugging. The timer started beeping, there was a bright flash and then a click noise.

“Let’s go and see how the pictures came out.” DJ Hopper said to Cadence.

Cadence grabbed the camera, and the two of them started looking at the pictures.

“These are so nice. I will have them printed as soon as I can, and then I will give you the copies,” Cadence said to DJ.

“I can’t wait.” replied DJ Hopper in excitement as he started wagging his tail.

Cadence then holds DJ Hopper tightly, and starts to cuddle him which he appreciates and starts cuddling her back. Cadence then gently massages DJ’s hooves as she cuddles him. DJ Hopper then snuggles up against Cadence’s chest fluff, and she starts rocking him back and forth.

“Thank you so much for taking good care of me. I have never had anyone treat me so well like you do, Cadence.” said DJ as he hugs Cadence tightly.

“You are my friend, DJ. Friends are supposed to treat each other well. I know you’d do the same for me.” replied Cadence as she cupped DJ into a warm cuddle.

DJ nuzzled on Cadence’s neck as they cuddled. Cadence smiled as she felt his touch on her neck. She butterfly-kissed him and cradled him like he was her baby.

“You are such a cute colt DJ,” Cadence said as she continued rocking him. She also blew raspberries on his belly passionately.

DJ chuckles and blushes all at once. He suddenly begins to glow brightly. DJ noticed his wings suddenly shoot out involuntarily. He couldn’t control his excitement but he felt scared by the involuntary action of his wings.

He moved away from Cadence’s arms and fear could be seen written all over his face.

“What is happening to me? Why are my wings shooting out by themselves? I feel so awkward and exposed,” lamented DJ Hopper covering his face in his hooves.

Cadence moved towards DJ slowly and carefully.

“Take it, easy DJ. You are perfectly fine. And what is happening to you is normal. I will explain it to you. But I need you to calm down, please.” she held out her hooves in a passionate invitation to DJ.

DJ peeked through his hooves and slowly creeped his way towards Cadence’s outstretched hooves.

“You see, DJ...what you are experiencing is called a ‘wing boner’ and I think I…caused it,” explained Cadence who now feels quite embarrassed.

“A wing boner? What is that?” probed DJ tilting his head to the right as he put his hooves down.

“A wing boner happens when your wings shoot out by themselves when you feel sexually excited. And I believe the massage I gave you and all the cuddling must have triggered such excitement in you,” Cadence explained further to DJ Hopper.

“Al...right, Cadence,” DJ replied shyly as he tried to hide his face behind a heap of pillows away from Cadence’s gaze.

“You don’t have to feel shy. You are safe with me. I am sorry I made you feel that way,” Cadence said as she drew DJ into a gentle cuddle. DJ Hopper felt relaxed as he snuggled into Cadence’s chest fluff.

“Thank you, Cadence. You are a true friend.” replied DJ as he continued holding on to Cadence.

“And I am very happy that we are friends,” said Cadence, “DJ, would you like me to introduce you to the Crystal Empire?”

“Y... Yes Cadence. B...but,” DJ stuttered shyly.

“It's alright DJ. We will take it slow, no rush. I know you are still shy but you are in safe hooves my friend. You’ll be fine. I will be by your side all the way.” Cadence assured DJ with a smile.

“Alright then.” replied DJ Hopper with a renewed confidence.

They cuddled for a little while more before Cadence suggested that they take more pictures together before she took him around for introductions. DJ Hopper agreed and they made use of Cadence’s camera to get photo shots together. Cadence rummaged through the clothing bin and pulled out a bee and flower costume.

"Here we go, put this bee costume on." Cadence said as she handed DJ the bee costume. Cadence slipped on the flower costume as DJ put on the bee costume. They then got into the frame and posed cheeks pressed to each other as the camera shuttered and snapped the picture.

After some time, Cadence carried DJ Hopper on her back after he got dressed back into his robe and hunch, they left the Studio room and headed towards the Maids’ quarters. In the Maids’ quarters, Cadence introduces DJ Hopper to a few Maids that are off duty.

(Maids quarters when first walk in.)
One of these maids is Golden Tassel. Golden Tassel is a Crystal Palace cleaning maid mare. She has a yellow mane and tail and her mane is tied to look like tassels on a carpet. She has a yellow head and her crystal pony eyes, chest, stomach and hooves are all orange, like a golden poisonous frog tone, in color. There is a yellow ring on her hooves and a yellow stripe on her back. Cutie Mark is a rug with yellow tassels.

