Real time. Equestria. Palace of the City of Canterlot.

It was already late evening, and light snow was falling outside, as it was in the plans of the pegasi meteorologists. Everything was calm in the palace, except perhaps for Celestia's private quarters. The three princesses, Trixie and the robot Night Fog spent the whole day together as the princesses had planned. During this time, they managed to view many videos and photographs that were provided by the robot using special equipment. And of course this is not the first time that has made a lot of impressions on everyone in this room, but especially on the Princess of Love. Yes ... Cadence could no longer hide the fact that this man evokes some mysterious feelings in her ... as if he had something close on a magical level.

Of course, Trixie at this moment, secretly from everyone, was a little jealous. And the whole point was that Cadence was not only curious, but also very interested in getting to know Heart Path personally. Luna, of course, noticed and felt this, so she lightly hugged Trixie with her wing and all the time whispered words of reassurance in Trixie's ear. And these words really inspired hope. But time passed and it was already dark outside, so everyone was already tired enough. Celestia's eyelids began to grow heavy and Luna decided that it would be better for everyone to get some rest. Everypony agreed, but suddenly Celestia's eyes flashed with a white magical aura and it undoubtedly attracted attention.

"Wait!" Celestia froze in a seated position and put her hooves on the table, a smile beginning to appear on her face. "Yes! It seems to work! I ... hear his voice in my head ... he calls my name in his prayer! His voice carries a lot of anxiety and panic, and sometimes fear, but ... Bingo! I can feel him a mental connection with me." Celestia said in a happy voice and this mood certainly cheered everyone in this room.

Trixie was the first to break the silence. "Well? Now this should somehow help and find Heart Path?" Trixie spoke in an agitated voice.

Luna put her arms around Trixie again and looked intently at Celestia, as did Cadence. "Wait a little Trixie. Let my sister finish..." Luna spoke in a soothing voice and with hope in her heart, but at that moment Celestia scared everyone.

Her eyes stopped glowing with magic fire and after that her horn glowed with magic and a map teleported to the table. Night Fog did not miss his opportunity and began to closely study its contents, while making the necessary filming.

Cadence looked inquiringly from the map to Celestia. "I understand you were able to locate?" Cadence said in a worried voice and watched Celestia move her hoof around the map with complete concentration.

After a few seconds, Celestia's hoof glowed slightly with a magical aura and stopped in some unfamiliar area of the map. “He calls me in his prayers so that I can somehow help him ... he looks like he is in danger, but the mental signal of his prayers to me is weak. It is in the far south!" Celestia said in a calm voice and slowly opened her eyes, then hurried to look at the map. "Look all over here!"

Luna and Trixie walked around the table and studied the map for the small island. The map showed the appropriate scales and it was clear that such an island was far from the laid sea routes. The island itself is called "Peak of Fear" and has an approximate area of thirty square kilometers.

Luna brushed the bangs of the mane that hung over her face with a hoof and stared at the map thoughtfully. "Are you sure that the signal came from this very place? As far as we all know, this is an uninhabited island and there has always been a bad reputation and rumors about it, which forced many marine explorers to keep as far as possible. Ideally, to bypass this island in a few tens of kilometers! But..." Luna said and exchanged glances with her sister.

Celestia continued to smile, a determined expression on her face. "Exactly! Discord took Heart Path and Chrysalis to get to the emergency door to the Source of Chaos! According to my logic, this is the place that Discord is looking for. Except I'm still worried ... it looks like our friends are in some kind of trouble! But there is a real problem, namely that we cannot teleport to such a distance all together! Even if we put the general magical energy into this spell ... Eeehh, if only Twilight were with us now..." Celestia spoke and bowed her head sadly, which made Luna roll her eyes.

Luna hit the table with her hoof, and this naturally scared everyone present a little. "My beloved sister, I ask you not to indulge in sorrow, otherwise your mood may negatively affect the concentration of magical energy!" Luna said in a determined voice and narrowed her eyes, then smiled slyly and looked sideways at Trixie. "I have a plan, but we must all give our word that everything that happens in this room will remain between us!"

Trixie looked a little nervous and looked from Celestia to the moon. "What? Why are you looking at me like that?" Trixie asked and nervously shifted her ass on the saddle pad.

However, Celestia looked closely at her sister, trying to guess her intentions. "What are you up to, and why should we give our word and keep a secret?" Celestia said, but suddenly Cadence decided to surprise everyone with her decisiveness.

"I give my word that everything that I see or hear will remain in my heart!" Cadence said and put her hoof to her chest and looked seriously at Luna.

But these words made an impression on Celestia and made her tilt her head to one side and look closely at her niece. "Something I know these words. And even more. You have the same manner as that stallion in my memories. Heart Path! Hmm ... it seems to me ... that something mysterious is happening here." Celestia said and scratched her chin with her hoof, and then looked at Luna just as seriously. "Well, I also give my word! So lay out your plan and the sooner we start to act, the more likely we are to help our friends."

The three princesses looked expectantly at Trixie and Night Fog.

Night Fog squatted down and put his metal hoof to his head. "I swear by my advanced software that I will keep this a secret!" Night Fog said in an electronic voice, but all this time he continued to conduct secret video filming. Sly robot.

Trixie was not long in coming, but she was already getting a little annoyed by all this secrecy at the princess level. "Yes, yes. I also give my word." Trixie said, but at that moment her heart gave out excitement.

Luna got up from the table and walked over to Trixie, and of course Celestia and Cadence were closely watching the princess of the night.

Luna smiled and put her hoof around Trixie's neck. "Yes ... we do not have enough magic to teleport us all to this island. But ... we can use our common magic in order to send one of us to this island! However, we still need a strong magician for casting such a spell, and Twilight will only arrive in a couple of days. We can't wait, and I don't want to rush her either! But I have something interesting that should certainly help us..." Luna said and turned her gaze to Celestia.

After this, horn of Luna began to glow with a magical aura, which made Celestia look with indignation at her younger sister. After a few seconds, this room began to noticeably darken, and then brighten again. And suddenly, for everyone on the table, there were several familiar things for Trixie. It was her magical star cloak and hat. But other things aroused a lot of surprise and curiosity. And not only Trixie ... On the table there were also four dark blue accessories, in the form of magic armor and the edges were of shiny metal with moon signs. Such armor is worn exclusively on hooves and looks very impressive, and also radiates strong magical energy. But most of all, one mysterious and majestic object attracted attention.

The magical aura of Princess Luna faded and she hurried to explain everything with a deep sigh. "This is the magical staff of the Great Lunar Archmage!" Luna said and raised with her hooves this staff at the end of which there was a golden star and in its middle a crescent, which constantly radiated magical energy. "For over a thousand years in our kingdom, no one has served as my personal Lunar Great Archmage! And today I must fix that!" Luna said and kissed the staff, and then brought it to Trixie.

Trixie's eyes widened from the realization that a very crucial moment in her life is now taking place and squatting, she stretched her trembling hooves to this staff. Celestia watched this happening with fascination, and a lump rolled up to her throat, which prevented her from uttering a word.

"Do not be afraid of Trixie. This is my gift to you. It is yours by right, because only you are worthy to take on this title, my beloved daughter!" Luna said in a trembling voice and looked lovingly at Trixie, but the last words made everyone in this room gasp in surprise, as did Trixie.

Trixie was already holding this staff in her hooves and suddenly a magical vortex of energy enveloped her. The room began to darken again, and a light smoke crept across the floor, and under Trixie magical runes began to glow and for a few seconds they hid the Great Lunar Archmage from sight.This caused a fleeting fear in Princess Cadence, who was fascinated by the miracle that was happening and the equally shocking fact of the secret revealed. Now everyone in this room finally understood why they should keep a secret. Trixie was the daughter of Princess Luna, but no one could figure out exactly how, so Celestia was not long in coming.

"My sister! What you just said ... Is it true?" Celestia screamed in surprise and just at that moment in the very place on the floor where the magical aura glowed, Trixie appeared.

Trixie stood in an unusual posture for a pony, which again surprised the three princesses, including Luna, who, with love and at the same time pride, watched her daughter's transformation. Trixie stood on two legs and was wearing the same magic cloak and hat, and all her hooves were wearing magic armor. She stood quite confidently and held in her hooves this magnificent magical staff, which began to glow even more with magic and its violet rays began to envelop Trixie's body, all the while feeding her with magical energy. After about a minute, all this magical effect ceased and Trixie squatted down again, continuing to hold the staff in her hooves.

Trixie's heart was beating wildly in her chest, and magical waves ran through her body, forcing her mane and tail to flutter in the non-existent wind. Trixie looked at her gifts with a smile and happiness on her face, but remembering the last words of the princess of the night, her face became serious. "Why did you call me your daughter?" Trixie said in a slightly hoarse and low voice and slowly raised her gaze to Luna.

Celestia and Cadence walked slowly towards Luna and studied Trixie's face closely. Celestia looked from Trixie to Luna and squatted down slightly raising her eyebrow before crossing her hooves over her chest.

“Maybe you’ll finally explain it to us all? Because ... you only came back to us two and a half years ago ... sorry if I remind you of something that hurts your soul. But how is Trixie your daughter? Did you mean it figuratively? So I sometimes accepted my student Twilight, and before her Sunset Shimmer. I also sometimes called them my daughters and treated them with maternal care..." Celestia said, but Luna decided to interrupt her.

"Yes ... I know this is very difficult to believe. Before my return to Equus, I endured a lot of suffering from the dark side ... in those days, I stubbornly cried out to the heavens and the stars so that they could give me comfort and relieve at least part of my mental suffering! And no matter how strange it may sound, but my prayer was really heard by higher powers. The spirit of a comet descended to me and promised to save me from part of my mental suffering. This spirit of a comet pulled a piece of my soul out of me , after which I immediately felt relief. He promised me that this part of the soul would not be lost and would give life to my future daughter. After that, the spirit of the comet took this little star (part of my soul) and transferred it to Equestria. All this time I could feel how a part of my soul mixes with the spirit of a comet and forms the living flesh of a newborn foal. A filly unicorn ... whose life I have always watched in secret. The whole difficult path and difficulties encountered on the way of growing up my daughter. And of course I secretly cried ... because I wanted my daughter to be with me, but I couldn't just find Trixie and tell her my revelation. Although now I am doing it in front of you. If Trixie finds out this secret, then my suffering will return to me ... and this will manifest itself in accusing me of being a bad princess and a bad mother. Especially these rumors can spread among ordinary ponies, but now everything is fine for me, I am ready to fight it. But this secret still needs to be kept until the time has come for all the ponies to know about it, including our politicians. I do not want to involve my daughter in these difficulties..." Luna said and, with tears in her eyes, hugged the shocked Trixie with her hooves. "Forgive me, my only beloved daughter, for not immediately finding you and unable to create wonderful living conditions for you! I just could not do it! Because you carry part of my suffering. That is why you constantly have to fight, including with yourself. This is what you received from me. And you should undoubtedly be ready for new difficulties. But you will not be alone. I will always try to help you!" Luna said in a fit of emotion and wet her tears on the trembling Trixie's neck, and then looked at Celestia. "You have a beloved student, who later became an alicorn, a princess. Well, I have a daughter, whom I love and gave her the title of my Great Lunar Archmage! So our score is now equal, my beloved sister..." Said Luna, and then released her daughter from the embrace.

Trixie herself sat with a blank look and was afraid to raise her eyes to look at the princesses. "So ... my whole life is a consequence of your prayer ... I ... I certainly have no right to complain about my fate and do not hold grudges." Trixie said and slowly raised her head. "In fact, I began to feel for a long time that you are close to me in some way. Especially your motherly hugs and other care for me. And I am still proud and not complaining that I was able to graduate from the intelligence agent training school. And of course, from today day I received a great gift!" Trixie said in a trembling voice, but then sincere happiness appeared on her face and she hurried to run to Luna and hug her, press her head against the chest of the princess of the night and mother. "Thank you very much Mom, for everything that you have done for me! I will try to meet your expectations and endure all the suffering on my way!" Trixie said and tears of happiness appeared in her eyes.

