Showing His Place: Date Night

“Mnnnnghhhh… Ugh, my head…”

The stallion kept his eyes tightly clenched, mostly to try and counteract the blinding lights above him in the hallway. He tried to cover his eyes with a hoof, and groaned to himself tiredly when he finally lifted himself from his pillow. The moment he pulled his hoof back, he gasped in horror when he felt how bare the top of his head was; however, the very moment his eyes shot wide-open, he instantly winced and lurched his head forward in realization.

“Right,” muttered Shining, who needed a moment to remember he was currently ‘Rusty Shield’ for the day. “Ugh… why couldn’t that have just been an elaborate dream?”

The pale blue stallion eventually got himself used to the light, and looked down at the makeshift bedding he was forced to use in the hallway. Luckily for Rusty, his blanket and pillow were left undisturbed by any of the cleaning staff who undoubtedly saw him resting in such an undignified position. The official notice that Discord crafted up was still resting at the edge of his pillow, advertising the pathetic story of Rusty for anypony who walked by as he slept. But since the hallway was left empty when he awoke, he was fortunate enough to roll up the blanket and pillow before getting up from the floor.

Even though he had no idea what time it was, Rusty tried to knock on the door a couple times. “Uhhh… Sombr--I mean, Somber?” The pony cringed a little, and looked up and down the hall to make sure nopony overheard that near slip. After breathing out in relief, he tried to ask through the door, “Are you guys still in there?”

“Oh, perfect timing!”

Rusty was happy to hear Candy Heart’s voice inside the room, and stepped back when the door finally opened. The pink mare appeared at the doorway with a tired, albeit satisfied-looking smile as she hovered a couple cups of coffee in her magic. She floated one of the cups to Rusty, which he was more than pleased to receive with a grateful smile. “Oh! Thank you!” The stallion closed his eyes, and took a moment to savor the rich bitterness as he carefully sipped the freshly-brewed drink. “Aaaaahhhhhh… Oh, that’s so much better~”

“Hmph~ Nice to see you’re still in high spirits.” Candy shot her husband a sly-looking grin while holding her own cup in her magic. “So, are you doing alright? Nopony bothered you out in the hall, did they?”

“A-Actually, no!” Rusty shook his head while carrying a surprised expression. “I mean… It wasn’t exactly comfortable, but I wasn’t woken up by anypony.”

“Wait, you were actually able to sleep last night?!”

Rusty overheard Somber Tone’s voice, and glanced past Candy at the doorway to see the buff stallion walking out of the bathroom. The tattooed pony clearly hadn’t showered yet, as his long black mane was left disheveled and unwashed. His tan fur was still matted in sweat, not that he seemed to mind when he eyed Rusty with a smug-looking smirk. “Considering how loud we were, I’d be surprised if you slept longer than an hour at most!”

“Nnnnghhh…” Rusty’s head lowered with a flustered blush, and he looked away from Somber in intimidation. “Y-Yeah, uhhhh… It… It sounded like you two had a lot of fun…”

Since the stallion’s new appearance looked ungodly pathetic, Candy had to keep from snickering at how sheepishly he gave that statement. Meanwhile, Somber Tone went right to the doorway beside the mare, and pulled her in close to his side. Compared to how Rusty looked outside the room, Somber looked even manlier as he stared down at him with a dominant grin. “Oh, we had a lot of fun for our anniversary, Rusty. It’s almost a shame that you couldn’t see it yourself~”

Before the cuckold could take another sip of his coffee, Somber reached out and snatched the cup with his hoof. He then down the entirety of the mug himself, and pulled his head back to let out a satisfied sigh with steam bellowing from his open muzzle. After placing the empty cup on a nearby end-table, Somber looked back at Rusty and emphasized, “Almost a shame~”

Rusty’s head hung even lower, eliciting a low chuckle from the stallion looming over him. Meanwhile, Candy couldn’t keep from giggling while looking up at Somber with a blushed smirk of her own. “Honestly, I wouldn’t have minded letting him watch us. If anything, he could’ve helped clean up a bit~”