“Good day, Golden Tassel,” Cadence greeted her.

“Good day, Your Highness. It's nice to have you here in the Maids’ quarters,” replied Golden Tassel.

“It's always nice to be here, Golden Tassel. This pony here is called DJ Hopper. DJ, this is Golden Tassel, one of the Palace cleaning maid mares.” Cadence introduces.

“Hi Golden Tassel it is nice to meet you.” he said poking behind Cadence's mane.

“Oh My Gosh! You are such an adorable little colt. Can I hold you Master DJ Hopper,” Golden Tassel expressed with a beautiful smile.

“Thank you for the compliment ma’am. And I guess you can hold me,” replied DJ Hopper smiling blushingly hiding into Cadence’s mane.

Cadence can tell that DJ is feeling a bit embarrassed, and is a little reluctant to let Golden Tassel hold him. Cadence then bends down on the floor to let DJ get off her back. “Go on, DJ, don’t be shy, I’m sure you will like Golden Tassel.” says Cadence.

With that DJ Hopper gets off Cadence and approaches Golden Tassel.

“Oh, you’re such a cute little colt,” says Golden Tassel as she picks up DJ and hugs him then starts to rock him.

She gently massages DJ Hopper’s hooves and starts petting his head. “Oh, look at your cute little hooves.” says Golden Tassel. She then starts to rock DJ Hopper back and forth in excitement, and continues to compliment him.

“I just can’t get over how cute you are. I wish I could keep you here forever,” says Golden Tassel.

“Yeah, I’m not quite sure about that,” says Cadence with a smile on her face as she adores DJ Hopper soaking up the affection.

Expressing his delight at the treatment he is receiving from Golden Tassel, DJ Hopper exclaims, “I must say I’m really enjoying this.”

“Oh, I’m sure you are,” says Golden Tassel in a sweet childish voice. She then gently pats DJ Hopper’s head. “You are one of the cutest little colts I have ever come across,” she says as she finally lets him down.

DJ Hopper smiles at Golden Tassel and says, “Thanks for making me feel comfortable.”

“Oh, you don’t have to thank me. The pleasure was all mine.” says Golden Tassel sweetly giving him a kiss on the forehead while he blushes in response.

Golden Tassel then took DJ Hopper round the Maids’ quarters, telling him all about the quarters, her duties as the cleaning maid mare, while Cadence followed behind them.

“You seem like a very interesting person, Golden Tassel. I feel very welcomed in your company. I’d like to know more about you ma’am,” DJ commented.

“Thanks for the compliments, DJ Hopper. Well there is little or nothing more to know about me apart from my personality here in the Crystal Palace. But if it counts for something, you should know I have a special talent in cleaning fabrics and I love foals and foal sat when I was younger. I have a younger brother who is a professional photographer. His name is Film Streak. Also, I have an older sister who is a guard here at the Crystal Palace. Her name is Crystal Dew.” Golden Tassel narrated.

“Wow, you have such a wonderful family, Golden Tassel. A brother who is a photographer and a sister who is a Palace guard. You are blessed ma’am,” replied DJ Hopper with a smile holding his hooves to his cheeks.

“Thank you very much, DJ Hopper.”

“So is this where you guys live?” asks DJ Hopper.

“Yes, this is our humble abode.” says Golden Tassel with a smile.

“Where are the rest of the Crystal maids?” DJ Hopper inquired.

“Some of them are resting, and the others are busy with their tasks. Come, follow me, let me show you around the place, I’m sure you will like it here,” says Golden Tassel.

As they walk out of the main room, they are greeted by the other maids who reside in the living quarters.

Inside there was no shortage of maids, there were probably about ten or twenty, maybe even more in the room. Each maid wore a purple under dress with a purple cap. The under dress was covered by a pristine black apron and the maids were diligent not to stain it.

The coats of the maids ranged from ruby red to sapphire blue to emerald green to amethyst purple, each one doing something different when they arrived.

“Wow, you have quite the staff here,” says DJ Hopper.

“Well, a palace as big as this does require a lot of workers,” replies Golden Tassel. Cadence lets out a chuckle.

DJ Hopper then meets the other maids, and all of them are excited to meet DJ Hopper.

“You must be DJ Hopper, right? We have heard a lot about you. It’s a pleasure to finally be able to meet you.” A maid with purple fur and white hair. Her coat sparkles like that of amethyst and her eyes are as green as emeralds. "My name is Purple Mist," she introduces herself with a curtsy revealing her mane is done up in a bun.