All the while, Celestia and Cadence watched this dramatic moment in awe and did not dare to interfere. In truth, this is very impressionable, but Celestia shook her head and went up to the embracing Mother and Daughter, and then stroked them with her wing.

"I am very happy for both of you. And for the fact that such a secret will no longer burden the heart of Luna. And also for the fact that in our kingdom now there is not only the Princess of Friendship, whose special talent is magic, but also the acting Great Lunar Archmage, who, with the help of this magical staff, now knows many spells. Anyway, I can clearly feel in you, Trixie, how the magical energy has fed your body. But ... now we need to rest a little, and you..." Celestia looked seriously at Luna. "You need to take potions and medicines to replenish your magical energy! Tomorrow morning we will gather again in my apartment and create a general spell to send me to the island of "Peak Fear" and start looking for our friends!" Celestia said in a serious voice that made Luna sigh and look her sister in the eyes just as seriously.

Emotional tension seems to begin to rise in this room.

"No! Of course, I am grateful to you for being able to locate Heart Path, but it was I who came up with a plan to send one of us to help! So this is my responsibility! It is me who needs to be sent to this island, and the rest will fly in one of our military airships. As far as I could judge from this map, the flight to this island will take about four days..." Said Luna and went up to Celestia, to press forehead against her forehead, and after that their hooves locked in a wrestling manner.

And this of course caused indignation on Celestia's face, and she just wanted to say something, but Trixie decided to get everyone's attention. "I beg you princesses, don't make this a problem! You need me to be sent to this island, for the simple reason that I am now the Great Archmage, and you should not put yourself in danger." Trixie said and smiled slyly.

Celestia and Luna turned their heads to Trixie and it seems at that moment they were having a mental conversation with each other. But Celestia was the first to break the silence.

"I have to admit that we are all interested in seeing our man as soon as possible! And..." Celestia said, but at that moment she was distracted by a cough.

"Kha... Kha..." Princess Cadence cleared her throat and waited for attention.

Everyone looked at the princess of love in surprise, but Luna's ear began to twitch nervously at that moment. "Damn it! Cadence, don't even think about it!" Luna said and looked skeptical at the princess of love.

But Cadence put on a stoic expression, then teleported the newspaper again with Heart Path and Night Fog in the photograph. "I certainly understand your general zeal to come to the aid of this man, but I believe that it would be the fairest decision to send me to this island, since I am the only one who has not yet seen him, with the exception of this photo! Besides, I just I feel and my heart tells about it that I should see this man as soon as possible.Yes, I confess, he interests me, but not only as a man, but also as something mysterious that affects my destiny! And do not forget that I am an alicorn too, I have had dozens of years of practice in magic, and I certainly will not be scared if faced with danger." Cadence said in a gentle voice and pressed the newspaper to her chest. This made everyone look at each other in surprise.

However, these ponies forgot that all this time a certain subject was patiently sitting in this room and studying the map. Yes, exactly Night Fog. He attracted everyone's attention and walked over to stand between the princesses and Trixie. Then he looked at everyone with his glowing eyes, which made Celestia grimace and Trixie chuckled slightly.

"I apologize for distracting you from such a dramatic moment! And I am just as flattered to see your general desire to help my missing friend, but I have an offer. I was able to listen to all of you, and I realized that each of you has the right to be the first to go to the aid of our friends. However, as far as I understand, you cannot come to a consensus who exactly will go on this mission. Why don't you draw lots and finally come to this decision?" Night Fog said and shifted his gaze to Cadence. "Write your names on the pieces of paper, then we will put these notes in Trixie's hat. I will pull out a random note and voice the name of the pony to be sent to Peak Fear Island, the rest will follow the advice of the adorable Princess Luna! They will go on a journey in a military airship."

When Night Fog finished his speech, all the ponies looked at each other and smiled, and then walked gracefully to the table in the center. "Well done Night Fog! And thank you for your compliment, I appreciate it." Luna said as she passed the robot.

"Always at your service." Night Fog answered and also went to this table.

Seconds later, when Trixie, Luna, Celestia, and Cadence finished writing their names on the sheets of paper and left them in Trixie's hat, Night Fog carefully took the hat and shook it lightly to mix the papers with the names. And, of course, all four mares at this moment were excited, since the further fate is being decided and it is not known what it will ultimately lead to. Trixie was the most nervous of all, but she was ready to make the decision of fate. But "Keepers of the World" had its own plans and unpredictable moves.

Night Fog put his hat on the table, then lifted a metal hoof, from which tongs crawled out and gave a piece of paper from the hat. After that, he turned it around, and looked carefully, and all the ponies looked expectantly and breathlessly at the robot. After all, the chances of all were one in four.

"Damn it! I don't know what is written here, but it looks like the first letter and the drawn heart in this note indicate that this is Cadence!" Night Fog said and made all the ponies run up to him to look at this note for themselves.

It seems that fate has just made its final decision. Well, good luck to you Mi Amore Cadence! You will need it...

Cadence POV.

When we stood next to the Night Fog, music suddenly sounded for everyone from his body, to which he only grinned in his unusual electronic voice. I still have a hard time getting used to this, but this robot has already been able to demonstrate to us its peaceful capabilities and more than once has already turned on some kind of music from the same world from which he and his friend Heart Path arrived in our world. And to be honest, we all liked it, although sometimes this music was wild to my ears, however, Luna always found it funny and always shook her head and ass to the beat of this music. Even Trixie was able to revive a little and indulge in the good mood of her newfound mother.

"What? I'm just trying to spice up this dramatic, maybe even epic moment with music from our world!" Night Fog answered our mute question, but Luna, however, smiled and there was an indescribable bliss on her face.

I stood next to this cute robot and with a smile on my face looked at my name in this note, and my heart beat faster. Finally, I can take part in an adventure and dispel my boring days. To be honest, I am tired of my palace life, and passion and thirst are boiling in me, especially when I first saw this newspaper. At that moment, a mysterious energy surge occurred in my soul! And my heart begged me to hurry to meet this mysterious alien from another world, whose name is Heart Path. Shining may have noticed more than once how I stare at a photograph in this newspaper for long minutes. And of course in my head there was a real whirlwind of thoughts and emotions ... including of a sexual nature! And what is really interesting for me to know how this man can love, especially with his bare skin and hands like a griffin, only more tender and no claws. Many of my fantasies were about how these hands can caress my body for long hours.

And of course, Celestia's revelation about her first experience with this man in her jacuzzi only fueled my interest even more. And now I stand immersed in my thoughts and fantasies ... and did not notice how the hoof of Aunt Luna was waving in front of my face! Heh, I think I will overtake her, but this is not my fault, but that is how fate decided!

"Princess Mi Amore Cadence! Can't you stop standing like crazy and staring at this note for three whole minutes?" Luna said in a loud voice and took my cheeks with her hooves. "Remember Cadence, you will have a responsible and possibly dangerous mission, so do not go into a trance, but rather go to your room and get ready properly, rest..."

Celestia looked at me seriously. "Cadence ... I believe that fate is sending you for a reason. But based on what I heard in my head, an alarming prayer from Heart Path, you should be prepared for the fact that you may have to meet face to face with danger ... and something else ... Chrysalis will be there. Remember that she is not an enemy to us, but now a possible ally or even more. You should put on a set of armor that is carefully stored in our arsenal. I will dispose, to have this kit delivered to your room. And of course this one!" Celestia lit her horn with a magical aura and a bow and arrow teleported onto the table. "Do you recognize your bow?"

My eyes widened in surprise, and my face became happy. I ran to the table to take this wonderful bow in my hooves! This is not just a battle bow ... it is a special magic bow that does not kill, but instills love in a hopeless heart! Provided that whoever gets hit by such an arrow has a heart at all. Otherwise, it can be a deadly weapon, especially against all undead!

I looked gratefully at Celestia and again at this Battle Bow of Love. "Thank you Aunt Celestia! Since I was able to acquire my magical talent. At some point in my life, I decided that no longer need this magic bow. However, this is a great opportunity to remember the good old days!" I kissed my bow, and in doing so, it radiated a magical glow of my love aura. "Take my love and serve faithfully, helping me spread love or destroy my enemies while protecting me and my friends." I said in a quivering voice and in a grateful voice and rubbed my cheek against my weapon.

Celestia, Luna and Trixie surrounded me and watched with determination and respect. "I hope you haven't forgotten our training with you yet?" Celestia asked and gently stroked my back with her wing.

I smiled with a flashback from the past. "No! I still remember the lessons on how to act in a battle setting in case my magic fails!" I answered in a decisive voice.

But at this moment, Night Fog decided to draw our attention. "I have a request for you Cadence..."

"What exactly?" I asked and teleported my weapon to my room.

"Could you bring some supplies for Heart Path with you? This is a first aid kit and spare batteries for his equipment. I mean it might come in handy for him."

Celestia hastened to answer for me. "Don't worry Night Fog. We will send our princess of love and of course we will give her a saddle bag of supplies, there we will put a first aid kit and batteries ... and of course dry rations for three days." Celestia said and looked anxiously into my eyes. "I hope that before we arrive on this island, you will be able to find our friends. On the fourth day, you will shoot a signal arrow from your bow into the sky and thereby indicate your position. We will direct our airship to this point."

Trixie sighed a little sadly, and then yawned in fatigue that did not escape our attention. Of course, for today we are all clearly tired and I need to return to my guest room to rest and of course ...

"I have to warn Scheining where I'm going ... Okay, good night, everyone." I said and headed for the door.

"Good night to you, Cadence!" Luna said, but I was already going out into the corridor and my eyelids were heavy.

But thoughts still haunted me. How will Shining react to the fact that I have to go to some island where danger can await me!? Of course, we talked a little the other day about the fact that sometimes we must give freedom to each other ... and I confess honestly, I have long wanted to let my husband go to the resort. Let him take a little rest from family life, maybe make new acquaintances for himself. Get drunk like the last time in your life! Which he secretly does sometimes, but although I don't like it, I can't do anything about it. And in general, our whole marriage is more like the fact that Celestia just wanted it. She wanted me, as a princess of love, to be able to set an example of that very love!

And this was expressed in the fact that Shining Armor and I had to get married and play our role for the public. But I'm so tired of it! And I know that Shining agrees with me, so in this regard, we have a mutual understanding with him. And while I really love him, I feel like I'm depriving him, as a stallion, of his natural desire to have his herd of mares. And he will undoubtedly be right in his desire! After all, although I am a Princess of Love and a caring wife, for some reason I have to play the role of owner over one stallion. At the same time, I am endowed with the right to have a love affair with whom I deem necessary, in the name of all the same Love! Heh ... sounds funny.

Sometimes I genuinely hate my status as a princess! I have a lot of responsibility and less freedom! And as compensation for these hardships, I get a comfortable existence and do not deny myself the luxury ... But sometimes I have the idea of leaving my palace in the Crystal Empire and presenting my crown to the first mare that comes across! And may this crystal mare take my husband and the palace to boot! Of course, this mare will start to go crazy with all this much attention to her personality. And I'll just spread my wings and fly to where my heart tells me to continue spreading love. Free, sincere, passionate love ... and I won't have to constantly show all the ponies or other creatures that I am the perfect princess! No, I was not an ideal and in general I aspired to this only at the behest of my aunt Celestia. And although I am very grateful to her for everything she did for me, sometimes I disagree with her. But I'm honestly afraid to express my disagreement so openly and directly in her eyes. After all, she is more than one thousand two hundred years old! And you just tell me ... okay, I don't want to remember my considerable age because of which I feel ashamed. Because if you look from the outside it will be a little funny. My husband is younger than me for very, very many years! And although I do not complain about it, sometimes I worry about what fate has in store for me. As an alicorn, I will remain a young and zealous mare, and at the same time watch as my husband grows old. Although a pony has an average lifespan of about one hundred and fifty years, this all depresses my consciousness just a little.