As she said that last part, one of Candy’s hooves went up to trail across the intricate markings that adorned Somber’s bulging bicep. She narrowed her eyes on the sight of his thick, sweaty foreleg with a hungry smirk, and her nostrils flared out to catch a good whiff of his heavy musk. Even from outside the room, Rusty was able to smell his Superior well enough to tell that was Sombra underneath. But instead of saying anything about that detail, all that Rusty could do was watch as Candy Heart bent in with her muzzle opening. “Aaaahhhhhh…”

The mare blushed as she dragged her tongue up the length of Somber’s bicep, catching a good amount of sweat on her tastebuds as it graced against his matted fur. Even though she knew the appearance was an illusion by Discord, she could still feel the distinct lines and divots whenever her tongue went over one of those bold black tattoos. Her eyes closed as she let out a weak-sounding moan, and eventually pulled back to swallow the taste of a proper stallion. And as she glanced back at Rusty with a smirk, she made sure to include a teasing purse of her lips to make a kissing gesture. “Now that’s what I call a wake-me-up~”

Somber chuckled with a satisfied grin, and pulled her in closer to his side. And with Rusty still watching them through his blush, the buff stallion returned the gesture by leaning in, and flicking his tongue against the ridge of her ear. Candy giggled involuntarily, and tried to reel away from his tickling gesture. But as soon as he brought her in closer, his muzzle went in to dominantly kiss her on the muzzle.

“HUHHH!!” Rusty gasped in shock when a couple of the castle staff walked past them, pausing briefly enough to glance over at the couple making out in the open doorway. Rusty looked absolutely petrified, and was frozen in place while looking back at them. However, the two Crystal Ponies merely shrugged in response, and went back to their duties while giggling under their breaths. It took Rusty a moment to realize why their responses were so cavalier, and he was left blushing heavily by the time he looked back at the couple himself.

“Mmmmmm…” After their long and passionate kiss, their lips pulled apart with a wet smack before turning their attention back to Rusty. “What’s wrong?” asked Candy while smiling devilishly at the cuckold. “Discord changed our appearances, remember? Nopony knows it’s actually us~”

“That’s right,” added Somber, whose grin widened immensely while staring Rusty down. “And nopony knows that you’re their Prince either~”

Rusty knew he should’ve been grateful for their disguises being so effective; however, Somber’s statement was more than enough to make his ears lower worriedly alongside his blush. But even with how nervously uneasy the stallion looked, Somber leaned in close to his face and added maliciously, “And believe me, Rusty Shield… I’m going to do things to you I could never get away with before~”

Even though Rusty’s muzzle quivered in dread, the only response he could give was an audible gulp. But before he could think to say anything, Candy Heart used her magic to float over the personal travel bag Discord left for him. “Here you go, honey,” she said with a much kinder tone than her lover. “He left a few items in there for you to look through. He also left a note that I think you need to read~”

Rusty lit up his horn, and floated the bag in his aura to see that the draconequus left for him. Upon opening the bag, the first thing that caught his attention was the note Candy mentioned. He pulled it out with his hoof, and leaned in to read the handwritten text applied in a dainty font:

Dear “Rusty Shield”,
In case you haven’t realized it yet, I didn’t just give your member the ol’ ‘shrinky-dink’ for funsies. Along with your micropenis, you’ll be pleased to know I also made it so you can’t ejaculate under any circumstances! While in your new form, I also included an enchantment that connects Somber Tone’s pleasure with your displeasure. The more aroused he gets, the more your balls will swell out and increase your libido. So unless you want to be a horny wreck carrying a couple cantaloupes between his legs all day, you better find a means to get him off whenever you can. ;)
Also, I took the liberty of gifting you a few accessories for when you three go out on the town. Good luck! You’re gonna need it~
-Sincerely, Discord

P.S. - Don’t be surprised if you spot a familiar face in town today. I didn’t plan it, but I’m certainly not wanting to stop it either~

“Nnnghhh…” Rusty Shield grimaced bitterly after reading through the note, silently cursing himself for not realizing his afflictions sooner. Despite how badly he tried to jerk himself off, it turned out that the reason for his inability to cum wasn’t just because of his microscopic length. Even though he felt that the draconequus was doing too much to his junk, he’d rather deal with this than wearing that constricting cage again. Of course, after re-reading through the note, the stallion brought his attention back to the couple when he asked, “Wait… Do either of you know what he meant with that P.S. at the end?”

