Solar Utopia

Chapter 1: Chaos Control

“What do you think Princess Celestia wishes of us, Twilight?” Moondancer asked, softly and elegantly.

“I do not know, Moondancer. However, I am intrigued about the urgency of her summoning. Do you think perhaps something is amiss?” Twilight replied in the same tone. As they walked, her long and white dress moved with her comfortably. It was a plain but thick white dress attached to the collar around her neck. It covered almost every part of her body except for her face, hands, hooves, and tail.

Moondancer hummed for a moment. Like her friend, she also wore the exact same dress and collar. “A distant possibility. Perhaps she merely wishes to invite us to a party or maybe present us with a congratulatory gift of sorts. After all, what could go wrong in our beloved nation?” Moondancer asked, more jokingly than seriously though the only indication for it was a tiny smirk present at the side of her lips.

Twilight responded to her smirk with one of her own. As the two unicorn mares walked down the ample, white, and pristine hallways of Canterlot Castle. The walls were decorated with various paintings depicting landscapes, the banner of Equestria, Celestia’s Cutie Mark, and ponies going on about their lives peacefully.

As they approached the throne room, they passed alongside hardworking maids wearing the same plain white dresses, doing its job of obstructing and protecting the mare’s dignity and purity. Their necks were also adorned with collars of various colors. Some were blue, others green, and some were even golden. There were also butlers and other stallions also wearing the same kind of clothing and similarly styled collars.

When they saw them, they all bowed their heads to them as a sign of respect before resuming their work. The two unicorns took a small sense of pride in that respect, for it was deserved. The silver collars sparkling around their necks told of their place in society, after all.

As they advanced, they began seeing guards wearing the standard-issue armors with pride. Golden pieces with white trims and blue sigils; a proud sign of their role as the only ones allowed to not wear their white dresses whilst on duty. They soon arrived at the gates of the throne room, the guards stationed outside opening the gates for them to pass instantly as they neared them. Walking inside the vast and beautifully decorated room, they saw Princess Celestia, wearing the same plain white dress they were outfitted with, sitting on her throne whilst at the base of the stairway leading up to it laid three stallions.

Two of them were Royal Guards while the third was in chains and forced to kneel before the Princess.

They both noticed the look of pity reflected in her eyes as she stared down at the red-coated stallion.

“A trial? How… unusual,” Moondancer commented in a whisper.

“What crime has that stallion performed, I wonder,” Twilight replied moments before coming into the visual range of the Princess. Normally, she would greet them but now her attention was solely focused on the red stallion. They stopped a good distance away from the stallion, enough to listen to what was going on without interrupting with the trial.

“Big Macintosh Apple…,” she spoke his name in her always motherly, caring, warm tone, but there was great pain in it, too. She then raised her right hand, it holding a red shiny apple. “...why have you, a member of the prestigious Apple Family done this?”

Despite the awfulness of the trial, Twilight and Moondancer were amazed at how their Princess still managed to radiate with benevolence, beauty, compassion, and wisdom. The stallion, however, didn’t seem to appreciate her magnificence.

“What have I done?” He replied softly but firmly, looking up at her with a stoic, unreadable expression. “I have done nothing wrong.”

“You have committed a crime, my dear stallion. The evidence is here resting on my hand,” she sighed. “One, two, maybe ten trees could be explained. A fluke of nature that refuses to follow the path of Harmony. But you have purposefully done this heinous action, Big Macintosh Apple. Why have you planted a secret orchard of apples…,” she closed her eyes, her face twisting slightly as if she was gathering the strength to utter the next words. Finally, she opened them. “...that possess taste?”

Twilight and Moondancer instantly recoiled upon hearing that as did the two guards holding the stallion in place.

“A-Apples with taste? What sort of heretical nonsense is that, Twilight?” Moondancer asked.

“Food provides nourishment, nothing more! For it to have taste is to invite Chaos,” Twilight replied, both mares talking in hushed tones.

“So?” Big Macintosh defied, frowning. “I remember when I was a colt before the laws banning food from having taste came to be. I still remember the taste of apples and carrots and many other things. Why shouldn’t an apple taste like an apple? What’s wrong with that?”

Celestia, in response to his plea, used her magic to envelop the apple.

The roots of panic entered his mind and he bellowed against his better reasoning. “N-No! Please! Don’t do this!” Big Macintosh cried out, for a moment struggling against the hold of the guards. He watched helplessly as intense and bright white magical flames began to eat and consume the last remaining apple he had worked so hard and in secret to cultivate before his very eyes. The whole process lasted no more than five seconds, but to him, it was an eternity. When it was over, the apple was no more; now utterly consumed by the flamed and reduced to less than ash. His lackluster struggle ended and he slumped down where he laid once more.