Eeehh ... something I got into deep thoughts. And while I slowly walked along these corridors of the palace, to the guest wing, sometimes the guards met me and greeted me. And then, having passed some distance, I heard them whispering among themselves, while discussing the parameters of my body and probably fantasizing about my possibilities in mating. I certainly do not take offense at them, because stallions are by nature. And I will not lie, I also give in to such thoughts and numerous fantasies. Sometimes I had the idea to go to our barracks in the Crystal Empire and put on a real show there, while spreading the energy of love! Do you think I'm crazy? Well, it's your right to judge me like that...

Still arriving in a light trance due to all these thoughts and expectations of tomorrow, I did not notice how entered our guest room and immediately went to the toilet and bathroom. Several magic crystals were burning in the room, but ... Shining was not here ... and there is a familiar smell of strong alcohol! Heh, so he still found another cache and decided that if I allow myself to have fun in the company of the princesses Trixie and Night Fog robot, then he too can do it, only by finding himself a company in which he will feel free. Well, of course I'll get a little angry with him, but in the end, as always, I'll make a cute face and wave my hoof with a sigh. I will not be angry with him. He has the right to be away from me and have fun as he pleases. And for some reason I have no doubt that this is exactly what he is doing now! Perhaps he even participates in some kind of game in which several mares will be present. Heh, I guess I will have to scare him a little and make a hysterical scene so that he does not relax so much that he would forget that I am still his wife!

When I finished putting my body in order, I went to this bed, left alone with my thoughts. I just hope Shining doesn't stay long in his adventures, and yet he comes to warm me ... have a minute of sex with me, imagining Chrysalis in my place! Of course, more than once I heard him moan her name in a whisper, at the moment of our common climax, but I try not to pay attention to it. However, I have questions in my head and of course I am a little outraged. Is Chrysalis so good in bed that she surpasses my skill?

Heh ... in fact, I had already forgotten a bit that in the coming days I will see Queen Chrysalis again and then I can talk to her. And for some reason I am sure that this time there will be no enmity between us! I feel it ... In any case, if this man, Heart Path, is exactly the way Celestia and Luna describe him, then I am sure that Chrysalis is good with him now.

In general, with such thoughts, I did not notice how I fell asleep.

Several hours passed.

The first rays of dawn hit my closed eyes and I felt someone's body collapsed on the bed next to me.

"Ooohh..." Groaned my husband's familiar painful voice.

I kicked off the covers and turned my head towards this alcohol-smelling stallion. "And why doesn't it surprise me?" I said in a low voice to myself and quietly crawled out of our bed, after which I went to the toilet.

After I had done my morning chores and taken the bathroom, I walked into our room again and looked at Shining, who was snoring and moaning at the same time. Sometimes he raved and said some names. Among them were Sapphira, Vinyl ... Hmm ... so he still managed to find himself an interesting company for that night and had fun. In addition, he smells not only of alcohol, but also oddly enough ... the smell of sex. Heh ... well, now I will definitely play a little joke on him, just a little later, but for now, let him sleep at least three hours.

I went to the dresser on which there was a mirror and squatted down. "Oohh ... Shining, you get a surprise from me when you wake up!" I said, as continued to brush my mane and prepare my body in order to put on the armor.

Why do I feel like I'm getting ready for a romantic date? Hmm ... probably because I'm really looking forward to an unforgettable adventure and meeting the one who managed to impress Celestia and Luna, and of course Trixie. And besides, I really feel that I really want to meet this man. I want him to embrace me with his arms and recognize in me something close to his heart, and in return I will give him a lot of tenderness and affection. I can't wait to get this interesting experience from a creature new to this world! After all, it's not for nothing that I am considered the Princess of Love!?

When I finished, I left this room, leaving my husband to sleep alone, with his saliva on the pillow, and headed to the dining room. I think Celestia is already there at this moment.

A couple of minutes later, with a creak, I opened the front door to the palace dining room and, of course, met familiar faces. "Good morning Aunt Celestia. Good morning Aunt Luna." I said in a cheerful voice and sat down at this table.

Celestia took a couple of sips of tea and looked at me with a sly grin. "As I understand it, Shining Armor came only recently and you had to spend this night alone? Although you may not answer my question, I know that perfectly well. But I can assure you that your husband was watched by two good officers of the air special forces. Major Quick Strike and Captain Bastion, on my orders, they followed him and his safety. I can even tell you more ... your husband, however, although he had fun all night, was able to do something important! He was able to find a group of changelings who should were in Canterlot awaiting the return of the Chrysalis. Ironically, the Chrysalis will not return to them anytime soon. But Shining Armor and my two trusted officers were able to establish a tacit connection with the temporary leader of the changeling. Her name is Princess Sapphira. She is one of many daughters Queen Chrysalis. At the same time, she agreed that there should be no enmity between ponies and changelings, but rather close cooperation! warm relations appeared. In any case, until Queen Chrysalis returns to the hive." Celestia said in a proud and cheerful voice, after that she looked at Aunt Luna. "In fact, thanks to you and Discord, and of course Heart Path, as well as Shining Armor, we're building a bridge of friendship between ponies and changelings!"

These words certainly gave me a good mood. "So that's why he is now asleep and delirious, calling the name of this very changeling princess! Sapphira! Hmm ... well, I ... I'm proud of my husband." I said and applied magic to my plate with breakfast. I love to do it myself, because I don't want the ponies to think that I am a spoiled princess.

Luna just grinned back, but then looked at Celestia and me with a happy face. "I have great news for you too! And I kept it a secret until we got together for a shared breakfast." Luna said, but just at that moment the door to this dining room creaked and I turned around.

Trixie entered the dining room, her face visibly tired. It looks like she's going through a lot these days and it shows.

"Good morning everypony." Trixie said and hurried up to Luna to hug her the way a daughter hugs her mother.

Luna hugged Trixie just as affectionately and offered to sit at this table next to her. Well, I'm really happy for them! Although what Aunt Luna told us sounds really unusual and mysterious. But who are we to argue with the vicissitudes of fate? When we all had breakfast, we immediately decided to remind Luna to share important news with us.

“That night I was finally able to meet Heart Path in my sleep! He was very glad to see me, as well as I am him..." Luna said and blushed noticeably on her cheeks. "We had a little time, but I was able to get information. Our friends are indeed on Peak Fear Island. There lives a tribe of Kirins, about which we could only read in our books, but Heart Path managed to enter into friendly contact with them. He did make a lot of friends there, especially among the mares of this tribe! Heh ... But there is terrible news ... at the moment, demons from the outside world are invading this island, and our friends are hiding in a shelter called the Temple of the Righteous Dragon!"

These words made us all worry, and naturally my heart began to squeeze in pain and my legs trembled. In the end, I can be understood. This is really scary. But I need to gather my courage and show these demons what the Princess of Love is capable of! Trixie was sitting with her eyes wide open and you could see how nervous she was.

Celestia got up from her saddle cushion and placed her hooves on the table. "Damn our heads! I think I guess what this might be connected with. And Discord knew about it without a doubt! But he, as always, hides a lot from us! It seems we will need to prepare better for this event! Cadence, are you sure that you want to go on this dangerous mission? Shining won't be happy when he finds out all the details. Maybe I should go instead of you?" Celestia said in an anxious, serious voice all the time looking into my eyes.

But for myself, I had already decided everything completely, so I, too, got up from my saddle cushion and looked resolutely at all the ponies in this dining room. "No! I will go on this assignment and I am sure that even such an event will not stop me! And I will talk to Shining. He will go on the airship with you."

Luna just shook her head and decided to continue the revelation. “They even had to engage in a small battle, and miraculously survive. However, a certain stallion named Raiden claims that he has a plan of action, and with the help of Discord they will be able to stop this invasion ... I warned him that his prayer was answered, and we are preparing to send him our princess Cadence to help him! He was certainly surprised by this turn of events, but I was able to explain everything to him, and it lifted his spirits. With warmth in his voice, he promised that he would definitely meet Cadence and, of course, would count on a personal acquaintance with Princess of Love! He also mentioned that he liked ... the pictures of Cadence..." With these words, Luna was frightened as Trixie began to cough loudly with her eyes wide open! What got into her?

But these words also made me remember something. "I think I can guess what kind of photos we are talking about!" I said and looked at the ashamed Trixie with a smile. "You were in our room with Heart Path. I have no doubt that you were so curious and looked at my stash under the bed! But I am not offended by that. However, I have a question. Did Heart Path like what he saw?" I said and watched Trixie's reaction with curiosity. And it seems my words helped to defuse the general excitement a little.

Celestia and Luna laughed softly, while Trixie lowered her head in shame. "Actually, he really liked it! He liked it so much that as a result I saw his erection in his pants. And he was even honest with me when he confessed that he saw a truly beautiful mare in these photos! Although at that moment I clearly understood that Heart Path experiences attraction and passion! But in general, we really showed such curiosity, and then we neatly put everything in place and calmly went to bed. And I answer your next question: we had no sex!" Trixie said and looked away, crossing her hooves over her chest.

Trixie finished her revelation, which amused us all sincerely. Only such a confession from our friends spurred me even more and my tail began to give out sexual arousal. Of course, everyone noticed this, but everyone who was sitting at this table now experienced various, but mostly kind emotions.

Luna calmed down a bit and decided to get our attention again. “I also asked Heart Path, if possible, not to tell Chrysalis that you will appear on this island in the next few hours. Let it be a surprise to her. And you, Cadence, will need to send a signal to the sky so that he can find you faster. In your quiver you have several signal arrows, for such a case ... In general, Heart Path sends greetings and words of love to everyone, without singling out anyone separately. Well, then I kissed him, but I realized that we are in the kingdom of dreams and this is not the same feeling. Therefore, I answer your next question: we did not have sex!" Luna said and thus decided to tease Trixie.

In general, this is how we finished our breakfast and agreed to meet in about an hour in Celestia's private chambers and conduct a general spell that should take me to this island. However, what I heard a little made me feel anxious. Demons ... I am indeed embarking on a dangerous mission. I hope that our friends will meet me in time and I will not have to fight alone!

When I returned to my room, I saw that in the living room there was a mannequin on which was wearing my armor, and on the table was a saddle bag with all the necessary supplies, and of course my Battle Bow of Love with a full quiver of magic arrows.

"Hmm ... I think Celestia has already taken care of everything. Well, I guess I need to wake up my husband and... say goodbye to him... I'll just play a little fun with him." I said and made an angry face, and at that moment tried not to laugh.

Going into our room, I saw the same thing. Shining lay and was already slowly tossing and turning on the bed and at the same time talking about how he would no longer get drunk like that.

I quietly walked over to the bed and shook it with my hoof. Shining opened his eyes and looked at me in surprise. "Well? Shining Armor! Can you now explain to me why you smell so strongly of alcohol and sex, other mares?" I asked in a slightly angry voice and it certainly had its effect!

"Heck!" Shining cursed and quickly jumped out of bed, and then ran past me to the toilet.

I chuckled and shook my head while listening to the sounds from the toilet. Shining was clearly sick. But I decided to leave this room as soon as possible as there was a disgusting hangover smell. Yes ... my husband has heroically built friendships with changelings! I wouldn't be surprised if he had fun with this very princess Sapphira.