“No idea,” noted Candy with a shrug. “All I can guess that it’s maybe Twilight and her friends or something.”

Somber huffed with a piqued smirk. “That would be pretty fun, actually! It would certainly be interesting for them to see my abilities without trying to eviscerate me~”

While Somber and Candy shared a cheeky little laugh following his morbid joke, Rusty was left wincing in dread from that possibility. Twilight may have been aware and accepting of their lifestyle, but the idea of her friends seeing him like this felt absolutely humiliating. Not to mention, he really didn’t want his adopted brother Spike to see him in such a lowly state, even with a convincing disguise. Unfortunately, Rusty wasn’t able to dwell too long about the hypotheticals before Candy turned her focus back towards him. “Ooh! Speaking of which, you should check out what Discord packed for you! He seriously went all-out with your accessories~”

Since he was so worried about that P.S., Rusty instantly froze up while keeping his travel bag in his aura. Somber grinned evilly as he reached into the open bag with a hoof, and pulled out something guaranteed to make his bitch squirm. “You better keep that notice nearby, Rusty. Because I have a feeling you’re going to need to explain yourself with this~”

As soon as he saw the gaudy item in Somber’s hoof, Rusty gasped in shock with his cheeks blushing deeply. Meanwhile, Candy Heart giggled as she pointed at the item, and said, “Ooh! It matches the color you’re showing right now~”

Rusty couldn’t see how deeply pink his cheeks had gotten; unfortunately, he could only assume she was right about it matching the hue of pink on his collar and leash. The collar was adorned with bright silver bells, which loudly jingled from even the slightest movement in Somber’s hoof. And worst of all, it still had the golden bone-shaped tag from Shining’s personal collar, with the word ‘CUCK’ engraved in bold black letters.

“Put it on,” growled Somber with a merciless grin as he presented the collar to Rusty. “Now~”

Since Candy Heart was holding up Rusty’s official notice, with the final part reminding him of the consequences if he refused, the stallion could only sigh in relent before taking the collar with his hoof.

Jingle, Jingle, Jingle, Jingle…

“Ooh!”

“Ohmigosh!”

“Honey, get the camera!”

Rusty clenched his eyes shut in relent, unable to handle seeing the shocked looks from any of the Crystal Ponies he was forced to walk by. Despite how loud the bells around his neck were jungling, making him feel like a walking Hearth’s Warming display, it wasn’t enough to keep him from overhearing the multitude of gasps and snickers from all around him. Part of him wanted to believe that his wife wouldn’t have actually approved of something this humiliating, mostly due to how distracting and unbecoming it was to act such a way outside the castle. Unfortunately, since Candy Heart wasn’t the Princess of this city, there was nothing to dampen her amused smirk while walking beside Somber as a happy couple. “Mmmmm… This is such a nice change of pace for us~”

Candy rested her head against Somber’s shoulder as they trotted side-by-side, looking genuinely happy to have such a moment with him outdoors for a change. Meanwhile, the tattooed stallion was grinning rather smugly, even with the end of Rusty’s leash clenched between his teeth. As soon as they exited the Crystal Castle as a group of “tourists,” the sight of so many Crystal Ponies gawking and staring at them felt unbelievably rewarding. Not to mention, it was hard not to feel a profound sense of power as he tugged along the cuckold, who was walking behind them with his head hanging low like an embarrassed puppy.