Celestia lowered her hand and the magic disappeared, leaving not even the smell of the insulting red fruit behind, not even a whiff of its scent. “We cannot allow giving Chaos any chance or we will spiral down the path into the Dark Days,” she said before looking down at the red stallion with all the pity and kindness she could muster. “I’m sorry you had to experience such a horrible youth, my little pony. But I assure you, you will be taught properly and correctly in your new home until you see the error of your wayward thinking. Guards, taking him to the Reeducation Camp Sunshine Smiles,” the guards picked the stallion up and bowed before her. As they began to escort him out of the throne room, she called to him. “It is for your own good, Big Macintosh Apple. You will thank me once you understand.”

The two mares watched with pitiful stares as the stallion left the throne room.

“I’m so glad that food with taste was banned when we were little foals, Twilight. Can you imagine us thinking like him? Does he not know the danger he is inviting?”

“Indeed, Moondancer. I’m glad my brother isn’t like him at all,” her expression dropped as the stallion took a quick glance back at them for some odd reason before the two guards gently asked him to keep moving. “I cannot fathom why these terrible crimes still happen.”

“I feel the same way, Twilight Sparkle.”

The voice of Celestia startled both mares, almost making them jump in fear. They turned back to see the giant alicorn mare, their beloved Princess, standing two heads above them looking directly at the doors with absolute pity and hurt.

“Even though crime rates have been dropping more and more with each passing year, it still pains my heart to punish those misguided souls,” she finished with a deep sigh.

Twilight and Moondancer nodded in agreement with the words of their Princess. “Praise be to the Anti-Chaos laws,” they muttered simultaneously. They both internally shuddered at the mere thought of having grown up in a world without them. Thanks to the laws carefully and mercifully implemented by Princess Celestia herself over the course of centuries, slowly unrooting every possible source of Chaos in their society during her magnanimous rule.

Things such as fashion, extreme sports, dangerous and reckless activities, most privileged education, alcoholic beverages and other harmful narcotics such as sugars, chocolate, and coffee, food with taste, emotional disputing, political altercations, and even sexual activity itself had been banned all across Equestria and most were enforced by the Royal Guard. Practicing any of it was illegal and highly punishable. Stallions and mares weren’t allowed either to sleep in the same bed and if they wished for a foal, magical impregnation was the only way to safely procreate.

All done in an effort to prevent Chaos from forming and prevent the Lord of Chaos himself, Discord, from ever returning.

“Guards, leave us, would you kindly?” Celestia asked and the guards obeyed, leaving the three mares alone a few instants later. Once they were gone, Celestia leaned forward and her breath was ragged as if she was experiencing a fever.

“Princess!” The two unicorns voiced their concern, quickly moving in to support the alicorn.

“I-I’m fine, my students,” she replied in a shaky tone. “I can’t afford to show weakness before my guards,” getting back on her hooves. She brought a hand to her forehead to support her head before continuing. “It pains me so much to punish them so harshly. Truly, my heart aches with torment and regret having the need for Reeducation Camps. But there are those that yet do not see the light, that do not understand the dangers of Chaos. But I do, for I lived through such times and I remember the sadness, the horror, and the helplessness of the Dark Days. I truly am looking forward to the day when I stop sentencing mares and stallions such as Big Macintosh Apple for their misguided actions.”

“You’re so compassionate, Princess Celestia,” Moondancer praised.

“And all of ponykind and everycreature living in Equestria thanks you for your immaculate guidance and flawless, peerless intellect,” Twilight added.

“Thank you, my dear students, for your words of comfort soothe my wailing heart,” Celestia stood back up, proud and strong, before turning away from the throne. With a hand gesture, she invited her students to follow her. “Could any of you tell me what festivity is approaching?”

“Why, that would be the 1000th anniversary of your and your lost sister, Princess Luna, victory over Discord, my Princess,” Twilight replied with a wide, beaming smile.

“That is correct. Nearly a thousand years ago my sister, Luna, and I defeated Discord using the Elements of Harmony, bringing his reign of Chaos to an end. After that, we gathered the survivors of those terrible times and decided to guide them under our rule, which soon became our beloved, peaceful, shimmering nation of Equestria,” coming to halt before a huge stained glass depicting her and Luna using the Elements of Harmony on an unseen foe, she continued. “What I’m about to tell you is a secret, so you must promise by the highest virtue we possess to never disclose what you are about to hear. Do you promise?”

Raising their right pinky fingers, the two unicorn mares adopted a serious look as they slightly bowed their heads before their Princess. “It is a pinky promise, Princess Celestia. I will not say anything to anyone,” Twilight said.

“I swear by the pinky to never tell anyone, your highness,” Moondancer promised.