But time passed and my husband probably decided to properly clean himself up so as not to breathe fumes on me. But I decided that it was not worth postponing this business and quietly took off her armor from the dummy. In a couple of minutes I was ready and dressed in my armor, and my bow and saddle bag hung on my belt.

Shining came out of the bathroom and rubbed his mane, and when he saw me his reaction was unusual. "Hmm ... you look great! But actually I'm not in the mood for role-playing games right now. And forgive me for not being able to keep you warm night." Shining said in a loving voice and slowly walked up to me to kiss, but I just turned my back on him. "What? I was brushing my teeth!"

I looked seriously into my husband's eyes and sighed. "That's not the point, Shining. In fact, I know some of the details of your nighttime adventures and meeting changelings, but you can not worry about this. I'm fine, and I don't blame you for nothing. I'm even proud of you. and of course I love you, so I realized for myself long ago that you deserve to be free..." I spoke in a sincere voice, but suddenly Shining wrapped his hooves around my neck and pressed his chest.

"Forgive me Cadence! But you're really right ... I love you too and sometimes I want to be free, just like you. But maybe now you can explain to me why you are wearing armor and in general you look like you are leaving to war!?" Shining said in a fit of his emotions, but after that he looked into my eyes.

But in his eyes I saw a sparkle similar to tears. "This is what I want to talk to you about. I am leaving on a dangerous mission in which I must come to the aid of our friends... Heart Path..." But I did not have time to finish.

"Wait! You mean you know where Heart Path, Discord and Chrysalis are now? Please tell me, this is very important to me, and no less than you! Because I want to help too!" Shining said and looked at me expectantly.

"Yes, I know where our friends are and that's where I'm headed right now. This is an island a thousand kilometers from Canterlot, in the south. Peak Fear! And I will answer your next question: I also know that Chrysalis is now our potential ally, and you don't have to worry about me, I will not be at enmity with her, but on the contrary I will try to talk. After all, I have heard more than once how you mention her name in a dream and during making love to me! But ... with me everything is all right, I can understand you ... you are still impressed because she was able to charm you using my appearance."

"It's all really not that important! Because I love you, although I honestly admit that Chrysalis really fascinated me and I can't deal with this problem until I talk to her! Maybe she can remove her spell from me ... And why exactly should you go to this island? Why won't our battle airships be sent there?"

"Celestia and Luna are going to travel by airship to this island, but the path is not close and the flight will take about four days. Last night, when Celestia was able to figure out where Heart Path is, she wanted us all to teleport to this place! But this too far, and then we decided to use our common magic to direct only one of us. And, of course, I also volunteered, because deep down I feel that I just need to meet this person, as quickly as possible, who is now in danger. We drew lots, and fate decided that it was me who should go on this mission!"

"What dangers are you talking about? Please do not hide from me!" Shining said in a serious voice and slightly shook my shoulders with his hooves.

“I don’t know many details! But I assure you, you can also go on an airship ... I think Celestia will not postpone this for long, and therefore, perhaps tonight you will all go to help our friends! But I have to go now, because perhaps our friends will need help! And although you may not see me as a warrior, but you do not know much about me..." I answered and bowed my head a little sadly.

But Shining gently lifted me by the chin with his hoof. "This is a problem. I don't know much about you. And I would like to know at least something about you that will make my heart not worry so much. Take my word for it, I will love you, Cadence, anyway, and I don't care what skeletons are stored in your closet!" Shining said and kissed me lightly on the lips, but this time I did not turn away from him, but simply closed my eyes, remembering my unusual past.

I sighed sadly and decided that my heart could not stand it any longer, because I keep all these secrets about my life. "Yes ... you right, Shining. You really deserve to know at least some of the truth about me. Then listen to me carefully! Of course I can't remember much anymore, because my age is about 698 years old. I was not born a purebred pony! I was born a changeling, but not as you are used to seeing them, namely a changeling with pink chitinous skin and the same mane and tail as I have now, but my eyes were the same as those of Chrysalis, only violet. Fangs and tongue like a reptile, and in the legs there were holes typical for all changelings. I had wings like a dragonfly ... But I don't remember my parents, but I know that my mother was a healed changeling (I remember that she had a light gray shade and a shiny green mane, and her eyes were like two emeralds), and my father was a simple unicorn. Unfortunately, I do not remember their names, but they loved me very much, and my father always gave me a lot of love and care ... We lived in a house somewhere on the edge of the forest and I remember how my parents were always afraid of something ... I felt their emotions very well. And this worried me, but my father always consoled me and inspired me with hope. He gave me his love and care, and I eagerly fed on these feelings, and it always ended badly for my father! He fainted and my mother certainly didn't like it. Because she was perhaps the first changeling who learned to love and give these feelings and at the same time not demand all the same love as food! One day they decided to give me a present when I was three years old. They hung a strange pendant with a small box around my neck. From this box, a sound like a heartbeat was constantly coming! At that moment, I was scared, as I felt a strong whirlwind of magical energy in my body! My flesh began to heal and the holes in my legs closed up. Of course I got scared and opened this box and saw ... Living Heart! It looked like a magic stone, only it made beating sounds and glowed with a magical aura! After a few seconds, my body again began to engulf in a whirlwind of magical energy and I was very frightened. But when all this effect passed and everything calmed down, my parents looked at me with surprise and happiness at the same time, and heart itself turned to dust ... At that moment I felt that my body had changed a lot, and when my mother brought a mirror to me, I could not help crying, just like my parents. I was no longer a changeling ... I was a little foal ... an alicorn! But my parents were both happy and anxious at the same time. A month passed and I had already grown accustomed to my new body, and the most important thing is that there was so much love in me that I was always in a hurry to share it ... but I was lonely and uncomfortable to play. Therefore, I went out into the forest with the permission of my parents, but I had to be always near the house. However, I was a curious foal and chased a flock of butterflies, and did not notice how I got lost. I was very scared and tried to scream, but no one heard me. But at some point I heard a loud and piercing, painful cry! I was still scared, but mustering my resolve, I ran in the direction from which I heard this scream. Five minutes later, I ran out into the clearing to my house, and hurried to run into the house, but there was a strong anxiety on my soul... When I ran into the kitchen..." And then I could not stand it and closed my eyes with hooves, it was difficult for me tell my story further, and tears flowed from my eyes from these terrible memories!

Shining pressed me to his chest and hurried to calm me down. "Cadence ... if it's hard for you to talk further, please stop. I don't want you to suffer because of your memories." Shining spoke in a quiet, caring voice.

But I gathered my courage and decided that if I began to reveal my painful past, then I must bring it to the end. "I saw my mother lying in a pool of blood! She had no head, and her hooves were still twitching convulsively! But at that moment I saw my father pressed his back against the wall, and a throwing knife was sticking out in his chest! He was still alive! but already wheezing. He slowly opened his eyes and pulled his hoof toward me. I ran up to him with tears in my eyes, and my body was shaking violently with fear. And at that moment my father spoke in a low, hoarse voice: "Please ... do so that this artifact, the magic of which you absorbed into your body, would not be wasted! Continue to spread love and never think of revenge..." But after that he slowly lowered his head and did not breathe anymore. He died ... for several hours I stood in one place and was afraid to turn around ... I was in a state of shock and my body refused to move. All this time I looked at my murdered father and repeated his words. So three days passed and my body collapsed to the floor from dehydration and severe fatigue, and at that moment my psyche went through a real Tartarus. My eyes began to close from fatigue, but I heard the familiar sound of a flying pegasus! A stallion in armor ran into this house and I recognized him. It was the best friend of our family, but I forgot his name, I just always loved him, and I liked that he brought me sweets, but he was not our guest for more than a month, and of course I cried and pulled my baby hooves to him. This stallion walked and with horror on his face carefully studied what was in this house. And I first saw how this stallion cried, but he ran up to me and took it in his hooves, and then pressed it to his chest and quietly said: "Do not be afraid, baby ... I ... I will take you away from here! But ... I haven't seen you in over a month, and you ... aren't you a changeling anymore? You ... you little alicorn ... But how did this happen? You don't have to answer, though. I have to get you to Celestia! I think she can help..." After that, he took me out of this terrible house, but first of all he covered the bodies of my murdered parents with sheets. At that moment I lost the ability to speak for a long time, as a result of what I went through ... for some time and this pegasus took me to the palace, where he demanded a personal meeting with the princess! But when the guards saw that next to him was a little alicorn filly, then immediately let us in. Then I hardly remember, but Celestia left me in the palace and promised personal custody of me ... Then I grew up and the ability to speak returned to me again. But I still remembered the words of my father. I must love and share my love ... not think about revenge. So the years passed, and then for centuries, and I realized that I had already outlived many of my friends. I remained young all the time and was already friends with the children of my deceased friends ... it really hurt a lot. But I lived on and learned a lot. Celestia called me her niece. She raised me and loved like her own niece. But over time, she decided to protect me and created an order for the secrecy of my origin. Many of the guards and servants of the palace were forced to withhold information about how I appeared in the palace. It was decided to sow the myth that I am Celestia's personal student from the closest aristocratic family. I was able to ascend by following the path of training with Princess Celestia and becoming an alicorn. It really worked. Therefore, I can safely tell you that you are the only one who knows about me, even more than Celestia herself! Therefore, keep my story a secret, from now on you yourself decided to share my spiritual hardships with me. I can't tell you something anymore..." I finished my story and after that I looked into the shocked eyes of my husband.

Shining swallowed the lump that rolled up to his throat and hugged me again, but his eyes were so ... in general, he could understand me at that moment. "Cadence ... I promise, that will keep your secret. And ... I really feel uncomfortable that I decided to bring up this topic and delve into your past. Forgive me once again, love, but let me at least be present at the moment your general spell!?" Shining said in a trembling voice, and looked hopefully into my face, although I saw a lonely tear on his cheek.

I sighed several times and wiped my eyes with a hoof. "Yes ... I think Celestia and Luna will not mind your presence. But ... we have to go." I said in a low voice and after that kissed my husband lightly on the lips.

Five minutes later, we gathered again in Princess Celestia's private quarters. And of course Celestia was not against my husband's presence at this crucial moment. Shining himself immediately rushed to establish an acquaintance with the robot. They talked about something and perhaps a friendship was struck up between them. This is good. But Celestia decided to get my attention.

"I see that you are already ready, then perhaps it's time for us to start. But first, I really want you to pass this on for Heart Path!" Celestia said in a calm voice and slowly approached me.

Her face was level with mine, and then her lips suddenly closed on my lips. I closed my eyes and received this love kiss from Celestia. "Mmmhmm..."

When I opened my eyes and Celestia with red cheeks was looking at me, Luna came up to me.

"Actually, I also want to convey the same for our man!" Luna said playful voice, to which I just smiled and rolled my eyes.

"It's good that during this time the Heart Path did not manage to gain popularity and love from all Canterlot mares!" I said jokingly, but it caused a genuine laugh from all the ponies, including Night Fog robot, which was also in this room.

Luna also bent down and kissed me more passionately, from which I widened my eyes in surprise. "MMMMMHM! Hey! Enough, otherwise I am already starting to get excited from all your messages for Heart Path!" I said and waited for the Moon to leave me with red cheeks as well.

After that, I looked at Trixie, who modestly watched us all this time, but her eyes were also wide with surprise.

But I decided to get the attention of our Great Lunar Archmage. "Trixie ... don't be shy, I know how you feel, so I am ready to give such a gift from you for Heart Path." I said and winked conspiratorially.

"I ... I hesitate to kiss you Princess Cadence!" Trixie said in a timid voice and pressed her ears to her head.

But I decided to go up to her myself and suddenly grabbed her neck with my hooves, from which she screamed in fright. "I think you should try to overpower yourself. I don't bite."