“Well, thanks for welcoming me.” replied DJ Hopper.

They then walk around towards a large open room. DJ Hopper senses a sweet smell coming from this room, and as they walk in, they observe maids draped in lavender colored skirts and white aprons.

The maids can be seen cooking something in large black cauldrons. The room has a blue marble floor, and there are shelves in every corner of this room. A stove is situated in the center of the room.

“This is our kitchen. This is where the magic happens,” says Golden Tassel.

“I thought all the magic happens in the bedroom?” says DJ cheekily. Cadence giggles behind him.

“I’m talking about the magic of food.” replies Golden Tassel.

“Ohhhhh.”

Golden Tassel then takes a large spoon and smacks it across one of the cauldrons, so as to grab the attention of the staff. There’s a loud smack along with a ringing and all the maids turn towards Golden Tassel with puzzled looks on their faces.

“Listen up everypony, I would like you all to meet Master DJ Hopper,” says Golden Tassel as she introduces DJ Hopper to the kitchen staff. “He has come here with Her Majesty, Cadence. He is our guest and I would like you all to make him feel welcome in this place,” says Golden Tassel.

All the maids are in awe of DJ Hopper’s cuteness, and one of the chefs says to one of the other chefs, “That’s such a cute and sweet colt.” The other maid giggles as she and the other kitchen staff then walk up to him to greet him.

DJ Hopper proceeds to shake the kitchen staff’s hooves.
One of the maids steps forward, and says “We are delighted to have you here with us. Make yourself comfortable as we will be preparing something special for you to enjoy.”

“I’m sure I will enjoy being here, and I can’t wait to try what you are cooking. I can already feel my tummy rumbling.” chuckles DJ as he rubs his stomach.

The chefs burst out into light giggles as they head back towards their work stations to continue working on their preparations. After getting acquainted with the kitchen staff, Golden Tassel then guides DJ Hopper and Cadence through a hallway towards the living area. As they walk in, they observe a lot of rooms towards the side, and some maids can be seen sleeping in their beds, and loud snores can be heard from the rooms.

“Why are some of the maids sleeping?” DJ asks inquisitively.

“Well, we find it best to work in shifts, and these maids are resting as they are currently off-duty.” replies Golden Tassel.

“Ahh, I see.” says DJ Hopper.

“Well, now that I have shown you around the place, and you have met everypony, let’s get ourselves busy while we wait for the food.” says Golden Tassel.

“What shall we do?” asks DJ Hopper.

“I have something in mind. Come follow me,” replies Golden Tassel as she takes DJ Hopper and Cadence towards the living area.

As they walk into the living room, they observe large sofa seats and a television set. There is also a large rug placed in the center of the room. The room also has windows overlooking the garden, giving it a picturesque view. Some maids can be observed sitting on the living room sofas deeply engaged in conversation.

DJ scans around the room in curiosity, and says, “This looks like a fun place.”

“Well, it is supposed to be a place for us to have some fun. This is where we come down to relax and have a bit of fun in between shifts,” replies Golden Tassel.

DJ Hopper then spots some brown wooden mahogany tables situated in the far right corner of the room. The tables are polished in a dark shade, and it has four tall and elegant chairs which are padded with imitation leather.

“What are these tables for?” inquires DJ Hopper.

“Oh, these are card tables that we have for the maids to play games and keep themselves entertained when they are off duty.” Golden Tassel gestures towards the tables, and the three of them then walk towards one of the card tables. Golden Tassel heads towards a cupboard right next to the card table, opens it, and proceeds to pull out a pack of cards from one of the shelves and says, “Let’s get playing, shall we?”

“Yeah! I love playing card games,” replies DJ in excitement.

“What game shall we play first?” asks Cadence.

“Let’s go with King’s Cross,” says DJ Hopper.

Golden Tassel proceeds to take out the cards from the deck. She then starts shuffling the cards, and distributes them among herself, Cadence, and DJ Hopper.

As DJ Hopper picks up his set of cards, he gets a good look at what he’s got, and a wide grin can be observed on his face. DJ says, “I have a good feeling about this game.”

“Oh really? We will see about that. Enough with your snarky remarks,” replies Cadence in a sarcastic tone.

The game plays out smoothly, and it is an even contest. All three of them are down to their last few cards and the maids can be seen speculating on the outcome of the game.