Pleased with their answers, Celestia turned to face them once more. “Do you know why our night’s sky is just a veil of darkness?”

“It is because of the lost Princess, your sister, your highness. She left Equestria a few years after your rule began,” Moondancer answered, smiling.

“Which, if I may add, my Princess, always intrigued me,” she stopped what she was going to say in order to look up to Celestia, silently asking her if she could continue. A blink and a tiny nod were her answer. Still, that didn’t aid to ease her rapid beating heart. Clearing her throat, she continued. “No book, scroll, or record remains explaining or even hinting as to why she left your side. All that it is known is that shortly after leaving, the night, once filled with the light of distant stars and the precious moon, turned into a black void in which only darkness reigns,” Twilight concluded, her tail wagging slightly in excitement. “F-Forgive my insolence, my Princess, for it is a subject I personally enjoy.”

Celestia giggled. “There is no offense in showing interest in such topics, Twilight. However, while you two are correct, it is not the full truth.”

Twilight and Moondancer glanced at each other, confused. “What do you mean, Princess Celestia?” Twilight asked.

“I do not wish to be rude, my Princess, but does that mean you know what happened to Princess Luna, why she left and where?” Moondancer added.

“I do,” she began, her eyes reflecting a great suppressed sadness centuries old. “You see, my students, the fight against Chaos wasn’t over. While defeated, at any moment Discord could return if enough acts inspiring Chaotic energy were performed. That’s the reason why we founded Equestria, to be a true bastion against Chaos. Little by little, we began detecting which actions, feelings, and even words inspired Chaos and began to remove them. However, my sister didn’t have the strength to do what was right and necessary.”

“She lacked the will to do what needed to be done. We… had a horrible discussion. Our fight, the burden of fighting Chaos, and sacrificing herself in the name of the greater good was too much for her. One day, she simply left me and our great task to create a world without Chaos behind; leaving our night sky barren and black, as if her absence plucked the moon and the stars from the firmament and parted with her.”

Both unicorns were touched and tears formed in their eyes at such a tragic story. The very notion that the two royal sisters had fought! Fought! That was an inconceivable idea that only a true traitor could come up with. And yet… it had happened.

“D-Do you know where she is, Princess Celestia?” Moondancer asked, sniffling lightly.

Celestia nodded. “I do. I’ve known where she is hiding ever since she left. This, my students, is why I summoned you. With the coming festival approaching, I think it is time for Luna to return,” crouching ever so slightly, just enough to be at their eye level, she continued. “I wish to offer her an invitation to return now that centuries have passed; for her to return to my side and continue working together as sisters for the betterment of not only Equestria, but the world at large.”

Moondancer was stunned while Twilight nearly collapsed from shock. It took them a few moments, but eventually, they calmed down enough to talk again.

“M-My Princess, with all due respect, I’m c-certain there is another more suited for such an important task!” Twilight nearly yelled in a panic.

“It is an honor to be called upon for such an important mission, your highness… a-are you sure about sending us?” Moondancer asked, not out of fear but concern.

Returning to her full height, Celestia smiled upon them, washing them over with invisible, warm energy that helped them calm down more. “You were my second option, but my most faithful student is preoccupied with another far more important project. That is why I entrust this mission to you, Twilight Sparkle, Moondancer. You have always been amongst my most intelligent, loyal, clever, and dutiful students. Aside from my faithful student, there is no one else but you two whom I could entrust such an important task.”

The two friends shared a second-long glance before their minds were made up.

“It shall be done, Princess Celestia.”

“Leave it to us, your highness.”

Celestia’s smile widened and her expression turned pleased. “Most excellent.”

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-Later-

“I can see the top from here, Twilight,” said Moondancer through her ragged breath. Coming to a halt, she pointed up their path where, much to their joy, they could no longer see more than a few couples dozens of meters of the path ahead of them. She glanced back at the ancient stairway they had been climbing for two whole days. The path of the exiles. Entry to the mountain was forbidden unless one was exiled or had special permission to climb up the mountain.

“Two days of travel, two days climbing. I didn’t know my hooves could feel so sore,” Twilight complained as she came to stand next to her companion. “And here I thought traveling by train was going to be the hardest part of our journey.”

“I agree with you, Twilight. I’m glad our journey is coming to a swift end,” Moondancer said before smiling at her friend.

“Ah ah ah, Moondancer. Remember lesson forty: to wish a safe, swift end to a task is to invite misfortune,” said the lavender mare.

Moondancer winced. “I know, but nothing has ever happened before, why would it now?” She ended with a soft giggle. “Why would Princess Luna come here all those centuries ago?”

