“T-Talvira! I, huff, I can’t-ungh-hold out much longer!”

“Don’t you worry about me, my dear. Just let go whenever you’re ready.”

Both rulers of Equestria thrust their hips with growing speed and intensity, each of their thick members surrounded by a soft yet tight embrace. Within their shared master bedroom and surrounded by haphazardly strewn bodies of mares either drenched in cum or leaking it from their holes, Sluttershy and Talvira were on the verge of adding Derpy to that pile. Talvira was busy ramming her dick between the milky pillows that passed for the pegasus’ breasts as the grey mare ate out her cunt, while Sluttershy was busy filling the maid’s pussy with her stallionhood.

“C-Cum… cumming, I’m cumming!” Sluttershy panted, her pace quickening even faster before she hilted and twitched as she flooded Derpy’s insides with her seed. Shortly after, Talvira followed suit; her demonic cock throbbing in-between Derpy’s spraying tits and spraying rope after rope of spunk onto Sluttershy’s belly. Simultaneously, her pussy squirted her nectar all over Derpy’s face and down her throat. Sighing contently, the demoness leaned forward, gently taking her lover’s cheek in her hands as she closed in for a kiss, a move Sluttershy mirrored.

Their kiss, however, was denied as a splitting pain shot through both of their minds. They jerked back and clutched at their heads, the corrupted pegasus falling back onto the bed and pulling out of the immobile maid in the process. The pain numbed quickly, but she shook her head as if to reset her mind. Looking up, what she saw scared her; an emotion she hadn’t felt in a long time.

Talvira was shocked.

Her dark eyes were wide, her golden irises narrow. She was actively controlling her breathing to remain calm, though an erratic sway of her spade-ended tail told the former element bearer her demonic lover was gravely concerned.

This was confirmed when Talvira shot out of the bedroom. She broke through the balcony doors with enough force to shatter them before taking to the skies and soaring high above the moan-filled orgy that Canterlot had become. The feeling that rang through her brain directed her gaze south, and what she saw made her blood boil while a cold sweat broke out all over her body.

“Mistress!” She heard Midnight Sparkle’s voice call out. “Something’s wrong-” The corrupted alicorn didn’t get to finish, Talvira’s arm shooting out and tightly squeezing around her neck. Without looking at her, Talvira directed her subordinates’ gaze south, never releasing her vice-like grip over Midnight’s airways. Like her mistress, her eyes widened at what she saw.

To the south, over Appleloosa, the skies were clear.

“Yes, Midnight,” Talvira answered slowly, the anger in her voice growing with each moment, her grip tightening more so. “Something is wrong. On top of Governess Lamaria being killed yesterday, now it would seem Bad Apple has been uncorrupted. Do you have any idea as to who would be responsible?” Talvira didn’t allow an answer, robbing the former princess of friendship of even more precious oxygen. “No, let me answer that for you. I imagine it’s the handiwork of your former student, Starlight Glimmer, was it, and your niece. A niece you have, for twenty years, continuously forgotten to inform me is an ALICORN!”

With that roar of rage, Talvira shot down with Midnight helplessly along for the ride. They rapidly approached the streets of the fallen city, those denizens below scattering as the wrathful empress slammed her corrupted minion into the road with enough force to shatter windows and form a crater stretching from one side of the street to the other. All the while, Talvira hadn’t released her hold of the former alicorn’s neck, so very tempted to snap it like a twig as the purple mare desperately tapped her hand against the demoness’ arm.

“M-Mistress…” Midnight wheezed; her eyes wide with fear for her very existence. “P-Please-”

“No! I don’t want to hear your pathetic excuses.” Talvira yelled back, barely containing her rage as all observers who weren’t injured from the shockwave of their impact were quietly slinking away lest they attract their ruler’s wrath. Her red digits squeezed tighter, Midnight’s face becoming an even darker shade of purple. “If you wish to regain my favour, you’ll do as I command. First, you are to turn Canterlot into an impregnable fortress. No one gets in or out without your knowledge AND my approval. Second, you’ll send word to all remaining governors and governesses to do the same with their territories. Finally, and this is the most important one for your future so do pay attention, you will bend your considerable skill to capturing and bringing this group of do-gooders to me. I want them alive so that I can break them myself. Do you understand, Midnight?”