“I think Cadence might have this in the bag,” one of the maids remarked to the others.

As the tension continues to build, Golden Tassel is the first to lay down all her cards, and she wins the first game.

“I can’t believe I won!” Golden Tassel yells in jubilation.

“It was such a close game,” says DJ Hopper.

“Yeah! Congrats, but I think you just got lucky.” says Cadence with a smile on her face.

“These games are all about luck, Your Highness.” replies Golden Tassel.

“Yes, that is true. Let’s play another game then.” says Cadence.

“Can we play Garbage? It’s my favorite card game,” says DJ Hopper.

“Sure.” replies Golden Tassel as she proceeds to collect all the cards from the table. She then shuffles the deck, and starts dealing the cards.

“I must say, I’m rather good at this game.” says DJ Hopper.

“Don’t get ahead of yourself, DJ.” replies Cadence.

As the game proceeds, DJ Hopper is down to his last card. DJ Hopper is able to clear his last card with an ace, and he ends up winning the game. DJ Hopper then jumps up in excitement.

“See, I told you I’m good at this game.” exclaims DJ Hopper jumping up and down.

“Congrats on your win,” replies Cadence as she proceeds to shake DJ Hopper’s hooves.

“We might have some time to squeeze in another game before the food is ready. Shall we go with the same game or do you guys want to play something else?” asks Golden Tassel as she gathers all the cards.

“Umm … how about we play Go Fish?” asks Cadence.

“Can you explain the rules? It's been a while since I’ve played.” replies DJ Hopper.

“So one person has to fish and ask for cards from the others. If the person doesn’t have the cards then the fisher’s turn is over, and someone else gets to have a turn. The person with the most collection of cards wins.” Cadence explains to DJ Hopper.

“Well, okay then,” says DJ Hopper.

“Ok, Golden Tassel. Start dealing the cards,” said Cadence.

“You got it.” says Golden Tassel as she shuffles the deck and deals the cards.

DJ Hopper ends up winning the game again, and his excitement levels are off the charts. He gets up from his chair and elongates his wings in ecstacy. The room erupts in applause as the maids congratulate DJ Hopper on his victory.

“You are a natural with the cards.” says Golden Tassel as she joins in on the applause.

The young colt is taken aback by the applause, and his cheeks turn red as he blushes.

“Thank you, everyone!” says DJ Hopper in a soft tone as he proceeds to sit back down on his chair.

“Nicely done, Master DJ.” says Purple Mist as she gently taps DJ Hopper on the back.

“Thanks ma’am,” replies DJ Hopper.

“Alright. Now let’s get you guys something to eat,” says Golden Tassel as she guides them towards the dining room table.

DJ Hopper and Cadence follow Golden Tassel towards the large dining table and get themselves situated.

“Make yourselves comfortable. I will go and take a quick look in the kitchen to see where the chefs are with their preparations.” says Golden Tassel as she walks off towards the kitchen.

“Very well.” says Cadence.

As they wait for the food to arrive, Cadence takes a jug of water, and fills up her glass.

“Do you want some?” Cadence asks DJ Hopper.

“Yes, please.” replies DJ Hopper.

Cadence then proceeds to fill DJ Hopper’s glass with water.
Cadence then asks DJ, “Well then, what do you think about the crystal maids? How are you liking it here so far?”

“Honestly, I’m liking this place so far. All the maids over here are amazing, and they are all so nice to me.” replies DJ Hopper.

As DJ Hopper finishes his glass of water, two maids then emerge from the kitchen pulling a large trolley. The trolley is gold plated, and big dishes filled with soup and tofu chicken can be spotted on the trolley. One of the maids then sets the plates and dishes on the table.

“This smells delicious,” says DJ Hopper as he smacks his lips.

As they get ready to eat, the rest of the crystal maids also come up to the dining table and take up their chairs.

Cadence, who is seated on the main chair, picks up a fork and clangs it lightly against a glass. “Everypony, I would like to make a toast. I would like to thank you all for your services, and I’m grateful for everypony here at the maids’ quarters. The Crystal Palace would not be the same without you,” says Cadence.

All the maids start applauding, and Golden Tassel says, “It’s our pleasure to serve you, Your Majesty,”

“Alright, now let’s start eating this delicious food before it gets cold,” says Cadence.