Rusty tried his hardest to keep his eyes pointed to the ground, not wanting to look around and see all the citizens he was sworn to protect making fun of him in his current predicament. Even though he knew that things could be worse than his current getup, being collared and leashed around town still felt like the sort of fate he wouldn’t have wished on his worst enemy. But alas, even if he refrained from looking around, he could still hear what had to be dozens of ponies whispering and giggling as he walked behind his Superior. And to make matters worse, his ears twitched whenever he heard the distinct clicks of camera flashes going off to immortalize this moment. “Nnnnghhhh…”

Somber overheard the whimpering groan from his bitch behind him, and pulled the leash from his mouth to hold tightly in his hoof. “I’m sorry, is there something wrong, Rusty?~” As he and Candy continued to walk away from the castle, heading towards the large Crystal Heart display, Somber glanced back at Rusty to point out, “You know, you really shouldn’t have your head slumped down like that. It could cause problems for your neck~”

To emphasize his point, Somber gave a hard yank of the leash to jolt Rusty’s head up, and to make the bells on his collar jingle more enthusiastically. As the stallion cringed with a deep blush, he could hear more teasing laughter from the Crystal Ponies he walked past. He made the mistake of looking around for a moment, and had to close his eyes when he saw how many of his citizens were pointing at him and whispering at one another. He even saw a Mother quickly pulling her son away from the crowds with a hoof over his eyes, as if Rusty’s very presence was deemed inappropriate.

“And you know what the best thing is?” asked Somber with an especially snide grin on his lowly cuck. “Unless any ponies come in close enough to read your tag, they’ll just assume that Candy and I are the legit couple among us. Isn’t that great?~”

Rusty tried his hardest not to hang his head down again, and continued to walk with a somewhat presentable stance beneath his collar. Unfortunately, it was even harder for him not to scowl when he replied sarcastically, “Yeah, how lovely.”

“Is that an attitude I’m hearing from you, Rusty?!”

Somber immediately stopped, as did Candy as they turned around to face Rusty directly. Since the stallion had over a foot on him height-wise, Rusty instantly froze up and trembled before his Superior. Before he could think to stumble back in a panic, Somber kept the grip on his leash nice and tight as he pulled him in to keep him in place. Meanwhile, Candy gasped to herself as she looked around, and blushed with a hoof over her muzzle to hide her overwhelmed smile. She muttered under her breath, “Oh gosh~”

“W-Wait!” blurted Rusty as he blushed profusely over his petrified expression. “I-I-I wasn’t tryin--”

“We specifically warned you about giving us any back-talk during your punishment, you cuck!” As he spoke authoritatively, Somber made sure to emphasize that last word loudly enough for everypony around them to hear. Rusty winced with his ears hung low, unable to ignore the round of giggles and gasps that came from his Superior’s dominance. But instead of looking around to see how many ponies were watching from the sidelines, Rusty’s attention remained on the wide and malicious grin Somber was giving him. “I guess we have to go even harder, won’t we?~”

From the way Somber made that menacing remark, Rusty could tell that he wasn’t playing around anymore. Since the three were all in alternate identities, he knew there was no reason for either of them to hold back when it came to humiliating him in public. And much to his dismay, when Rusty tried to look back at his wife, all that he saw was a giddy grin across Candy Heart’s muzzle. “Hehehehehe~ I guess you should’ve kept your mouth shut, Honey~”

Rusty heard even more chuckles, as well as ponies whistling in response to Candy’s unwavering tone. If Somber calling him a cuck wasn’t enough to inform the ponies what was happening, then Candy’s additional remark was surely enough to do the trick. When the unicorn looked around, he was horrified to see that none of the Crystal Ponies were stepping in to try and stop this madness. Instead, many of them were either whispering to one another with giggles, or pulling out cameras to take pictures of the three.

“Say, darling~” cooed Somber as he glanced back at Candy Heart with a devilish grin. “Do you happen to have that one item in your purse I asked you to bring?~”

Rusty had no idea what his Superior was referring to, since he was forced to wait outside the room in his collar while the couple got themselves ready. Unfortunately, even now he can smell the heady musk wafting from Somber’s still unwashed fur, which was still reeking of a mixture of sex and sweat. Meanwhile, Candy Heart looked freshly-showered as she reached into the purse with her magic. “Hmmm, let’s see… Aha!~”

Candy Heart shot Rusty a wide and teasing smirk of her own as she handed Somber the item he was looking for: A small, electric shaving razor.