“I don’t know but maybe we will find out once we reach the top. A-Allow me to recover my breath for a moment,” she pleaded. While she was doing that, the two admired the truly spectacular sight the mountain provided them with. The climb itself had been mostly harmless as the path had been carved into the mountain itself, making any potential fall a near impossibility. But now that they were near the top, the view of the landscape touched their hearts. “I wish I could preserve this view. It is beautiful, don’t you think so?”

“Indeed. But you know the laws,” Moondancer replied, both mares holding a moment of uncomfortable silence between them as they admired the view for a bit longer. One of the most permissive laws allowed the ownership of paintings depicting landscaped, but only approved ones. Then, she offered a hand to her friend. “Shall we?”

Twilight raised a hand and was about to grasp her friend’s hand when she heard a rumbling. “Did you hear that?”

“Yes,” Moondancer said, fearfully looking around. “Do you think it’s another cockatrice?”

“This high? I don’t think so,” Twilight replied in a whisper. They waited for a few minutes but the rumbling didn’t repeat itself, much to their relief. Letting out a sigh, she reached for her companion’s hand and squeezed it tightly. “Let’s keep going, shall we?”

Moondancer nodded. “Let’s go make Princess Celestia proud of us.”

They advanced the rest of the way a bit more cautiously since it was harder to breathe and the scare they received from the rumbling was still present. It didn’t take more than a few minutes for them to arrive at the top of the mountain. There, they found a mostly desolated place but were surprised there was a small forest with an old stone pathway sticking out in between the trees. While their instructions didn’t mention the forest, the road was and so, they followed it. Another few minutes of travel later they reached the end of the forest only to find the ruins of old stone monuments.

There was a small pond of crystalline water nearby their target. A great magically-sealed door with countless charms, enchantments, and decorations engraved on its surface. They came to a halt in front of the stone doors to admire it for a few moments.

“These runes and crafting are… ancient,” Twilight pointed out, recoiling a little at the clear depictions of violence and something else she had only read in the most high-ranking books of secret knowledge.

“Is that… are they… fornicating?” Moondancer asked, barely resisting the urge to vomit. “Why would anyone ever do such a thing?”

“They weren’t enlightened as we are today, Moondancer. We are lucky to have Princess Celestia and the Laws to guide our lives,” Twilight said, shuddering. “Do you remember the incantation?” Moondancer nodded.

Taking a moment to calm themselves, they closed their eyes and readied themselves to continue with their duty.

‘To see the light that shines on the surface of the Pale Moon’s side, I come seeking that which only another can provide’

As they chanted the incantation, the words carved on the door’s frame began to shine in tandem to their speech, when it was done, they remained glowing as if waiting for something more. Opening their eyes at the same time, they spoke the next words firmly. “A Friend.”

Suddenly, the engravings on the door began to shine and they slowly peered open, groaning loudly as they parted enough for them to pass. Advancing through the entrance, they ignited their horns as only darkness and the earthy smell of rocks met them. They found themselves inside a wide cavern, easily three or four times the size of the throne room back in Canterlot Castle. It was completely empty except for two small pillars to the left side of the cavern. Approaching to them slowly, they discovered a stone stairway leading down a dark, lightless pathway.

“We… we spent two days going up the mountain… now we have to travel down?” Twilight asked out loud before letting out a groan of annoyance shortly followed by one from Moondancer.

“L-Let’s just continue...,” Moondancer said in a defeated tone. Taking the lead, the two began their careful descent into the depths of the tunnel. They had only begun when they heard the stone doors closing, leaving them trapped inside with only one way left to continue.

For a full day (to their best estimate) they kept going down, stopping only to get their necessary sleeping hours before continuing. Food and water were no problem as they brought with them enough of the latter to last the journey and their food, tasteless, bland, grey cubes of proteins, minerals, and vitamins provided everything their bodies needed. The only real hurdle they faced was during the night. Having no other option but to sleep closely together due to their circumstances.

Closely together as in embracing each other for warmth and security. The first night they tried to sleep at an acceptable distance away from each other, but an encounter with a cockatrice nearly turned into disaster. After that, they decided to travel and sleep together more, with Moondancer, in particular, performing the sinful act of cuddling whilst murmuring her name in her sleep.

Twilight, always the light sleeper, nearly called her out but didn’t have the heart to reprimand her closest friend. Not to mention that she didn’t find their close physical contact all that revolting. It was almost enjoyable and pleasing, which surprised her greatly. The following nights were the same, more so thanks to their now limited space to sleep in but they adapted quickly to it.

Finally, after encountering nothing but stairs leading down to a seemingly infinite hole, they began to see light down below.

“What could be causing it? I’ve read about animals and stones shining on their own but I’ve never seen such creatures before,” Twilight pondered.