The suffocating alicorn gave the barest of nods as she gasped for air. Talvira held on for a few seconds more before releasing her grip. She looked over the near unconscious alicorns’ body, debating whether or not to rage fuck her right then and there. The spread black-feathered wings, the four head-sized breasts and the long yet currently soft horse cock, with a pair of orange-size balls covering her snatch. When her gaze moved lower, a cruel smirk adorned her face.

“Oh, and Midnight? Fail me again, and you’ll lose more than your legs this time.” To emphasise the point, Talvira stamped down on Midnight’s serpentine tail. It twitched a little as Midnight groaned in pain, still catching her breath. Her point conveyed, she eyed the few observers that remained, sending a visible chill down their spines with her mere glare before taking flight back towards her room and nervous partner.

As Midnight Sparkle slowly regained enough strength to get up once more, a scantily-dressed pegasus mare in the shadows of an alleyway grinned.

“Wait… that’s your brother?”

Flurry couldn’t contain her outburst when Jonagold returned from fetching him. Cortland, as Flurry had been informed his name was, was a wolf man standing at least seven feet tall and covered in black fur. He also wore a black and red flannel shirt, and denim pants that were torn to shreds from the knees down.

“And who’re you to talk to me like that?!” Cortland growled, with Jonagold trying to hold him back from stalking up to Flurry. Zap got in the way of her apparent sibling, a determined look meeting the glare from her canine brother.

“Cortland,” she spoke up, her voice calm but firm in its tone. “Lemme explain. These three are-”

And you!” Cortland went on, his snarling focus on his pegasus sister. “Do you know how worried you made us? How long we’ve all been searchin’?”

“Cortland, simmer down!”

The ears of the canine Apple swivelled, and he and everyone else turned up to the stairs from the upper level. Descending alongside Ambrosia was an orange earth pony mare; wearing a snug-looking pair of denim jeans that ended before steel-shoed hooves, an unbuttoned red and black flannel shirt that barely kept the mammaries that jiggled with each step decent, whilst simultaneously displaying an impressive six pack. Her blonde mane and tail were tied together at the end with a red ribbon, while atop her head was a dusty old brown hat; the same hat that Jonagold normally wore, though there were smaller bull horns that curved forward rather than up. But when the green eyes of that freckled face met his, instantly he knew who it was.

“M-Ma?” The wolf asked, shocked at the sight as Ambrosia guided her over, hovering nearby in case she stumbled having spent the past few decades on four legs instead of two. “W-What happened? Are-Are you-”

“Now don’t you worry none, Sugarcube,” Applejack soothed as she raised a hand and gently stroked the fur lining her lupine child’s cheek. “It’s me, an’ Ah’ve already chewed out Zap for her dissapearin’ act. But these three,” she swept a hand out to Flurry, Starlight, and Bonbon, “they’re old friends of mine. Well, Starlight n’ Bonbon are, anyway. They’ve helped me go back to what Ah was, what Ah used t’ be.” Cortland looked away, uncertainty in his amber eyes, but Applejack pulled his gaze back to hers. “Cortland, what Ah’m about to tell you is the honest truth; no matter what Ah look like, nothin,’ an’ Ah mean nothin,’ will ever change how Ah feel ‘bout you. ‘Bout all mah children.” At this, Zap, Jonagold and Ambrosia closed in, and together with their mother, hugged their lupine sibling. After a moment of hesitation, he returned the embrace.

“So,” Applejack went on as the family untangled themselves, “Ah can explain everythin’ later, but for now we need to save all those ponies out there. Think you an’ yer pack are up to chasin’ Olgra outta town?”