Rusty gasped in horror, his fur quickly paling as badly as the white patches of his mane that were still atop his head. Unfortunately, he could tell from Somber’s piercing stare that his combover won’t last for much longer. “You still think you’re able to talk back to me?” Somber narrowed his eyes on him with an evil grin, and turned on the razor to make it buzz loudly in his hoof. “Hang your head down again~”

Rusty was breathing heavily, and felt completely helpless when he heard the symphony of laughter and hushed whispers from all around. Since no Guards or police were coming by to stop Somber Tone, Rusty knew that he was left completely at the couple’s mercy. Not to mention, Candy Heart made sure to pull out the official notice Discord made, and smirked snidely as she pointed to that last paragraph with her hoof. Even though the fact she was willing to emphasize that threat broke his heart, Rusty could only close his eyes and take a deep breath in remorse. “Ugh…”

As soon as Rusty Shield lowered his head before Somber, the laughter from all around grew much louder than before. For a moment, Rusty almost felt like he was publicly surrendering before his former enemy like an absolute coward. Of course, it was hard for him to focus on that embarrassing addition the moment he felt the end of Somber’s razor grind across the top of his head.

VRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

Rusty knew he didn’t have much of his mane left atop his head, but he still grimaced sadly when he heard the whirring gears cutting it away in an instant. His eyes clenched tightly, and his muzzle trembled when he felt the device shaving the top of his head right down to the underlying fur. Somber was smirking in satisfaction after only two or three swipes of the razor, which left the top of his head completely bald and shaven clean. However, since the white mane along the sides of his head was left untouched, Rusty ended up looking much older than before by the time Somber returned the razor to Candy. “Thank you, honey~”

He then bent in, and kissed Candy Heart on the lips in front of all the Crystal Ponies watching them. Rusty wasn’t able to reopen his eyes until he heard a strong round of cheers and whistles, with most of the ponies applauding Somber and Candy for their affection. When he finally looked up at them, his jaw dropped when he saw his Superior holding his wife tightly for a full-blown makeout session. Candy paid no heed to Rusty’s mortified stare, and even moaned into her lover’s mouth as they kissed with tongue before all the Crystal Ponies.

If any of them were back in their original forms in that moment, there would likely be massive bloodshed from the citizens feeling betrayed by their Princess. But since all they could see now was an attractive couple embarrassing their cuck, they were treating it exactly the way Sombra and Cadance would’ve fantasized. By the time the two pulled away with a wet smack of their lips, both of them were blushing with enamored smiles while hearing the round of stomps and clapping hooves around them.

“Mmmmm…” As Somber stared down at her with a stunningly charming grin, he made sure to bend in and whisper into her ear, “I hope that was everything you wished for, your Highness~”

Since none of the ponies around them were able to hear that statement, Candy Heart giggled with a hoof over her mouth while blushing deeply. And after taking a calming breath, she completely ignored the sight of Rusty’s dropped jaw when she gave an enthusiastic nod of her head. “Oh, it certainly was~”

She then bent in close to Somber’s ear, and whispered back, “Go ahead and do what you want~”

Rusty was the only pony to hear what she said, which caused his eyes to widen even more in terror when he saw Somber’s enthusiastic grin. But before anything else could be said, the Superior turned back to his bitch wide-eyed. “Now then… Did you learn your lesson, you pathetic little cuck?~”

Rusty’s ears lowered in embarrassment from the continuing giggles from ponies watching and photographing them. But alas, the bitch was still able to nod his head timidly in response. “Y… Y-Yes, Sir.”

“Prove it~” Somber turned himself around, and lifted up one of his hind-legs to present his hoof to Rusty. “Kiss it. Now~”

Rusty sighed with his eyes closed, not seeming too surprised that Sombra would try something like that in his new disguise. But after taking a deep breath, the cuckold decided to just bite the bullet as he leaned down, and pressed his lips against the smooth keratin of Somber’s hoof. His pathetic gesture lasted for only a couple seconds, but he couldn’t help whimpering to himself when he heard another uproar of laughter and camera flashes. Unfortunately, even when Somber lowered his hoof, the instant flag of his tail prompted many of the ponies watching to gasp or whistle in shock. Even Rusty’s eyes widened when he saw his Superior openly exposing his fat, puckering tailhole for everypony to see.

“Oh, jeez…” Candy Heart may have been trying to conceal her smile by biting her lips shut, but she made sure to hold that official notice close in case this gesture went too far.