“Whatever it is, I hope it means we’ll find the bottom of this mountain soon,” Moondancer replied. Suddenly, they saw the lights flicker and move around on their own. Before any of them could say or do anything, the sound of wings flapping reached their ears followed by a strong, masculine voice.

“Seize the intruders!”

The two mares instantly stopped and pushed their backs against the wall whilst huddling each other.

“W-Wait! We mean no harm!” Twilight cried out before strong hands took hold of her, prying her away from her companion and forcing her arms to her back. “Y-You’re hurting me!”

“Please, we do not seek conflict!” Moondancer pleaded as she found herself in the same dilemma as Twilight.

“It seems they speak the truth, sir. They’re not holding any weapons and they only have a map, water, and some cubes, probably food,” another masculine voice said.

As he talked, the two mares smelled something they had never smelled before. They had no words to properly describe it but it was enticing all the same. One of their assailants approached the light their horns were emitting to reveal himself. The two mares gasped in surprise when they saw the slit eyes of the stallion before them, his bat-like wings, his two short exposed fangs, his fluffy ears, and piercing yellow eyes.

“You’re a thestral!? I-I thought your kind was lost!” Twilight exclaimed.

“Well, as you can plainly see, we aren’t lost, unicorn,” he replied. “Why have you surface dwellers come here? What does the Solar Tyrant want with us?”

Moondancer blinked in confusion. “S-Solar Tyrant? You must be mistaken, kind sir. Equestria is ruled by our beloved and benevolent Princess Celestia,” she was silenced when the stallion and his companions burst out laughing. Not understanding why they were laughing, she and Twilight remained silent.

It lasted for a few seconds but when it ended, the one they would see asked them. “Why have you come here?”

“P-Princess Celestia sent us. She told us we could find Princess Luna here… she never mentioned anything about thestrals or anypony else being here, too,” Twilight explained. “Y-You see, kind sir, Princess Celestia wishes to speak with Princess Luna and we are here to extend that invitation to her.”

“I see… guys, pick them up carefully and bring them down. We’ll guide you to where Luna is, mares,” the stallion said. “Oh, and let them go. They’re harmless.” The stallions holding them let their arms free before gently picking them up.

Both mares wanted to say something or protest at their uncouth display but knew they were not in a place to say anything against them. They already used violence against them and it wasn’t a pleasant experience for either of them. As they descended, however, now that they were forced to embrace the stallions carrying them they discovered that the pleasant smell was coming from them. While it didn’t do much to calm their racing hearts, it made the experience considerably less harrowing.

They landed a minute or so after and they were blinded for an instant. When they could open their eyes again and vision slowly returned to them, the stallions carrying them allowed them to stand on their own again.

“T-Thank you, kind siiiiiiEEEEHHHHHH!?” Twilight screamed, her gratitude forgotten when she saw more than just the face of the thestrals that had captured them.

“AAAAIIIIEEEHHHHHH!” Moondancer squealed, too, covering her eyes instantly.

Somehow, she found the strength to keep looking, to not turn her gaze away from the trio of muscular, naked thestral stallions. She could see their fine toned muscles, their rugged thin fur, and now she knew that the source of the pleasant smell was nothing else but their musky aroma. They were completely bare without even a simple loincloth to cover their sexes, leaving their thick, long members dangling freely from their crotches.

“Come, we’ll guide you to where Luna is,” the leader said.

Before they could get a chance to protest, the two stallions that had brought them down gently pushed their backs, urging them to follow their leader. But they didn’t move. They were too stunned to do anything. The stallions exchanged a few glances between each other whilst trying not to chortle too much at the mares’ reaction. The leader then signaled his companions to carry them up again. “It’ll be faster if we take them to the palace, it seems,” the leader finally spoke.

Unable to stop the naked stallions from lifting them in a position that in ancient times was called ‘bridal style’, they could only mumble incoherently as their hearts raced. The stallions wasted no time in advancing through a large and long tunnel filled with translucent gems, the source of the light that had blinded them earlier.

“U-U-Unclothed!” Twilight finally managed to say, her fear of falling surpassing her repugnance of the stallion carrying her. “W-W-Why are you unclothed!?”

“Why wouldn’t we? Being naked is much more comfortable than wearing stuffy clothes,” the stallion carrying her replied as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

“Besides, wearing clothes only gets in the way of having a nice fuck,” the one carrying Moondancer said, making the thoroughly embarrassed mare turn red for a moment.

Right then, they reached the end of the tunnel. Twilight and Moondancer were further stunned by what they witnessed, making the fact that the stallions carrying them were unclothed and expressed themselves so unethically, yet they didn’t seem to mind or show any adverse effect. As they flew, the two mares were marveled to find an enormous city made out of stone, a ceiling far atop them was lit with crystals, and every source of light they could see coming from those very same crystals, making the city pleasantly illuminated.