Trixie sighed and tried to smile, then closed her eyes and brought her lips to mine. But at that moment, I felt the love in her kiss very well. She even began to quietly stick her tongue into my mouth, but I did not decide to pull away. I was addicted to this game, but time passed and we need to finish this ceremony.

"Cadence!" My husband's voice sounded and I immediately turned to him.

When he approached me, he sighed several times, and then made a determined face. "I still don't like it very much that you have to go to some island ... but I believe in you, and I do not doubt your experience! And of course I also want to join everyone, and since you are going to pass everything these kisses for Heart Path... I also have a message!" Shining said what made me a little surprised.

He began kissing me with his tongue in his mouth, and not at all embarrassed by the presence of three mares, who were now closely watching us. Shining got a taste, but I did not resist and felt his hoof crawling to my ass! Except I was wearing armor, and it disappointed my husband a little, but it started to turn me on. He conveyed a lot of passion in this kiss and only a drop of love! But who is this kiss for? Although I'm starting to guess ...

When Shining freed himself from my lips and pressed against my forehead, all the time looking into my eyes. "Pass this for Chrysalis!" Shining said and as if nothing had happened, he let go of our embrace and returned to the robot.

I looked at my husband and considered his words ... but I really am not going to react negatively to such a statement! And all because our conversation, in our room, half an hour ago, already made it clear to both of us that we are free in our preferences. And the more so that I myself am going to kiss a man named Heart Path and at the same time I will definitely not have any remorse!

So I just smiled good-naturedly. "Okay, Shining. I will try to be sure to convey a message to the Chrysalis, provided she doesn't mind accepting it." I said, and out of the corner of my eye I noticed how Celestia and Luna looked at each other and apparently were mentally talking about something among themselves.

"Mr. Shining Armor. If you are interested, I can show you some materials and videos, photographs that I managed to take during my stay in your world. Provided that Trixie gives her permission for this, since she is my temporary commander and now we are also friends." Night Fog said, which aroused my husband's genuine interest.

But I was already all right and we must hurry. Every minute now plays a role, and we are distracted enough. When all these tenderness and hugs ended, I stood in the center of this room, and several candles were burning around me. Trixie was already in her archmage costume, wearing this beautiful, magical armor on her hooves and it certainly looked very impressive. And now she was squatting, holding a magic staff in her hooves. All the ponies stood around me and we began to cast a spell. I fully concentrated on magic, and after a few seconds, several magical beams rushed towards my body. All this spell lasted for about ten seconds, but I managed to finally look at everyone who surrounded me and uttered the spell.

“Cadence! Leave me a little of Heart Path!" Luna said in a loud voice and after that she winked at me conspiratorially.

"I can't promise anything! You yourself know what it is when Chrysalis is next to him!" I answered quietly with a dare.

"Good luck, Cadence! Wait for us on the fourth day!" Celestia screamed and that was the last thing I heard, and after that I was briefly blinded by a white magical flash.

The road, which was almost impassable before, now seems easy: all obstacles, once overcome, we are no longer afraid.

Bernard Verber.

"Luck really won't hurt me!" I said to myself.

When I could see normally again, I felt that something was wrong. The wind was blowing heavily on my body from below! When I looked down and at that moment my mane was developing from under the helmet, I saw that I was about half a kilometer from the ground! I was falling! How the hell did I end up in the sky?

I quickly concentrated and spread my wings to begin a smooth descent into this uncharted land. But even during the flight, I saw large smoke rise up into the sky from this island. It is difficult for me to see the edge of this island at such a height, but it was clear that it is large enough, and now the local fauna is experiencing a real catastrophe ... forest fires! It was noticeable that in this vast, wooded area, there were several fires. The smoke began to enter my eyes and made me cry and cough. And I don't need to explain the reason for this apocalypse! Demons...

"Damn it! It's good that Trixie was not sent on this mission! Although she now has a staff that gives her the knowledge of many spells ... but it's still risky!" I talked to myself and gradually landed, but I had not flown in armor for a long time and because of this I hurt my hooves. "AaaH!" I moaned in pain and decided to catch my breath a little.

When I looked around I saw that I was on the seashore, and heard only the sound of waves and the cries of birds. It was now day ... but there was clearly something wrong. When I raised my head and looked into the sky, my eyes widened with horror!

There in the sky, where two minutes ago it was bright and beautiful after my teleportation, now some kind of magical flashes and red lightning constantly occurred, giving the impression that an apocalypse was coming on this earth. Smoke rose over the forest and glow from the fire was noticeable, and the ground underfoot at times shook. Somewhere in the distance, an eerie howl and roar was heard, forcing all the birds in fear to fly away from this island. Squirrels and hares ran past me, snakes crawled by. All of them were in a hurry to find a safe place on this piece of land near the coast, but it was clear that they were all in despair and needed to be saved from this horror. And in the sky itself there was a loud and piercing sound of a trumpet, forcing me to lie on the ground and cover my ears with hooves, while my heart was ready to burst out of my chest with fear, which I began to experience in the first minutes of my stay on this island. Now I began to clearly understand why this island is called "Peak Fear"!

I swallowed the lump that had put on my throat and ran after all these animals along the coast. Perhaps they know where to hide, and I will follow them, and after that, when I can be sure of safety, I will fire a magical shot into the sky. I hope the glow of my magical aura will be noticeable first of all for our friends, but not for enemies! And now I no longer doubt that it is possible that I will have to face the dangers face to face.

But if this is indeed an invasion of our planet, then why is it happening on this particular island? I will try to find out the answer to my question. After all, it is more profitable to attack our cities, if we consider such a plan from the point of view of tactics. Although I know little about demons, it was only thanks to the books that I imagined their possibilities. But the demons themselves have always been considered a myth! And it served mainly to scare the naughty foals! But now I myself was able to make sure of this ... it is completely real and really poses a threat to all living things in our world.

Having run a sufficient distance along the coast, I noticed some kind of grotto. "Hmm ... I guess I'll give a signal from this place and hide in a grotto. Ooohh ... I just want to hope that Heart Path will not be many kilometers from my position! Well then I will take the risk and fly over this island ... but it ... will be very dangerous. The demons can spot me and then I have no doubt that there will be a pursuit for me!" I said to myself, continuing to run towards the grotto, but my thoughts just got a little better and some doubts arose.

I stopped at the entrance to the grotto and started looking around. When I was convinced that there was no danger nearby, I decided to try to dispel my doubts. Looking at the sky, I began to cast a spell ... but several magical sparks fell from my horn, notifying me that I had exhausted my magical energy.

I squatted down and, indignant at myself and at all living things, decided that I had the right to utter a curse. "Damn it! I forgot that the spell for this teleportation almost left me without magical energy!" I said in a grumpy voice and hurried to check my saddlebag.

But when I opened this bag, I was able to find what I needed in it. Two vials of the "Heal Wounds" potion, and three vials of the "Restore Magical Energy" potion! And that's all I had ... but I'm not complaining, because it's better than nothing.

"Well, thank you, Celestia!" I said in an encouraging voice and began to drink the potion.

Five seconds later, a whirlwind of magical energy engulfed my body, and now I felt that I could cast a spell without having to spend one of my signal arrows. I have to conserve my supplies. It looks like this time I was really challenged. I think that even Twilight did not face such problems! Although I shouldn't think of her that way ... she, too, certainly deserves credit for all her friendship trials.

But what is happening on this island definitely cannot be corrected by the magic of friendship! I strongly doubt that demons invade this world with friendly intentions and their goal is much more serious, and the methods of achieving such goals are undoubtedly cruel. And most likely I'm downplaying. In general, I am happy that my aunt Celestia is not a fool, and she did not send the "Elements of Harmony" to this island!

All these thoughts were spinning in my head, but time passed, and the ground under my feet shook again, forcing me to act as quickly as possible. I concentrated and fired a magical shot into the sky. A few seconds later, a small fireworks display occurred in the sky and painted a pink heart. I smiled and sighed calmly, and pride in my magical ability to create a beautiful effect appeared in my soul.

I caught my breath a little and decided to look around again. I need to do this as often as possible, because I do not want to get problems.

A flock of birds flew out of the forest with screams of panic and flew past me, but one of these birds began to hover in front of my face and say something in their own language! But I am not Fluttershy, so I could not understand what exactly this bird was trying to tell me, but I guessed that she was trying to warn me about something.

Panic gripped me, but I sighed several times and checked my battle Bow of Love with a hoof. Something I don't like is the smell of sulfur coming from the forest. I ran into the grotto and making sure that it was safe here, I hid behind the wall and with the help of magic pulled out my weapon. Perhaps I should save my magical energy, and remember my training with Celestia. Smoke began to penetrate into this cave, and the sulfuric smell began to intensify. I coughed and my ear twitched from what I heard, which is why I hurried to look out from behind the wall of the entrance to the grotto.

But what I saw was no doubt my first test. Three demons stood about twenty meters from the entrance to the cave and simultaneously shuffled their tails. They had toothy grins on their faces and in general they looked appropriately ... scary and disgusting. I don't think even Discord would have thought of creating such creatures! Each had some kind of glowing vial in his hand, and in the other hand a staff with a horned skull on top.

My ass started to clench with fear. "Hey!" I screamed plucking up courage, but at that moment one of the demons pointed his staff at me.

I wanted to fire a magic shot at these impudent demons ... but suddenly my body began to weaken, as all the magical energy began to fly out of me and directed a thick luminous stream into the bubbles that these demons were holding!

There is a fog in my eyes, but I have to react quickly, otherwise I am in danger! These monsters have just stolen all my magical energy! I shook my head and concentrated. I still hadn't lost my wings, and my Battle Bow of Love was still with me. I jumped and flew into the air, while my hooves took out a bow and one arrow, when I was at a sufficient height from these imps, I turned my eyes to each of them ... but they decided to arrange a chase after me, while they are all disgusting and sarcastically laughed at me.

The demons scattered in different directions and tried to surround me, but I struggled to work with my wings and tried to maneuver all the time changing the height, as fiery arrows began to fly past me. But flying in this armor turned out to be really not an easy task for me. Over the years of my peaceful life, I simply began to lose shape and combat experience wearing armor. But nevertheless, I was not going to give up!

I flew along this coast and often looked back, and of course the pursuit of me had not stopped yet, but in the sky terror was still created from bloody clouds and lightning, to the sound of trumpets and thunder. I felt that I was already starting to get tired and so I began to gain altitude again and look at this fear in front of my eyes with full determination in my heart.

When I was at a height of half a kilometer from the ground, I stopped flapping my wings and took a free fall while flying past the mad demons who tried to hit me with their pitchforks and fiery arrows. I flew with my back to the ground and aimed my bow at one of these freaks.

Shot ... Two seconds later, the arrow hit the demon, who did not have time to dodge and what I saw made me smile victoriously! The demon began to glow brightly and his body turned to dust, leaving a small trail of fire in the sky. But I hastened to roll over and spread my wings, and most importantly, on time! About fifty meters remained to the ground and I began a smooth descent.

When I landed at such a speed, I again got pain in my hooves and rolled over several times while rolling on this ground, from which dirt flew into my face, and my mane and tail were completely disheveled. Once again, I heard thunder in the sky and the flapping of leathery demonic wings, which no doubt spurred me to decisive action. Overcoming this pain, I hastened to jump up and grab my battle Bow of Love in the teeth, which fell next to me. I started to run, while I turned around again and my eyes widened in horror! One of the demons almost caught up with me in flight and shot a fiery arrow at me, which instantly flew into my back and began to set fire to the attachment of my saddle bag! And although I felt a sharp sting in my back, my armor was still able to absorb this magical blow and prevent me from dying from this deadly projectile.

"Bastards!" I shouted, pulling out my battle bow and stopped abruptly and clung to the ground, because of which both demons did not have time to stop in time and flew over my head and turned around again in a couple of tens of meters.