“Do it,” commanded Somber without a shred of hesitation in his unwavering grin. “Or I’ll make you teach your daughter to start calling me Daddy from now on~”

Many of the ponies in the crowd gasped to such a severe threat, but none were as loud as Rusty’s himself. From the way Somber was staring him down, the cuckold knew that he wasn’t just making that threat as their alternates; if he refused to kiss his ass, Sombra might actually force him to do such a thing when they returned to the castle. Rusty’s horrified stare went back to Somber’s waiting ass, with the thick ring of his tailhole glistening in a thick sheen of musky sweat. The very idea of complying to such an order, especially in front of his Crystal Ponies, made him wince in absolute dread.

But after clenching his eyes shut, Rusty Shield lunged in muzzle-first, and planted his lips right over that meaty ring. “Muah!~”

The kiss was near instantaneous, with the stallion immediately lurching his head back down to ignore the crowd of shocked ponies gawking at his pathetic nature. But even with how sick and depraved that order may have been, Somber Tone was grinning down at him smugly while the ponies around either laughed or gagged in response. Even Candy Heart had to look away, but that was mostly because she was covering her face and struggling not to crack up herself. Meanwhile, Rusty was grimacing when he caught the taste of Somber’s ass-sweat that was lingering on his lips. “Nnnngh!”

“Alright, alright! Just what in Tartarus is going on here?!”

Just as the three overheard that sternly inflected voice from nearby, they turned to see a few members of the Royal Guards coming in through the crowds. The Crystal Ponies who were watching the spectacle quickly dispersed, leaving Rusty and his tormentors by themselves as the authorities came in. Rusty’s eyes widened when he recognized the head Guard, who happened to be Corporal Flash Sentry. As the orange pegasus eyed the group with a firm and unwavering glare of disinterest, Somber quickly stepped away from his bitch and lowered his tail. Even though Rusty looked rightfully worried (especially with his head freshly shaved and his lips glistening with ass-sweat), Candy Heart already had her horn lit up while keeping her muzzle tightly shut.

Flash narrowed his eyes on the three, although his attention was particularly focused on Rusty due to his collar and impromptu “mane-style.” The cuckold couldn’t bear to look at one of his Guards in the eye, and averted his sights from him in embarrassment. Somber didn’t seem nearly as worried as his bitch, but he still kept himself silent to keep from stirring up any further trouble for them. Because of that, Flash Sentry wasn’t interrupted when he addressed them firmly. “Okay, just what are you three trying to pull?!” His attention turned towards the bright pink leash connected to Rusty’s collar, which Somber still had clenched in his hoof. Unamused by that accessory, the pegasus eyed the Bull especially hard when he asked, “Exactly why are you having a pony on a leash in public like this?! You’re aware there are kids around, right?”

Before Somber could try to explain himself, Candy Heart stepped in with the official notice hovering in her aura. “Oh, I’m so sorry, officer,” she said apologetically, making sure to give Flash a sheepish smile to emphasize their innocence. “I know this is a bit much, but ummm… I feel like this letter will explain ourselves more than we can at the moment…”

As the mare floated the letter to Flash, Somber and Rusty shared equally uneasy looks due to the predicament they were in. Even with the precautions Discord placed for them, it was obvious that the two were pushing their luck with that additional bout of exhibitionism in front of so many innocent ponies. However, as Flash Sentry held the notice in his hoof, he and the two Guards accompanying him all read through the letter officiated by “Shining Armor” to grant the three their innocence. As soon as the details about Rusty’s situation came to light, the two Royal Guards behind Flash had to turn away to keep from snickering too notably. Rusty’s head lowered in shame, just as Flash himself finished reading through the paper with narrowing eyes. “Hmmm… I could’ve sworn that Cadance would’ve informed us of this before she left for Canterlot…”

That detail got all three of them worried, since they had no idea how far Discord went in regards to their alibis. Even with the trust they placed on the draconequus for this day to happen, the look on Flash’s face indicated that he may have not gone that far. However, even with the suspicious stare he was carrying on all three of them, the pegasus eventually glanced back at his Guards for their opinions on the matter. After the two shrugged with huffed smirks, Flash did the same before hoofing Candy the official notice. “Well, alright then,” he said with a firm, albeit unconvinced tone of voice. “I wasn’t aware that they started that relationship program so soon, but I’m willing to let it slide if it’s legit.”