DJ Hopper picks up the serving spoon pours some soup into his bowl. As they start eating the food, DJ Hopper compliments the maids on their cooking skills. “I must say, this is some of the best soup that I have ever had,” compliments DJ Hopper.

“Thanks, you are welcome to try out our soup whenever you want,” replies one of the maids.

The maids are intrigued by DJ Hopper’s presence, and they try to engage him in conversation.

“So, we heard from Golden Tassel about how well you did in the card games,” says one of the chefs.

“You should have been there, Master DJ was so good with the cards,” says Golden Tassel.

“Yeah, I guess I’m good with cards. Thanks!” says DJ Hopper as he blushes.

“You must have had a lot of practice to be that good at card games. Come on, tell us your secret.” called one of the maids from the living room.

“I used to play with my female cousins all the time. Whenever we had some free time, we would always end up playing card games. Maybe that's why I’m so good at playing cards.” replies DJ as he starts to get a little upset while reminiscing about the times he spent with his cousins feeling a bit homesick.

Cadence notices that DJ Hopper’s mood has been affected. She knows that DJ Hopper gets a little touchy whenever he is discussing his past, and so she attempts to divert his attention from the topic. She says, “So, DJ, have you told them about your experiences here?”

“Oh, yeah! I almost forgot. As you all might know Cadence discovered me, and ever since then she has been taking care of me, and she is teaching me the ropes.” exclaims DJ Hopper.

“So you are her student?” asks another one of the maids from the living room.

“Yes. She was kind enough to take me under her wing. She is teaching me about everything that goes on around here. I’m still learning, but I enjoy being her student.”

“You are very lucky to have her as your teacher.” Golden Tassel tells DJ Hopper.

“I know. I couldn’t have asked for a better teacher,” says DJ Hopper as he smiles and rubs his head against Cadence’s right side while she wraps her left arm around him hugging him back.

Cadence smiles back, and says, “Teaching you is fun. Having a student who is so eager to learn makes it a very good experience.”

“So what do you like to do around here, DJ? How do you guys spend your time?” asks one of the maids that was sleeping before lunch letting out a yawn.

“I like how she takes me around to different places to help me explore. We also like to keep ourselves occupied with some activities such as dressing up.” replies DJ Hopper.

“Yeah, before coming to the Maids’ Quarters, we were actually dressing up and taking pictures. You should have seen how adorable DJ looked in those robes.” says Cadence.

“Oh that’s sooooooo cute. Can we see the pictures?” asks Crystal Diamonds, who is one of the maids at the Crystal Palace. She is as white as snow with a blue and white mane that glimmers in the light. Her eyes shine like diamonds.

“We haven’t had them printed yet. But you can come down to my studio after this and I will show you.” replies Cadence.

“Great.” says Crystal Diamonds, beaming a warm smile.

As they finish eating lunch, Golden Tassel gets up from her chair, and says, “Now who’s ready for some dessert?”

“I’m not sure I have room for dessert,” says Cadence as she rubs her belly.

“I would love some dessert.” Says DJ Hopper. “Though I would usually wait a little while for some so my stomach can settle.”

“Oh, I’m sure you will be able to make some space for our special custard, Your Majesty.” says Golden Tassel as she heads towards the kitchen.

While waiting for the dessert, some of the maids from the living room ask DJ Hopper, “So, would you like to play card games with us when we are finished with dessert?”

“Sure. I can always make time for some card games.” replies DJ Hopper.

Golden Tassel then emerges from the kitchen holding large dishes of a jelly-like brown caramel custard. The sweet smell captures everyone’s attention. Golden Tassel places the dishes on the table.

DJ Hopper takes out his bowl, scoops some of the custard and starts eating.

“Hmm ... you weren’t lying when you said you had something special prepared for dessert.” DJ Hopper says to Golden Tassel as he licks his lips.

“Well, we like to pride ourselves in our cooking skills. Thanks for your lovely compliment, Master DJ Hopper.” replies Golden Tassel. The cooks all nod their heads in agreement.

As they finish eating up the dessert, DJ Hopper and Cadence thank the maids for the meal.

“That was one of the best courses I have ever had.” says DJ Hopper as he shakes Golden Tassel’s hooves and rubs his belly.

“Yeah. You guys did an amazing job.” says Cadence.

“Always a pleasure to serve you, Your Majesty.” replies Golden Tassel smiling at DJ while he rubs his belly.