I reacted quickly and aimed my bow at one of these demons. The shot ... And the cry of horror of the dying demon passed through my tired body, causing a new wave of fear and shudder in me. Demon also turned to dust, flaring up like a match. The last demon with a vengeful grimace on his face, realized that perhaps he needed to flee. He began to fly into the sky and at the same time constantly shot at me with fiery arrows, from which I easily dodged ... but my heart ... my heart asked me to calm down and not pursue this arrogant and cowardly demon.

"I won't chase you ... but one of my signal arrows asks me to use it!" I shouted in an angry voice and aimed my bow at the demon, while calculating the lead. My hoof let go of the taut string of my bow and I watched as this arrow flew into the sky. After about five seconds, an explosion sounded in the sky and fireworks of red lights flared up, which scattered several tens of meters. And, of course, one of those fiery, magical sparks struck the cowardly demon. And now I watched as his burning body fell to the ground. He fell and the dust and disgusting stench from the corpse of this demonic creature was felt in the air. After a few seconds, his body likewise turned to dust.

I ran back several tens of meters and my body collapsed from fatigue. And of course I could not resist it ... I needed at least a two-minute respite. Therefore, I was now lying on the ground with an open mouth from which my tongue fell out and at the same time I was breathing heavily. My trembling hoof wiped sweat from my face and I decided to take off my helmet for a short time, otherwise my disheveled mane began to climb into my face.

"Ahaah ... Fuuuh ... now I clearly understand why Heart Path prayed to Celestia and asked her for help ... I hope he will not be upset that I was the one who came to help him in Celestia's place?" I asked myself. "By the way, that fireworks in the sky should also help him find my position faster." I continued to talk to myself and at the same time think about how not to go crazy.

I began to feel another surge of magical energy into my body. And the whole point was that three demons kept my magical energy in their bubbles, but now they are destroyed. What was taken away from me in a brazen way came back to me, as well as my cheerful mood. And again I decided to look around.

I was far enough from this grotto, but in this part of the coast there was a dead end, and all because of a cliff that rose and left its edges into the sea. And in general there were many stones of different sizes. To my left, about a hundred meters away, was the same forest. In this part of the coast, smoke was more noticeable and sounds, as well as the crackling from burning trees, were clearly audible.

I put on my helmet and climbed onto my hooves, and then looked towards this forest. "What should I do now? There is not even a place to hide, and I am afraid to enter the forest itself. It is still dangerous to fly and the smoke from burning just poisons the air. Although I can try to do it, but ..." But before I had time to finish, a trumpet sound was heard in the sky again, which made me very frightened and fell to the ground pressing my hooves to my ears.

My poor, exhausted body shook with fear with such force that I could hear my armor and contents clink in my saddle bag. My breathing was difficult and in my eyes it began to darken, because the whole sky at that moment became dark and as if night had come. Red lightning struck one of the large stones, and when the smoke cleared, I saw what could rightfully be considered my second test.

On a rocky platform stood a tall and formidable horse, three times the size of a pony. Maybe he was even bigger than Celestia. His mane, tail, hooves and eyes blazed with demonic fire! If you have ever had the honor and pleasure of meeting Nightmare Moon in person, then this can be safely considered a romantic date! Because Nightmare Moon is a very sweet beauty compared to what I see now.

And it was the demon horse, Nightmare. And it was no doubt a serious threat, causing my ass to clench with fear again, and my tail pressed against my stomach. I don't know what this horse was capable of, but what I know for sure is that I have to go through this horror.

I began to back away, as my wings simply refused to fly and stuck to my sides out of fear, but I continued to look at this horse, which was drilling me with its fiery eyes. Nightmare reared up and whinnied, and after that sent a magical impulse at me from which I simply did not have time to dodge. For a few seconds I went blind and my body was paralyzed.

In my imagination, I clearly saw the image of the skeleton of a pony, which began to crumble and turn into dust. Then it got dark again and I finally heard a voice in my head.

What seem to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.

Oscar Wilde.

"Now you will see your true past, which you dared to forget for a long life! And no doubt you will love me for what I will lead you through!" A terrible voice spoke like suffering from severe agony! This voice ...

I stopped feeling my body and the world before my eyes became gloomy, but after a few seconds this mysterious, terrible fog in front of my eyes dissipated.

I went back to the very day when my father decided to give me a pendant with a mysterious artifact that looks like a gem, but it made the sounds of a heartbeat. But I was not in the body of that very little filly who was a changeling from birth, but I was watching this picture from the sidelines.

The world around me continued its life and time passed immediately. I decided to look around, and I was really able to see my real body. I was still wearing my armor and my saddle bag. It really became interesting to me to look at this episode from my life, only this time from the outside. And most importantly, it was only this morning that I was able to ease my emotional burden after telling Shining about it. It's good that he could understand me ...

It was an old hut with minimal comfort. But there were two beds and a table. There was a stove and a cupboard in the corner. There were two windows from which one could see the forest landscape. It was really beautiful here! And the main thing is that the house itself was far from the nearest pony settlement. But I never knew the true reason why my unusual parents decided to live in the forest. The impression was that they were hiding from someone. And it really was so, because we only settled in this house six months ago. And before that ... I don't remember ... but maybe I will.

And so I watched as my parents with a happy smile on their faces put this pendant on my neck ...

My father says something, but I can't understand what it is, and I don't know the reason. I already realized that ... my mind is now in the grip of a Nightmare, and therefore I must be prepared for possible troubles.

I watched this pink changeling filly, with cat's violet eyes, look curiously at a box hanging on a chain. After that, her body was enveloped in a whirlwind of magical energy ... and when all this magical effect passed, I saw something that shook my mind, and the panic reaction of my parents!

Little Cadence has just turned into a black changeling with a predatory look and a hungry expression! And after that, her horn lit up with a pink magical aura and this filly began to suck love from her parents!

"AAAhh! Cadence, don't you dare do that to your father!" A familiar mother's voice shouted. And then my mother hit me on the horn, at the moment when my father fell and passed out.

The changeling filly began to cry, pressing her hooves to her predatory eyes. "But mom, I want to eat! And my dad ... he really was delicious! And in general, I'm not to blame for this! It's all your fault for giving me this stupid pendant, with some kind of stone! See for yourself what I have turned!" The changeling filly screamed and cried, and at the same time baring her fangs all the time.

It hurt me to watch this whole picture, and I was able to imbued with feelings for this little Cadence ... Cadence, who, by the will of fate, became a real changeling, and was not healed of a curse, and did not become an alicorn. But when I lowered my head in sorrow and looked at my hooves ...

What I saw terrified me greatly, my heart sank in pain, and my eyes widened in horror as I squatted down and lifted my jet-black hooves with their characteristic holes. I ran my tongue over my teeth and groped for large, predatory fangs, and the language itself was the same as that of a reptile!

I wanted to say something at that moment, but I could not ...

The fog closed my eyes again, and when it cleared, I sighed a little in relief. I kept looking at my hooves, which turned pink again. But I was still standing in the kitchen in our hut, and little Cadence, the alicorn, ran past me. In the kitchen at that moment, my mother was sitting at the table and chopping some vegetables and herbs. Indeed, I remember that there was a small vegetable garden near our house where my parents could plant seeds and eventually get a harvest for their labors. My heart was always filled with even more love when my parents and I removed unnecessary grass and cultivated the land. But I was small and weak, so my father carefully gave me the opportunity to run and play while he and my mother continued to work in the garden.

So this time I decided that it was time for me to have some fun and run after butterflies, play near the house.

"Mom, can I play outside?" I asked hopefully and looked at my mother with puppy eyes.

But my mother in response only rubbed her nose tenderly against my cheek and made me laugh a little. "Of course, just don't go far."

Mom answered in a loving voice and after that, in a motherly manner, she licked my cheek and stroked my mane with her hoof.

But this little filly Cadence just smiled happily and ran outside. And at that moment I remained as an invisible observer. I seem to begin to understand what is about to happen now ... Nightmare Demon is trying to show me one of the most terrible episodes in my life, which I could not see in reality.

My father entered this kitchen, hugged my mother and kissed her lovingly. "Emerald. Do you think it was a good decision to let our daughter go for a walk alone? She is still small and although already smart. But sometimes she has a wind in her head, and sometimes ... Tell me, Emerald, you also notice how Cadence is watching with curiosity behind us from her little crib, during our lovemaking with you? Because I have already noticed this more than once and saw in her eyes not only curiosity, but also passion! Perhaps she is still more like you ... well. .. no matter how bitter it may sound..." My father did not have time to finish and closed his eyes, and after that he again began to hug my mother, while tears flowed from his eyes.

I have never heard my mother's real name before ... but all because my parents did not call each other by name. They used the words: Beloved. My beloved stallion. My beloved mare.

My mother began to comfort my father and stroke his back with her hoof. "I know who you are thinking about now, Valiant. But remember his last words on that very sacrificial stone near "Keeper of the World" statue ... He was dying, but he didn’t want his feelings for us to go away with him. He asked us so that we would always love each other and give this world a foal that will continue his talent, and perhaps even improve it! And of course, after she received his heart from us as a gift, it became even more noticeable. I believed that we are just as capable of healing our daughter from the curse, just like you! Therefore, now she does not feel hunger, wanting just take those feelings away, as most changelings do. I can't say for everyone, because in fact, maybe I'm not the only one who decided to voluntarily seek a cure for this curse! But what happened three years ago ... this is no doubt a very bitter part of our history." My mother said, but I noticed how tears also flowed from her eyes from the fact that old memories tormented her soul.

So my father's name was Valiant ... I'm so sorry that I can't know my parents much more than I wanted ... but fate turned out to be cruel to me ... Although I am really grateful to this demonic horse-Nightmare.

As I wandered in my thoughts, my eyes darkened again and the image Nightmare appeared, who looked at me with his murderous gaze and bared his sharp teeth, and fire blazed from his nostrils. "I told you that you will love me! Will fit face to face with your fear!" Nightmare shouted out in his similar hellish voice, and after that his image evaporated again.

I could see the continuation of this scene again, but my heart began to ache very much ... I wanted to scream from this unbearable pain, but I had no voice and I did not control my mind. I felt how my hooves were beginning to get excruciating burns, preventing me from fighting for my salvation! But there was hope in my soul ... the very last bastion that decided to fight the tricks of the Nightmare.

I began to feel how my pain gradually passes and the cry of my soul fades away. I saw how a small glowing ball appeared in front of my eyes, which began to expand and after a few seconds I saw ...

I saw a translucent image of my mother, who looked at me lovingly and hurried to embrace me with her hooves.

"Cadence! My daughter! Please listen to me, and do not argue! I have very little time ... This Nightmare is trying to take possession of your mind, to instill in you as much fear as possible! If you do not resist, then where is now your body, you will lose in yourself the last defenders of your soul! Please do not lose Hope! And face these fears and deception face to face, while continuing to believe that your aura of love is much stronger than this Nightmare!" Said my mum in an innocent whisper, but after that her spirit evaporated.

Mother! I ... I saw my mother's soul! And all this ... it's so strange ... But I perfectly understood that what I now see and feel can be called my next test. Nightmare may have been able to create an illusion, but I threw my doubts aside and my faith grew stronger. My hope continued to fight for my soul and prevent my soul from finally perishing under the rule of this demon, which continues its temptation.

But at that very moment I heard the sound of several flapping wings, and this also alerted my parents. A few seconds later the door to this house opened ...

The door opened and Celestia entered! Celestia? But how? She was accompanied by two Pegasus of the Praetorian Guard.
My parents with surprise and trepidation moved away from this table and began to back away.

"Princess Celestia?! But how did you find us?" My father asked and quickly began to look around, and a determination appeared on his face and he rushed to the chest in the room.