There were buildings made out of solid stone everywhere. Houses, markets, lodges. Everything was made out of the only material found so deep underground. But it was not brutish. It had style, decor, and a strange beauty to it that they couldn’t describe. It was as if they were looking to an entirely new world. Furthermore, every building was polished, artistic, and painfully detailed with depictions of art they had never seen before. The more they looked at it, the more they realized they were looking at an incredibly well-organized civilization that had roads, sectors, and pathways leading up and down the span of the city.

There were also several buildings carved into the distant stone walls themselves, on the casms where the ground featured rope elevators, bridges, and stairways to go back and forth in the city. Thestrals flew above them and they saw hanging sacks they missed before; what they contained a mystery.

They couldn’t see everything the stunning, primitive, aesthetically beautiful city had to offer, but in the distance, they could see some sort of farmlands, bushes, and infrastructure meant for agriculture. The rest of the city, while lacking by their standards, was astonishing in its simplicity and functionality. But what shocked them the most was that, despite traveling fast enough to make almost everything directly beneath them fuzzy, they spotted that nearly everyone, mares and stallions alike, were completely naked. Only a few wore a semblance of clothing but it only covered a minuscule part of their bare forms.

What made things so much worse was that they had to witness many of them touching, kissing, and embracing each other. Some were even performing sex right in the middle of the street, right there in the open, and nopony seemed to mind! The outrage such crimes against the Anti-Chaos Laws would yield nothing short of exile, the harshest and most terrible of punishments.

They soon arrived at the biggest structure set in the middle of the city: an impressive palace fashioned out of granite. Outside the entrance was a great statue in the shape of an alicorn, Princess Luna, in the nude holding aloft the moon. They had little time to admire it as they were quickly brought past the wide opened entrance to meet their ruler. The interior of the palace was also polished and exquisitely detailed with runes of all manners and various artworks. Soon enough, however, they arrived at the throne room where Princess Luna herself was sitting on a stone throne fashioned with comfortable decorations.

When they saw her, their mouths went slack-jawed. She was as beautiful as her sister, Princess Celestia, though not as tall but still taller than the average pony by a full head. Her fur was of a dark blue color, alluring and inviting, her exposed breasts were swaying slightly as she moved and were healthy and big, her cyan eyes shone with a kindness similar to that of Celestia’s, but hers was colder and more direct. Her mane and tail, self-flowing and ethereal, portrayed the once starred nights Equestria enjoyed. Similar to the host of mares standing nearby and the stallions that brought them in, she was completely naked; her legs parted wide open so anyone could see her moist crotch.

Both unicorns were left speechless, but the shame and repugnance they initially felt from seeing the unclothed stallions were now lessened to the point they no longer felt the need to look away. Twilight glanced at her companion and saw her eyes were focused on the member of the stallion that had carried her. Meanwhile, her attention was divided between trying to figure out what to do next, seeing if Moondancer was alright, and looking around the beautifully decorated throne room.

But most of her attention laid on Luna. There was something beating and burning deep inside her that she didn’t know existed before. A feeling of longing, of want… of desire. The more she laid her eyes upon her, the more beautiful the Princess of the Night became.

“Ah, pardon me,” Luna said, setting aside the thin stone tablets she was reading. “Oh my, it seems we have a couple of intruders. Let me guess, are you exiles?” She mused for a moment until she noticed the collars around their necks. “...Not exiles. Why are two silver collars here, Nightglade?”

“They claim to have a message for you, Luna. Directly from the mouth of the Solar Tyrant,” the leader of the trio of stallions replied.

“A message from my sister?”

Moondancer and Twilight shuddered, nearly collapsing to their knees at the sudden magical pressure expelled by the blue alicorn, her cyan eyes narrowing as she looked down at them.

“You did a good job, Nightglade. You and your team may leave,” the three stallions bowed and quietly left. Once they were gone, Luna focussed her attention on the two arrivals. “What does my sister want? Why did she send two of her personal students to me?” Leaning forth, she continued. “Why are you here?”

The two friends held hands for a moment before Twilight cleared her throat. She was afraid, she couldn’t remember her perfectly crafted speech, and she could barely keep her legs straight. “Prince--ehem!” She stopped herself, clearing her throat as her voice came out as a squeak that made everyone, except for Luna, laugh at her blunder. “Princess Luna--”

“Just Luna is fine. I may rule here in the Underland, but I hold no title of authority. I rule because everyone wants me to rule. Nothing more,” Luna explained.

“O-of course. Luna, Princess Celestia, your sister, beloved by all, sent us to deliver a crucial message,” Twilight replied.

