The Band of Loyalty

King woke up the next morning to a glorious sight. Several of the ponies he'd collected yesterday were between his legs, tonguing his genitals, clamoring for a taste of that sweet, sweet seed. Mares, stallions, it didn't matter, they were crowded around him, eager to please their King.

After letting this go on for about an hour, King was fully recharged and then some. He had more than enough energy to finish clearing out the town, with the ability to cure minor wounds on touch. He was hoping for that to come back today, as he was planning to clear out the Ponyville General Hospital today. That was his last stop, as he wanted to make sure he had enough energy to claim the rest of the town. Anything left over could be used to heal the infirm before he left for Cloudsdale tomorrow morning to rejoin the Wonderbolts.

Today went about the same as yesterday, just with different ponies. The fillies and colts had yet to return, so they were still off the list for now, as well as their teacher and what parents had volunteered as chaperones. They were acceptable losses for now, as there was nothing King could do about them right now.

About halfway through the day, King came across a familiar face. "Hey, Rainbow! Helping Princess Twilight deal with the outbreak?"

King was at a bit of an impasse. He needed to claim the other two ponies that lived here, but he'd promised not to take Scootaloo as one of his slaves. "That's right, Squirt. The moment I heard about the danger, I rushed over to her to offer my assistance."

Scootaloo smiled. "I just knew you'd come to save us." She opened the door and stood back. "Come on in, we're ready to do what we must to protect Ponyville."

King walked in with the guards and Princess Twilight following him. He needed to find a way to separate Scootaloo from the others. He also had to make sure he kept from touching her, as doing so could possibly coax Rainbow out earlier, and he wanted to collect the entire town first. As he throat-fucked Scootaloo's roommate into submission, he was formulating a plan.

Finally, it was Scootaloo's turn to be examined. In an effort to be more like Rainbow, she'd let the other two go first, as she felt fine. As she sat down on the dining table, however, King didn't order the guards to restrain her for his indoctrination. Instead, he whispered something to Twilight, who had been standing idle during these "examinations."

Twilight nodded and approached Scootaloo, pulling back her eyelids and shining a light on the exposed area. She then had Scootaloo open her mouth and stick out her tongue while she examined her throat. As commanded, her eyes went wide when she looked. "Rainbow, come look at this."

King stepped over and looked into Scootaloo's throat. It was completely normal. "Oh, no." He brought himself up to eye level with Scootaloo. "I'm really sorry about this, Scoots, but you're one of the victims of this attack."

As Scootaloo's mouth closed, a look of dread crossed her face. "W-what's going to happen to me now?"

"We're going to make sure you receive the proper treatment," said Twilight. "I'll send a message to Spike, and we'll have a few of these guards escort you back to the castle to await treatment."

Scootaloo was holding back tears as she climbed off the table. "Okay. Whatever it takes to make sure this doesn't spread to other ponies."

"Glad you understand the severity of the situation, Scoots," smiled King. "We'll have this sorted right away, I guarantee it."

Scootaloo sniffled as a tear ran down each of her cheeks. "Okay, Rainbow."

As the guards escorted her back to the castle, King turned to Twilight. "Send a message to Spike to tie her down in the middle of one of the rotundas. Then gather five unicorns skilled in summoning. I have a plan."

They went about the rest of their day, claiming the rest of the town as they went. With all residences accounted for, they spent a few hours at the hospital, bringing the doctors into King's control. He then made their jobs almost entirely moot when he indoctrinated the patients, as he healed their injuries. He was unable to do everything for their aid, but simple things like lacerations, contusions and broken bones were little issue. He was unable to heal things like Crohn's disease or restore a missing kidney, but he was still not at his full power yet. He could do so much more in the future.

It was just before sunset when King checked off the last name on the list. It was unlikely that Scootaloo's treatment was finished just yet, and he didn't want to risk walking in and having Rainbow interrupt the ritual. He had some time to kill.

With everypony in Ponyville now under King's power, there was no longer a need for the force field. Twilight had it taken down, and alerted the citizens by floating head that the situation had been resolved, and it was safe to leave their homes. It was unlikely many of them would come out until tomorrow, due to how late it was already, tomorrow would bring about their normal behaviour once again, save for their newfound obsession with their King.

A pony that was out and about was Fluttershy, but King wasn't about to reset her. He'd already agreed to release her in two weeks' time, and he was a demon of his word. Still, it was a method of killing time, and he still had a small wealth of energy remaining. It wouldn't cause any harm if he were to follow her for a bit, to see what she was up to. At the very least, it would be more interesting than walking the streets alone.

She went all the way through town, coming out the other end onto Sweet Apple Acres. She stopped at the farmhouse and spoke to Apple Bloom for a moment, then turned and headed to a section of the farm King had never visited before. A real shame, too, because as he drew nearer, he sensed a large cluster of beings, all spread out. As he rounded a bend, he saw what was there. Several large pastures filled with cows, pigs, chickens and more. Fluttershy walked right past them, stopping at a barn full of sheep. She was there to give some medicine to one that was sick.

Fluttershy left when her business was concluded, opting to fly back home, rather than walk. She didn't see King standing there, and had no idea that she'd been followed. He might have taken to the sky and followed her back, but he had found a new interest, and it had a whole flock of soft, warm, fluffy butts with which to milk him, and nowhere to run to. This was going to be a fun night.