Celestia grinned viciously and her horn glowed with a magical aura. "The time has come for reckoning, for you Emerald!" Celestia said in a threatening voice and a long sword appeared in her magical aura!

Emerald looked at Celestia with eyes of horror and began to back away from fear. "You are not Celestia ... you are mine..." My mother said, but she did not have time to finish these words!

And what I saw next made me experience a real heartache ... but I could not close my eyes ...

Celestia used her telekinesis magic with lightning speed, in which she held a long sword and chopped off my mother's head! A few seconds later, my father ran into this kitchen with a gladius in his magical aura, but what he saw made him numb with horror. One of Celestia's guards did not take long to throw a knife at my father.

"AAA!" My father screamed in pain and fell on his side clutching his hoof to his chest. But at the same time, I noticed signs of life on his face.

Celestia went to my mother's severed head and, with a grin on her face, put her hoof on this head, while she was not at all afraid to walk in a pool of blood. "Now the traitor has been executed!" Celestia said, and a second later her body was engulfed in a green magical aura ... The two stallions did the same.

A young Chrysalis, about the age of thirteen, at this very moment was putting my mother's head in some kind of bag. "We must take this to our hive and show it to Queen Angeron!" Young Chrysalis said and handed the sack to one of the changelings.

The changeling bowed. "As you say Princess Chrysalis!"

The second changeling at that moment approached my father. "It looks like he's still alive! But I'll fix that mistake now." The second changeling said and prepared his hoof for a blow to my father's head.

"Stop! Enough! We did not come here for this stallion, but for the head of the traitor to our hive! This stallion will die of its own accord. Now let's hurry, we have to leave." Chrysalis said and after that all the changelings ran out of this house.

Oohh ... no! Of course, what I just saw shook my mind! But ... right now, I could feel my mother's loving hooves hugging my body. I have to resist this Nightmare, and not accept his game. He wants hatred and a thirst for revenge to settle in my heart, and in return he will take away my love and hope! My faith will collapse and my soul will be doomed to torment.

I sighed and shook my head, driving away gloomy thoughts from me. And when I felt that my faith had grown stronger, I was finally able to speak the words. "You can't take over my mind, Mr. Fire Stallion!" I said in a kind and even loving voice.

For a short time, the world before my eyes darkened again, and I ceased to feel my body. But when the fog in front of my eyes cleared, I again found myself in the same position at the moment of my teleportation. In the sky, there were still red clouds in the form of large figures of the harbingers of the apocalypse, and all this was accompanied by magical lightning and a loud trumpet sound, from which my insides trembled and my ears ringed. For a short time, I lost my hearing ... and my ability to speak! But I clearly saw the Tartarus taking place on this earth.

I breathed deeply and watched me fall down from a great height! I felt and saw everything very well. It was the same island, it was all the same situation ... but when I fell, I began to realize too late that everything was not simple here. I had no wings and no horn! I was in my armor, but at the same time I was no longer an alicorn. But this was not the worst thing ... but the fact that I fell into the sea on the shore Peak Fear Island, and this sea was the color of blood! I was getting closer and closer, and out of panic I began to swing my hooves, as if instinctively trying to slow down my fall, but it was naturally a futile attempt.

A few meters from this bloody water, I breathed air into my lungs, and my heart was about to be torn apart from all these trials, but I was not alone. I felt that at that moment someone supported and loved me. It was my mom's spirit. But I never saw or heard her again.

My body hit hard against this bloody water and I tried to close my eyes and scream in pain, but I couldn't do it. I was drowning in a sea ... a sea of blood ...

I tried to pop up with my hooves, but due to the weight of my armor, it was useless. The air in my lungs was coming to its end and my head ached from pressure, which can be compared with several daggers stabbing my body. Is this the end? My body and my mind, began to give up order to accept their terrible death...

But at that moment in my last thoughts the words appeared: "You cannot destroy the hope in me!" I screamed while in this bloody water from which my lungs were immediately filled with this organic liquid ...

And again in my eyes there is a fog and a terrible cry of several ponies dying in terrible agony! Once again, I see the image Nightmare standing right in front of me and sniffing my face. The heat of his fiery mane burned my face badly, but I could not move and understand where I was.

"How stubborn you are, but definitely sweet, I think I have already prepared enough for dinner... for my sisters. You still have something that they will surely like! I can feel it, and I even know your deepest desire. You came to this island, experiencing many feelings and emotions ... but curiosity and lust in your many fantasies, still wander in your mind!" Said Nightmare and bared his smile showing me his dagger-sharp teeth, and after that he turned around and slapped me with his fiery tail in the face! And of course it was painful and not pleasant...

In a few seconds, all these images blurred and my eyes were cleared of these terrible visions. And here I am again standing a few meters away from this fiery demonic horse, and my body gradually returned to normal. However, the fear still has not left me, but now I know how to deal with this Nightmare.

"It's time to end these games!" I shouted and looked at Nightmare with determination.

Nightmare reared up, and a murderous hatred for me appeared on his face. "Maybe I won't let my sisters have dinner! I need you as much as these bitches!" Shouted Nightmare in a threatening voice and, lowering his hooves, jumped off the stone.

I reacted quickly and made my wings work. I managed to take off several tens of meters from the place where a large jet of flame flew, released by a demonic horse from his nostrils. Without hesitation, I drew my bow and one love arrow, and then took aim at Nightmare.

"This is a gift from me to you, with love!" I shouted, however, in a mischievous voice. My mood was elevated, and adrenalin spurred me to decisive action.

I distinctly heard a voice in my head that shouted at me and asked me to act as quickly as possible, and not succumb to the action of this dark magic. It was my mother's voice.

Nightmare noticed that a magic arrow flew at him and jumped from this place, and after that he began to run away into the forest, all the time leaving traces of fire behind him. I flew after this creature and prepared to fire my bow again. But Nightmare was not stupid, he stopped, and a fiery flame appeared around him, which surrounded his body and hid this demon from sight!

"Ah, so you yourself are afraid? You can only frighten others! Come out and fight like ... hm ... like a horse!" I screamed with complete determination in my voice and descended to the ground.

I held this fiery circle in sight, and after a few seconds Nightmare jumped out of it in my direction, and at the same time a jet of flame flew from his nostrils at me.

And again I flew up on my wings, but this time this fiery horse jumped up and grabbed my tail with his teeth ...

"AAAH!!!" I screamed in pain and quickly fell to the ground, as Nightmare threw me and immediately fell on my body.

It seems like I just did some stupid carelessness, but maybe I am doing everything right. Because this Nightmare is very dexterous and will not let me just hit him with my arrow. But I don’t have the time and concentration to cast spells ... and besides, I don’t know which spell will harm this demon. Perhaps Celestia could easily destroy this horse, but even that I have my doubts, because even if you become an alicorn, your life does not become easier...

I lay on my back and writhed in pain, while fighting off this stallion with my hooves, but it was useless. He just lay down on my stomach and began to press with his weight! At the same time, his face made a sly grin and he spread my legs and began to rub against my crotch!

"I can see how much you like it, Princess of Love!" The Nightmare whispered in a terrible voice and began to bring his face closer to mine.

His mane was already starting to burn my face and part of my mane was getting tanned, from which I started to panic and smell burnt flesh ... This bastard is trying to rape me!

I began to beat him in the chest with my hooves, and a painful grimace appeared on my face. I was finding it hard to breathe because of the weight of this massive stallion! And just because of my armor, I still wasn't crushed ...

"Let me go, you scum!" I shouted in the face of Nightmare and then spat at him, which made him laugh disgustingly, and my saliva hissed on his face and evaporated.

"I will play with you, and you might like it. And after this demonic sex, I will free you. I will free you from your body!" Nightmare whispered and pressed quickly to my lips.

"Mmm ... Mmm!!!" I was disgusted, painful and pleasant at the same time, during this passionate kiss from a demonic stallion. I just hope that no one will know about it!

I decided to go for the trick and relaxed a little. I started stroking this stallion with my feet, which naturally aroused him. In a second, I began to feel the massive organ of this demon stallion rubbing against my love bud.

I began to breathe deeply and portray pleasure on my face, and at that moment my right hoof crawled towards the quiver of arrows that was hanging from my belt. I was able to find one arrow and hastened to pull it out.

At that moment, Nightmare's eyes flashed with blinding fire, and ecstasy appeared on his face. I felt how the member of this demon began to push the walls of my love entrance, and at that moment I gained strength and stuck my arrow into the neck of this bastard!

"WAAAAA!!!" Nightmare screamed in sudden pain and his body began to cut through the rays of my magical love aura.

"Well, what do you like the way something is stuck into you?!" I shouted looking at the sickly face of this demon.

I tried to crawl out from under this stallion, all the while pushing my hooves off his body, but at that moment the Nightmare exploded and numerous pieces of his demonic flesh flew on my face!

I covered my eyes with a hoof against this shocking effect and turned away. After that, I heard a plaintive voice going into the sky, but I could not make out his words. When I opened my eyes again, I saw that this demon had evaporated, leaving behind a heap of ash.

I got up on my hooves, and at that moment I felt bad. "Damn ... that bastard almost fucked me!" I said, and tears flowed from my eyes from the unpleasant itching in the perineum.

I squatted down and looked around all the time, and then began to scratch my pussy with my hoof. “Oooh… Probably shouldn't tell anyone about this! Damn ... it was painful and ... nice at the same time ... I can't believe what I'm saying now! Ooohh..." I said in an indignant voice, and sadly lowered my head from my miserable position. "Probably, I should go to wash in this sea! Otherwise, I will go crazy from this burning sensation."

I was in a panic and multiple mental shock, but still decided to run to this sea. The sea, like the whole place, was not calm and it was seen how nature itself manifests a morbid state for the invasion of demons. It was like a fever, only on a very large scale. Nevertheless, I ran into the water and began to rub my crotch with my hoof and in general, at least a little to wash off this dirt from me. But what I noticed certainly saddened me. My mane was ugly and burnt in places. This is certainly not the worst thing, but still I was not pleased with the realization of what my body had become during this time while I am on this island. No, I'm certainly not complaining, because I myself decided to take this dangerous step. So this is a small sacrifice so that I could achieve my goal.

When I finished washing, I immediately hurried back to the shore, but there was a lot of anxiety in my heart, and many questions in my head.

The darkness receded a little and I decided that I must continue to act and be ready. "Heart Path! Well, where are you? I need help..." I whispered to myself and decided that I would take the risk and again shoot a signal arrow into the sky, but above all...

"I have to fly up this cliff!" I said to myself and checked my wings.

However, my plans were not destined to come true. I already knew perfectly well that the tests of my spirit and body were not over for today. A few hours ago, I was just a princess of Love, who lived and dreamed of adventure in order to dispel at least a little my boring palace life. Be afraid of your desires, because they can come true! And now I am struggling for my life with all my strength and I still remember the true purpose for which I was teleported to this island. I must help our friends, and this implies not only love advice and affection, but also struggle.

There was again a loud trumpet sound in the sky and several lightning bolts. And the fear that left me two minutes ago returned to me again. I ran towards the forest and fell on my stomach pressing my hooves to my ears, as this sound can drive me crazy. I ... I felt that at that moment my body had just decided for me that it was necessary to wet the earth.

I lay on the ground and shyly pressed my head, and my hooves began to close my eyes. I began to cry, from the fact that I was clearly aware of the sensations of all these troubles that had fallen on my soul and body ... and at that moment a small puddle of my urine began to form under me. And I think that I will not be blamed for this. I am glad that no one sees me now, in my disgraced state. My bladder was giving me hints from my first meeting with demons! And now he could not resist.