Luna raised an eyebrow. “Which is?”

Shakily, Moondancer took the initiative next. “She wishes to t-talk to you and offers you her hand in f-friendship and as a sister to return to her side now that the 1000th anniversary of Discord’s defeat is near.”

Silence reigned in the throne room for several seconds until Twilight took a step forward to continue; her desire to fulfill her mission and make her teacher and Princess proud guiding her.

“Princess Celestia wishes to see you once more, Pri-- Luna. So that you, together, may guide the world into a paradise of peace, love, and harmony without ever having to worry about Chaos or Discord ever again!”

Luna raised from her throne, her wings outstretched and eyes burning with magical might while her expression reflected nothing but annoyance and contempt. “If that’s what my sister wishes, then you may return to her side and tell her she can go fuck herself,” her rage rose when the two unicorns winced after hearing her swear. “I have no interest in ruling over a fool’s paradise as the tyrant she is,” she spat every word with great resentment and anger.

“Princess Celestia is not a tyrant!” Moondancer countered. “She is the most benevolent, well-meaning, wise, and loving mare in the world. She has sacrificed so much of her life to protect us!”

Luna scoffed. “I would expect nothing more than pointless rambling from the poor, innocent mares my sister manipulates into believing her every word. You hold her on such a high pedestal that you think she’s incapable of ever doing any harm or wrongdoing, am I correct?” Before any of them could respond, she teleported in front of them, startling the duo. “Of course I’m correct. I was blinded like you are, once.”

Feeling confident and insulted at the same time, Twilight stepped forth. “Of course Princess Celestia can never be wrong! She’s guided ponykind and Equestria to glory and peace throughout almost a full millennia! Thanks to her, no one is left without education. No one goes hungry at night. No one has to fear for their health due to sickness or bad habits that are the product of Chaos! Everyone does their mandatory exercise routines, sleep their necessary eight hours of sleep, and do their work! There are nearly zero crimes, there’s no poverty, and everyone is cordial! There’s no conflict!”

“Twilight is right. Princess Celestia created a perfect nation of peace, stability, and harmony! Even members from other species see she is right and wish to join our growing, perfect nation of Equestria. A nation she has been ruling on her own after you abandoned her!” Moondancer added.

Luna folded her wings and her eyes returned to normal. She looked up and down the two shaking, scared, on-the-verge-of-crying mares before her for several moments. Then, she put her hands on her hips and smiled at them gently. “Fair enough. I will admit that you are correct. Yes, she has done many good things… but the cost paid to achieve those things you praise so much is something I can’t overlook. Tell me, have any of you ever stepped out of Equestria? Have you seen the rest of the world? What other nations live like?”

The two mares went silent for long seconds until Twilight spoke up. “No… I haven’t.”

“Me neither,” Moondancer added.

“I have. Not every nation is the same and everyone has problems. My sister and Equestria are the same. Do you know anything that isn’t just what you are told about the Griffon Empire? The Dragon Lands? Mount Aris? Abyssinia?” The two mares shook their heads. “In that case, I offer you a challenge. The anniversary of our triumph over Discord is still a few days away, more than enough time to show you how we live our lives down here, away from her controlling grasp,” she leaned forth, her breasts swaying hypnotically as she did to be at eye-level with them.

“You will spend a few days on our lands and experience things you would never experience under my sister’s grip until a couple of days before the eve of the 1000th anniversary arrives. If by the end of your stay you remain convinced that Equestria and the rule of Celestia are perfect and flawless, then I will return to the surface and rule at her side, just as she wishes.” She commanded, leaving no room for them to barter or interrupt her.

Twilight and Moondancer felt their hearts swell for a moment. The very notion that they could still be able to fulfill the mission their perfect Princess entrusted them was enough to clear away any doubt or fear they had. They looked at each other, nodded, and the lavender mare voiced their decision. “We will not fail our Princess! We acce--!” The warm index finger of Luna silenced her would-be speech as it pressed against her lips.

“Before you accept, know that if you are willing to do this for my sister, then you will have to blend in with the locals,” her smile turned mischievous. Playful, even. “That means, you’ll be as bare as I am. Naked. Unclothed. And completely exposed,” seeing the two mares recoil almost made her giggle but, to her surprise, they held hands. Impressed, she continued. “Of course, if you wish to, I can easily return you to the top of the mountain safely. You have my word no harm will come to you.”

Twilight and Moondancer looked at each other, fear evident in their eyes. Fear of breaking the Anti-Chaos laws, fear of being unclothed, fear of being seen as a barbarous retrograde… but their fear of failing their Princess, of failing and disappointing Celestia was even greater. “For the Princess?” Moondancer asked.