At this, the wolf Apple gave a predatory grin. “We thought you’d never ask. We’ll whoop ‘em good, Ma.”

Applejack nodded, and saw the rest of her family agreed. A look over to their guests showed they were willing to help as well, and the eight figures went out to meet the gathering outside the barn.

Flurry was staring in amazement.

Applejack’s utterance of some word of power knocked all the ponies, mares, and colts alike, unconscious. The hordes still loyal to this Empress Talvira were in open retreat, heading north back towards central Equestria. Sure, she and Starlight had thrown around quite a few monsters during the brief confrontation, but the stars had been the Apples and Cortland’s wolf pack.

But following the battle she was shocked, like most others who witnessed it, to see an orange light bounce out from Applejack’s chest and shoot up into the sky. The light released a bright burst and for miles around Appleloosa, the clouds parted. For the first time in many years, a clear night’s sky could be seen over the frontier town. As everyone stood in awe of the reopened heavens, the light floated back down in front of Flurry, before landing upon the blade of her sword and shining brightly for a moment. When the light dimmed, embedded just above the guard of the crystalline blade, was an orange gem in the shape of an apple.

“The Element of Honesty…” Starlight gasped as she, Bonbon and Applejack moved closer to see it.

As they looked upon it, Flurry felt her chest lighten a little and, looking down, saw her breasts had shrunk. It may have only been by about a single cup size, bringing her back down to an F if her estimation was correct, but it eased the strain that had begun settling in on her spine throughout the day. She also felt a strength in her limbs that she couldn’t remember being there before. Perhaps she was still running off the adrenaline high of the battle, but she could swear her arms looked that tiny bit more toned than they did that morning.

“Glad it’s in the hands o’ somepony Ah can trust.” Applejack said, giving Flurry’s shoulder a firm pat and getting a smile in return before she turned to face Cortland and a few members of his wolf pack. “Alright boys, set up a watch ‘round town. We don’t want Olgra an’ her goons sneakin’ back in.”

“You got it, Ma,” Cortland nodded, but before he could turn around, his mother grabbed his furry arm to regain his attention.

“An’ one more thing; none of y’all are to lay a hand on the mares in town. Ah’ll address everyone tomorrow, but no funny business, got it?” Cortland digested her declaration for a moment before nodding, as did his wolf pack when she locked that fierce emerald gaze on them. With that, she let him go and the wolves went to set up the defences. The farmpony then looked back to the rest of her family, as well as the three mares that helped bring her back. “Alright y’all, let’s get these ponies inside their houses.”

The group spent the next fifteen to twenty minutes placing the ponies within the less desecrated houses in town, Flurry personally removing any sex-linked objects or iconography she came across with magic while doing so. The seven ponies regrouped just outside the barn as a chilly wind blew through, sending a shiver through the nearly-topless alicorn.

“Let’s call it a night,” Starlight suggested. “I just hope Rarity doesn’t find us in our dreams again.”

“Who’s Rarity?” Jonagold asked, tilting his head in honest confusion.

“She means the Nightmare of Manehatten,” Applejack explained to her son, his eyes widening at this revelation. “And y’all have nothin’ to worry ‘bout. See that?” She jerked a thumb up to the barn, and the three adventurers looked up to notice something they hadn’t earlier; an intricate magic circle carved into the wooden walls of the structure. “Had Midnight Sparkle help me set that up years ago, so that mah kids dreams weren’t her playthings. Nopony’s gonna mess with our dreams so long as we sleep inside the barn.”

“Midnight Sparkle?” Bonbon asked, voicing the question on Flurry lips.

At this, Applejack looked away in sorrow, a hand clutching her arm and lightly rubbing it regardless of how it squashed her fleshy cider tanks. “It’s Twilight… She’s… corrupted, Starlight, just like Ah was. Like we all were.”