The maids then take DJ Hopper back to the living room to play some card games. DJ Hopper and some of the maids sit on the card table, whereas Golden Tassel and Cadence sit on a nearby sofa to observe the game.

Purple Mist takes out the deck of cards, and asks DJ Hopper, “So which game would you like to play, DJ?”

“Honestly, I’m down with whatever. You guys can choose any game you like.” replies DJ Hopper.

One of the maids suggests Go Fish, and they all agree. One of the maids goes over to get a few more decks of cards. While another pushes a few tables together.

“I have only played Go Fish here earlier today with Cadence and Golden Tassel but somehow I ended up winning even though I haven’t played in a while.” DJ Hopper tells the maids.

“Yeah! I must warn you, he is a natural.” says Golden Tassel with a grin on her face.

“Let’s see how good you really are at these games.” says Purple Mist as she proceeds to shuffle the deck and deals the cards.

The game plays out smoothly, and it is a close game. Purple Mist and DJ Hopper have the same amount of cards right until the end.

“You got this, DJ.” Cadence says, cheering for him.

DJ Hopper nods his head in acknowledgement.

The game plays out for a few more minutes, and Purple Mist ends up winning.

“Tough luck, Master DJ,” says Golden Tassel as she pats DJ Hopper on the back.

“Can’t win them all,” replies DJ Hopper with a smile. He then proceeds to congratulate Purple Mist on her victory. “Congrats, Purple Mist.” says DJ Hopper.

“Thanks, DJ. You played well. That was a really close game.” replies Purple Mist as she shakes DJ Hopper’s hooves.

“OK. Enough with the card games. Let’s do something else.” says Cadence.

“As you wish your Majesty.” replies Golden Tassel as she instructs the maids to come and sit in the middle of the room. The maids gather around the coffee table, and invite Cadence and DJ Hopper over to sit on the sofa.

“I still can’t get over how cute you are, I wish I could keep you forever, DJ.” says Golden Tassel.

“I know, right. He is such a cute colt.” says one of the maids.

“So, would you like to show us some special talent or any party tricks that you know, DJ?” Purple Mist asks DJ Hopper.

“Well, I don’t have any party tricks.” replies DJ Hopper with a concerned look not sure if they would be impressed with his magical skills and feeling a bit shy about it.

“He’s very good at dancing.” says Cadence.

DJ Hopper is embarrassed, and his shyness takes over as he starts to blush and his cheeks turn red.

“Oh, I don’t know about that.” says DJ Hopper in a mortified tone.

“Come on, DJ, don’t be shy. We are all friends here. You can show us some moves. We won’t judge,” says Golden Tassel.

The rest of the maids then break out in a chant, and start yelling “DJ! DJ! DJ!” Golden Tassel turns up the speaker and a melodic tune starts playing.

DJ Hopper reluctantly gets up, and starts performing some dance moves. He starts stretching out his wings, and begins to wiggle his tail. The maids start cheering, and DJ Hopper gets more comfortable. He then starts breaking out more steps by dancing and bouncing on his tail. He then starts doing other impressive moves. The music then finishes, and everyone gets up and applauds DJ Hopper’s performance.

“We didn’t know you were such a good dancer,” says Golden Tassel.

“Yeah, I like to dance from time to time. I’m not used to dancing in front of crowds, though. I usually only dance in front of my cousins.” DJ Hopper chuckles.

Cadence gets up and hugs DJ Hopper. “See, I told you all he can dance.” exclaims Cadence as she pats DJ Hopper on the back.

The maids then gather around DJ Hopper and start complimenting him. “You are sooooooo cute, and we really loved your dance moves.” says Purple Mist sweetly.

“I suppose that I can show you a few spells I know since I’m a bit more comfortable around you girls.” he says while rubbing his right hoof against the floor.

DJ starts warming up his fingers by wiggling them and flexing them out for a few seconds before starting the spells, he targets an orange in one of the nearby fruit baskets and changes it into a banana, replacing the citrus fruit with a botanical one. As quickly as he changed the orange into a banana, he just as quickly changed it back into an orange.

DJ starts performing spell after spell as the maids stared in awe, he performed teleportation spells along with alteration spells, he made what was big small and made what was small big. A few minutes passed with him showing off his abilities, he wiped his brow and grabbed an red apple, quickly changing it into a mango before taking a bite out of it.

The maids applaud him, causing him to blush and take a sheepish bow. Cadence then walks up to him. "You know, if you want I think there may be a spot open on the Thestrals force for you with a spell like that." she says as she ruffles his mane.