“For the Princess,” Twilight agreed.

Luna pulled herself up. “Your loyalty is to be commended,” she praised before snapping her fingers. At once, the maids, who had been watching the entire time and knew where their ruler wanted, moved forth as they held scissors on their hands.

Moondancer and Twilight stood still while the thestral mares used their scissors to cut through their dresses with ease. Snip, snip, snip, the scissors went, slowly peeling away their clothing while the thestral mares giggled to themselves. They showed no qualms or hesitation to reach beneath and against their white dresses in order to grope, touch, and caress their bodies as they worked.

“Mmmmm!” Twilight moaned. “H-Hey, s-stop touching me!”

“This is for the Princess. This is for the Princess,” Moondancer repeated in between moans as she endured her unclothing and the playful hands of the maids.

The thestral mares were taking obvious pleasure in following their orders. Their hands pressed against their dresses, slowly caressed their fur and skin with their fingertips, and softly squeezed against their curves. The two unicorns and Luna noticed that slowly but surely, the maid began to exchange confused looks and their playfulness lessened. They then began cutting strip by strip, each one that fell revealing only a small bit of their bodies at a time.

One strip followed another until, finally, the two students of Celestia were left standing with only similarly plain, white bras and panties to cover their modesty.

The maids gasped, some more so than others upon having their suspicions confirmed, while Luna whistled. “My, I was expecting you two to be fairly unimpressive. Instead, I discovered something truly delectable,” she said, smirking. She looked up and down their bodies examining every inch they had to offer. “You two are beautiful. Such a shame you are forced to hide your bodies up there in my sister’s kingdom. So curvy, so sexy, so alluring~,” she began walking circles around them as she praised and rated their bodies.

The two unicorn mares felt like crying and they had to fight the urge to cover themselves as their faces were bright red from embarrassment. Yet, at the same time, they felt a warm tingling with each praise Luna gave them. They could see, too, that the mares around them were also looking at them with strange approving eyes.

“You’re almost identical. Same height. Same hairstyle. Same eyes. Your only great physical differences are the color of your coats, tails, and manes, and your bodies… and your glasses,” she said with a chuckle, pointing at Moondancer’s face. “But, underneath it, your unique traits are as bright as the crystals we use. No matter my sister’s efforts to make everything equal and conforming, your bodies tell a different story,” Luna pressed on, unwilling to stop now. “You. What’s your name?” She asked as she placed her hands on Moondancer’s hips.

“M-Moondancer,” she whispered, recoiling and trembling while Luna caressed her hips, sides, and belly.

“You have hips fit for breeding. Wide, strong, and firm. Your butt is also quite big and soft. Not to mention your curves, decent boobs, and slim figure,” Luna finished by smacking her ass playfully, making it jiggle, and eliciting an ‘Eeeep!’ from the mare it belonged to. Then, she shifted her attention (and hands) to Twilight. “You are more shapely built, dear…?”

“T-Twilight Sparkle,” Twilight replied with a shaking voice.

“Your ass is smaller and you are slimmer than your friend Moondancer. But you’re more well-rounded. Nice hips, nice legs, nice shoulders. I like your type quite a lot~,” Luna sang, moving in front of them again as she did before giving her breasts a nice, tight grope. “And you have a very nice set of tits, too. Heavy, juicy, and plump,” she praised while standing right in front of Twilight, their faces mere inches apart. They stared into each other’s eyes for several seconds until the Princess let go.

“It is such a shame that you had to hide your bodies for so long. Even more so without wearing any kind of sexy lingerie other than those ugly, white, plain, and boring things you’re forced to wear. Especially those damnable things,” her horn glowed with magic and the two unicorn mares stiffened. They were surprised when she reached for their cheeks with her index fingers. She then caressed their skins slowly as her fingers traveled down their necks, sensually so without it being ticklish and eliciting several moans from them.

“So precious~,” she sang before her fingers reached their collars. Suddenly and without warning, their collars snapped in half. Retrieving her hands, she nodded in approval while the now useless collars fell to the ground. Then, once satisfied, she stepped back and snapped her fingers again.

The maids move back in to cut the strings of their panties and the clasps of their bras. The pieces of cloth fell to the ground leaving the two unicorns completely undraped, exposed, and sullied. But even though they were shaking and their hands reached to their necks, exposed for the first time since they could remember. They felt a sense of shame at their absence but reminded themselves that they were doing this for their Princess. She would understand, they were sure of it.

Nodding with satisfaction, Luna clapped her hands. “Now, why don’t you come with me? It’s only proper to show you around my kingdom, the Underlands, wouldn’t you agree?”

Chapter 1 End.

Author's Note

Special thanks to anyone that read this!