I hurried to stand on my hooves, but I felt very tired in my body, and after that I turned around and looked at this sky of the apocalypse. But the sky sent me a surprise in response ... From these clouds of the apocalypse, some creatures unknown to my mind flew in my direction. Three rapidly flying points, leaving trails of fire.

"Hell!" I shouted and flew at low altitude towards the coastal forest.

When I flew into the forest, I decided to hide behind a tree and look into the sky again to understand who I was dealing with.

"Oh Celestia!" I whispered while continuing to watch as two succubi descended on this shore not far from me. And the fact that these creatures are called succubi, I had no doubt. I have seen exemplary images drawn in books on demonology. "But where is the third?" I said and decided that it was time to run away from here as far as possible and perhaps prepare for a fight if they start chasing me. But out of the corner of my eye, I noticed smoke creeping under my feet and I could smell the burning smell, and no matter how strange it may sound ... the smell of hungry lust. Looks like I just made the mistake of staying in this place to watch the enemy!

But when I turned...

"Hmm ... an interesting specimen! But me and my sisters don't care who have fun with!" This vile creature hissed, and thereby made me feel a lot of fear.

I didn't have time to react, and this succubus sent a beam of magic at me ... After that, I heard the ringing of magic chains that tied my wings. I looked angrily at this bitch and was about to shoot her with a magic beam, but she just jumped up and hit me on the chin, thereby sending my body flying.

"AAAH!!!" I screamed in pain and fell on my side.

This bitch dragged me from the forest to the shore and my body fell in front of the feet of two other succubi. They surrounded me and began to laugh. But I'm not going to give up without a fight, and so I got to my feet with a resolute expression on my face and began to shift my gaze to these demonesses.

"It seems that today we will finally satisfy our hunger for lust!" One of the succubus said.

They continued to slowly walk around me, and in their terrible hands magic spheres shone and there was an unusual weapon. Now I am temporarily unable to fly, but that shouldn't be a problem. The problem is that they will prevent me from casting the spell, since I have already seen the possible response of these demons. My jaw ached from this sudden blow, but overcoming the pain I decided to show them my grin.

"Well, shall we dance?" I asked and prepared my hooves for the jump.

One of the succubus, who was holding the whip in her hand, swung sharply and sent the end of that whip at my feet. I jumped up and heard the shrill whistling sound from this sadistic weapon. And when I again landed on the ground with my hooves, I hastened to jump to the side again, and at that moment the end of the next blow of the whip hit the ground!

"Just look at her! She is still resisting! I can only imagine how tasty her body will be..." Shouted one of the succubi in her disgusting voice, from which a shiver ran through my body. "You will suffer for a long time before death!" The succubus said with a grin on her face and again raised her hand.

How annoying they are! "Taste this, you vile creature!" I shouted and during the next jump and somersault I drew my battle Bow of Love with my hoof, which was hidden under my saddle bag.

The succubi stopped mocking me and one of them, with a sharp movement of her hand, shot a fiery arrow at me ...

"AAAAA!!!" I screamed, feeling how this fire hit my side. My armor was able to extinguish this flame, but it hit me hard, which caused me to fly several meters away from these succubi again.

And again I fell on my side, which further intensified this pain and burning sensation. It really hurt and tears flowed from my eyes ... but I have to endure this pain and resist. I have to show my maximum will to live.

With a grimace on my face, I climbed onto my hooves and saw a bow lying not far from me. And the succubi noticed the direction of my gaze. Now all three of them looked at me with smirks and slowly approached, a ball of fire burned in each of them's hands.

"Let's finish her off already! I'm hungry!" One of the succubus said.

It looks like I won't have time to grab my bow and load it with an arrow... In my mind, I began to sort out possible moves, but they were all very difficult and possibly doomed to failure...

But at that moment, a green magic ray flew from the direction of the forest, which, hitting one of the succubi, immediately enveloped it in slime and in a matter of seconds formed a cocoon! It reminds me of something ...

The other two demons were immediately distracted and turned their heads towards the forest. I decided to take advantage of this and used my magic, pulling out one of my love arrows, and then jumped to my bow.

Time slowed down and I, holding a loaded bow in my hooves, aimed at the extreme succubus and fired a shot without hesitation. The arrow hit the demon's back, causing her body to instantly burn with fire.

A terrible cry of a burning demon pierced my ears and at that moment a fireball flew at me from the second succubus. My eyes widened in horror, but I managed to jump to the side, and my bow fell out of my hooves again, but now I was a little freer in movement. I ran around this succubus and prepared my battle spell. But the succubus noticed the glow of my horn and again shot me with her whip ...

And this time the end of the lash wrapped around my hooves while I felt like a part of my flesh was cut open.

"Aaay!" I cried out in pain while falling, and out of the corner of my eye I saw a bloody trail on my hooves. I stopped feeling my legs and was tightly bound.

The succubus flew up to me and pressed my painful body with her hands. I tried to resist, but she began to choke me with her hands! Once again, the terrible pain on my body made my eyes widen with the realization that I had not coped with my mission, and now I am going to die. My body began to shake violently in agony, but this creature began to press on me even more.

But when my eyes began to roll from suffocation, I noticed a flock of butterflies flew over us, and one of them flew behind the back of this succubus.

The succubus stopped pressing on my throat and gave me some air, and then began to lick my cheek. "I feel that in the depths of your soul there are lustful desires and many fantasies. Give me this lust and feed me this energy, and in return I will not torture your body, and you will die quickly!" Succubus whispered and laughed disgustingly ... but it seems that behind all this moment, we all forgot something.

A second after these words, a green magic flash flashed behind the succubus! After that, two black hooves grabbed the head of the Succubus and with a sharp movement turned this head 180 degrees, there was a terrible sound of torn flesh and a crunch of cervical vertebrae! The body of the succubus dropped dead on its side, giving me the opportunity to move again to see the face of my savior in front of me.

Chrysalis smiled slyly and looked at the dead demon. "If you need lust so badly, you could turn to me for it!" Chrysalis said in a mocking voice and kicked Succubus body with her hoof, and then looked at my shocked and thrice frightened face. "Welcome to our party, Cadence!" Chrysalis said with a smile on her face and held out her hoof to me.

I caught my breath a few times, as I still needed air and, besides, I was very sick of all this shit that I had seen in those few hours. I stretched my hoof to Chrysalis, then she helped me up.

I looked gratefully into the face of the one whom I once simply hated for everything she did to me and my husband ... but over time I forgave her, now I want to hug her as if she were my own, older sister, and burst into tears on her shoulder. "Thank you! Chrysalis..."

But Chrysalis only waved her hoof in response and looked suspiciously behind me. And it made me turn around. Where there was a cocoon in which the succubus was, this cocoon began to weaken, and the succubus himself began to move and beat the walls of this green slime with his demonic hands.

"Tell me, Cadence, would you like to take revenge on this demon for all the suffering they have caused you? You could have died!" Chrysalis said and looked at me inquiringly, and at that moment her horn glowed with a green magical aura.

But I just sighed sadly and lowered my head, remembering the words of my deceased father. “I mustn't take revenge...” I said in a low voice.

Chrysalis used her magic to lift my Battle Bow of Love and draw one of the love arrows. "I thought so." Chrysalis said and after that her hooves pulled the string of my bow and she immediately shot into the cocoon.

When the arrow hit this cocoon, an explosion was heard, due to which all this green slime and the remnants of the dead demon flesh scattered several tens of meters. And of course what I saw, plus the mucus on my face, made my stomach finally reject all the food that I ate today at the Canterlot Palace.

I ran back a few steps and could not stand it. "Bleeee... Bleeee! Kha... Khaa... Ahakha..." I vomited and coughed at the same time and this lasted for about a minute.

Chrysalis came up to me and inserted my battle bow into a special case on my belt, and then patted me on the back with her hoof. "Cadence, are you pregnant? Wow! Congratulations! And who is the father of the future foal?" Chrysalis spoke in a joking voice.

When I finished my business and wiped my mouth with a bloody hoof, I looked at Chrysalis with a serious face. "Just fuck off, Chrysalis! Unlike you, my pussy has not yet produced a dozen foals, or, in your case, larvae!" I joked back.

"True words of gratitude for your salvation sounded from Princess of Love herself!" Chrysalis said and feigned a pout to show her resentment.

But after a few seconds we could not stand it and started laughing loudly and sincerely! We laughed a little, but clearly understood that we could not be in this place for a long time. However, as we hurriedly walked towards the forest, there were many questions in my head. And Chrysalis saw it clearly, of course, so decide to calm me down. Actually, this whole meeting with Chrysalis ... after what happened between us in the past, it seems very happy. But our destiny has funny moments and unexpected meetings and changes.

"It's time for us to leave! Follow me and I will show you the way. But remember, we must not fly into the sky, otherwise we will be noticed by many demons that may be nearby and you already know perfectly well what this can lead to consequences and create a lot of trouble! While I was in a hurry to you help, all the time I had to hide and disguise myself as various birds and insects. That is how I was able to fly to this part of the island. But excuse me for not being able to do this earlier. You really ended up far from our shelter... ten kilometers. And answering your not asked question, I will tell you: Yes, I know that it was you who were sent to help us. And in general, I know your whole plan, since Heart Path could not resist my sweet tortures!" Chrysalis made a sly grin on her face. "Our mutual friends named Autumn Blaze and Fern Leaf, went to the rescue when they saw flashes of fireworks in the sky. But the road to your approximate position was truly dangerous, and most importantly far! Therefore, I persuaded Heart Path so that I could go to your aid using my wings and the ability to disguise myself, turning into animals and birds. It was very important to come to your aid, as I clearly understood that most likely you will have troubles in the first minutes of your stay on this island. And this is if you do not take into account the multiple pockets of fire and smoke in these forests!" Chrysalis spoke in a calm voice as we made our way through this burning forest.

Of course, because of the smoke, I felt bad, but with my wings I drove away this nasty smell of burning. But I decided to stop Chrysalis for a short time and she looked at me questioningly.

"Chrysalis... your words really make sense and... I once again want to sincerely thank you for saving me. But I have something for you!" I said in a passionate and loving voice, and then I suddenly began kissing Chrysalis.

"MMMFMMM..." I hugged her with my hooves and began erotically massaging her back, putting as much passion and a little love into this kiss as possible.

And, of course, Chrysalis was frankly shocked by such a surprise on my part, but then she relaxed and also got into the taste. She closed her eyes and our tongues began to caress each other... At that moment, my right hoof began to descend to the Chrysalis ass and I massaged her a little. After a few seconds, we broke our embrace and both were breathing heavily and did not take their eyes off each other.

But Chrysalis raised one eyebrow and smiled. "Well, what was that? You were now able to surprise me and I would really like Celestia to watch us at this moment! Maybe she could join..." Chrysalis said in the same joking manner.

But I just smiled sincerely. "This is Shining's hello to you!" I said and looked at the surprised face of Chrysalis.

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But what happened then, this story will tell the next time.

Author's Note

Greetings to all readers!

I hope you enjoyed this part of the story. And of course the main character of this chapter is Cadence.

At some point, I thought a lot about ideas for the further development of the plot, and certainly strove to surprise the reader. And of course, I wanted to create the effect of an unexpected plot twist, this is POV Cadence, as well as some portion of the disclosure of secrets.

And although Chrysalis and Cadence do not yet realize that they are sisters, nevertheless, their relationship to a friend is not very common in this plot. Which means it's interesting, because I write in the style of "Alternative Universe" and I like this kind of plot twist.

In the end, I still have a lot of work to do on the details and connecting logic. But all this will be in later chapters.

By the way, in chapter 27 I will return to the description of the Heart Path POV, from its last meeting with the patrol of Kirin mares. And I already have one and a half thousand words recorded, as well as a bunch of ideas to continue developing the plot.

Thank you all for taking the time to read my story and see you in the next chapter!