"The Thestral what now?" DJ asked, unsure of what she just said.

"The Thestrals or bat ponies, are Luna's royal guards, since she guards the night she needs nocturnal guards to protect her during the night."

"Oh, but why would they care about my spell where I can change an apple to a mango?" DJ asked, unsure of the relevance of it.

"Bat ponies just love mangos, their eyes just dilate when they see one. You'll be one of their best workers." Cadence answered his question as he finished the mango.

"Hmm, I'll take that under consideration but after I heal from my shell shock." DJ said as he discarded the mango core into a garbage can trying to be polite which some of the maids appreciated.

Golden Tassel then approaches him. "You're really talented at magic, you'd give Twilight a run for her money. I'm sorry if the maids made you feel uncomfortable by persisting, I tried avoiding comments about your fingers because I thought you were sensitive to the subject." Golden Tassel said as she rubbed his shoulder.

"It's ok Miss Tassel, I am a little sensitive with the subject of my memory disability, it's actually considered criminal behavior to make fun of it or anypony with it from where I come from." DJ said as he sighed in bliss from the shoulder rub.

The maids continue swooning over DJ Hopper and start petting him. They take turns holding him, and DJ Hopper seems to be enjoying the love and affection he is getting as he starts glowing his signature yellow color because of how happy he was. The maids stared in awe as they witnessed him glow.

“Why is the colt glowing your highness?” asked Golden Tassel, turning her head to her right to face Cadence.

“Oh he does that when he’s happy.” replies Cadence smiling at DJ Hopper as she watches him enjoy the attention.

The maids continued to hold him and pet him as they relaxed, some of the maids even tickled him as they held him. Some of the maids even gave him raspberries on his belly causing him to blush and giggle.

“BWAHAHAHA HA HA HA!!!” he cries in response to the tickling and raspberries waving his hooves carefully so as not to hit anyone.

A few minutes later the maids started arguing on who's turn it was to hold him, almost all of them started bickering while some stayed quiet.

Hearing the girls argue over him was somewhat attractive to DJ causing his wings to spring up involuntarily as the maids not arguing giggled at the sight as he buried his face in his hooves as he continued to be cuddled like he was a lap dog.

"Alright that's enough girls, you're all embarrassing him." Golden Tassel speaks up as she walks up to DJ who was in Purple Mist's lap. "We should let him decide who he wants to hold him." She continued as she walked over to him and made eye contact.

“Would you like me to hold you now?” Golden Tassel asks DJ Hopper sweetly.

“Of course Golden Tassel.” replies DJ Hopper with a wide smile on his face.

“Please call me Goldie, no need to be formal.” she replies as Purple Mist gingerly hooves him over.

“Okay Goldie.” DJ said as he curled up in her hooves.

Goldie proceeds to gingerly rock DJ Hopper like he was a baby and starts gushing over his dancing skills.

“How can you be so talented, be so cute, and be such a good dancer all at once?” asks Goldie as she cradles him.

"I don't know, I guess it's just a gift." DJ said while blushing.

"Well, it sure is a good gift." Goldie replied as she tickled his belly causing him to giggle.

“Thanks, Goldie. You are so kind.” replies DJ Hopper as he tightly hugs her.

Goldie hugs him back, and she spends the most time holding DJ Hopper.

“Isn’t he just the cutest, most talented colt you have ever seen?” says one of the maids.

“I’m enjoying my time here with you girls, and I would like to thank you all for making me feel so comfortable.” says DJ Hopper.

“You are all so nice to me.” DJ Hopper says to Goldie starting to get a little bit tired from all the cuddling.

DJ lets out a small yawn and his eyes become heavy as he starts to doze off with a wing boner. Goldie sees this and gently nudges him awake.

"Would you like to rest up in my bed, dear?" She asked only to get a nod from him. Goldie then gingerly carries DJ to her bed and sets him down on the soft mattress as he sleeps. Cadence then comes over and removes his hunch and his robe and lays them on a chair. She then kisses him on his right cheek as she pulls up the covers. DJ Hopper then gives a small smile in response as he lays on golden pillows with a yellow sheet and blanket.

“Isn’t he a cute boy when he sleeps, your highness?” asks Goldie as she brings her hooves up to her cheeks and smiles.

“Yes he is very cute.” Cadence replies.

Cadence and Goldie then leave the room so DJ Hopper can sleep.