As soon as Candy retrieved the letter with a thankful smile, it was dampened immensely when Flash added, “But! Considering who’s here today, I think it’s best that you three try not to make any public disturbances like this, okay? Maybe take this to an indoor venue or something for the time being. I don’t want Shining Armor on my ass for allowing stunts that end up on the newspaper headlines.”

“Ooh, do you think that’ll happen?” asked Somber with a hopeful smile. Of course, as soon as Flash shot him a warning glare, the stallion immediately looked away and pursed his muzzle as tightly as possible. Meanwhile, Rusty and Candy both groaned with their hooves over their faces. Luckily, Somber was quick to say with a more respectful tone, “I-I mean, uhhh… We understand completely, Corporal. We apologize for the intrusion.”

Even though Flash looked a little confused (most likely due to this random stallion knowing his rank without context), he was more taken aback when Somber stood tall and gave him a proper salute out of respect. After his brows raised in surprise, Flash returned the salute to Somber before pointing his hoof elsewhere. “Apology accepted,” he stated firmly, “now if you’d be so kind, I’d recommend you disperse elsewhere for the time being.”

“Duly noted.” With that, Somber Tone took hold of Rusty’s leash, and gave it a hard tug to get him moving. “We have lunch reservations anyway, so we’ll be on our way.”

As Somber and Candy walked off side-by-side, the lowly cuck was left to trot behind them while avoiding the judgemental stares from his own Guards. If any of them even grew the slightest suspicion of who he was, he’d likely never recover from the stain to his reputation. Fortunately though, even with how pathetic he appeared in his leash and collar (as well as his newly bald head), he could only hope that they wouldn’t make the connection as he left their line of sight. Unfortunately, even as he walked past Flash and his officers, he winced when he overheard them snickering to one another about what was going on.

“Wow…” Somber couldn’t help glancing back at Candy and Rusty with an impressed smirk on his face. “I have to say, you two handled that exceptionally well given the circumstances.”

“Heh~ T-Thanks…” Candy Heart looked just as flustered as her husband, and looked away from Somber with a nervous chuckle. As she scratched the back of her neck, she said with a huff, “Honestly, I’m surprised that you addressed those Guards so well yourself.”

“Hey, what can I say?” Somber Tone shrugged his head while looking ahead of them. “I did oversee the Crystal Empire before either of you, remember? It would be embarrassing if I didn’t know how to address the Crystal Guards properly.”

Candy and Rusty looked back at each other, neither of them able to say much in regards to Somber’s statement. However, the Superior made sure to look back at his cuck and add, “And by the way, I’m not going to judge you for how you handled that, alright? If I looked as bad as you right now, I’d be a bit flustered myself~”

Somber chuckled to himself in delight as he looked back ahead, keeping a tight grip on the leash that kept Rusty’s collar jingling loudly. The cuckold sighed with a slightly grateful smile, but was still too embarrassed by that confrontation to properly address Somber Tone. Instead, the stallion was left to blush with a clenched muzzle while Candy Heart spoke up. “Still though, at least we know Discord’s note actually works. I was honestly worried you were pushing things with that ass-kissing back there.”

“You know what? So did I~” Somber Tone reeled his head back to let out a delightfully boisterous laugh, which only made Rusty cringe more notably behind him. And to make matters worse, the cuck was soon met with the piercing gaze from his Superior when Somber looked back at him with a more diligent grin. “But since I know for a fact that I can get away with something that obscene, you better believe that I have bigger plans for you~”

As Rusty Shield whimpered to himself with a disheartened wince, he wasn’t sure what he should’ve been more worried about: the fact that Candy Heart just giggled in response to Somber’s ominous statement, or the fact that he could feel a distinct pressure building up in his balls. He wasn’t able to sneak a glance between Somber’s legs to see if he was erect, but he was certain that his Superior was getting riled up as he grimaced to himself from the building arousal that was causing his sac to hang a little more notably between his legs…