Starlight looked unsteady on her feet, her eyes widening in realisation at what had happened to her friend. The one pony that had saved her and Equestria from her past actions and shown her the right path. She jumped a little as she felt contact on her shoulder, seeing Flurry resting a hand there with a sympathetic look in her eyes. Aunt and niece quickly embraced, the unicorn fighting back the tears. With Applejack coming in to share a hug as well, she guided her saviours and children inside the barn for a long-awaited good night’s sleep. As the Apples gathered on the hay and Applejack began answering their questions about her past, Flurry, Starlight and Bonbon settled down a little distance away. A big yawn escaped the princess and, sharing a smile with her companions, laid back into a safe slumber for the first time in days.

Flurry awoke to shouting outside. Adrenaline quickly waking her up, she reached for her sword and shield, only for Starlight to place a calming hand on her shoulder.

“Hey, it’s okay,” she soothed. “Applejack’s boys are out there talking the crowd down.” At this explanation, Flurry calmed down somewhat and let out a big yawn. When she opened her eyes and stood up, she saw Starlight was wearing something new. It a small amulet; a hexagonal blue gem within a silver frame shaped like a butterfly.

“Hey, where’d you get that?” Flurry asked, pointing a finger at the new item.

“Oh, it’s the dream countermeasure we asked Sunburst for yesterday. We talked it over while you were asleep and Bonbon thought I should have it, given I was… modified, after my last encounter with Rarity… Unless you want it?”

Flurry thought about it for a moment, but shook her head. “Nah. I’ve been able to defend my dreams so far. You can keep it.” Starlight nodded, but then pulled out a scroll from her pocket and handed it to the alicorn.

“It’s for you, as are the clothes Zap and Ambrosia left there.”

Taking the scroll, Flurry looked down to find a large shirt folded nicely beside where she had been laying; light blue with faint white lines running down and across the fabric. She nodded her thanks to her aunt who peeked through the barn doors before heading upstairs, then quickly donned the shirt. She reminded herself the need to thank Zap for getting a shirt large enough to accommodate her still enlarged bust, though she couldn’t ignore how the fabric rubbed up against her nipples and wished for a bra to wear along with it. Properly dressed, the princess settled back down on the hay and opened the scroll, revealing a letter from home.

Hi Flurry.

It’s me, Pumpkin. Here’s hoping this letter finds you safe and sound. I mean, when Miss Sweetie Belle came back looking like that, we got really worried for you. Pound’s trying to hide it, but he’s been spending more and more time training with Rumble. Button was with them too, but has barely left Sweetie Belle’s side since she came back.

Also, thanks for fulfilling your promise. I know you still haven’t found our dad yet, but bringing back our mom within a few days was more than what I dared to dream, and more than I could ask for. I don’t know how we’re going to be able to pay you back for this, Flurry. She’s doing well. Mom, that is. Well, as well as she can be. Sunburst and Flash Sentry agreed to save all the reformation gems for your quest in case you need more, but thankfully Mom was only under some mind control spell. I imagine having Pound and I visiting everyday helps keep her sane given how big she’s gotten.

Now don’t worry about me, Flurry. You’re the one in danger, remember? Just keep your head on a swivel and don’t hesitate to call on me if you need help.

Love,
Pumpkin Cake.

P.S: Miss Apple Bloom says hi as well, and Lustre is already acting out how you’re kicking flank down there. It’s cute.

Though the letter brought a smile to Flurry’s face and a warmth to her weary heart, her eyes began to water. She missed them. Her best friends. She was so glad she was able to reunite them with their mother, but Pumpkin’s offer of assistance scared her. Images of what happened to Starlight at the farm, to Sweetie Belle in the boutique, to her at Zecoras’… She didn’t want to see Pumpkin, or Pound for that matter, endure that kind of cruelty.

“Hey.” Flurry jumped a little, looking up to see Zap standing nearby. The rainbow-maned mare was wearing a slightly different attire to the previous day; a dark red sports bra replacing her boobtube, yet she retained the small black vest. She was also wearing denim short shorts beneath her black chaps, and a pair of black cowgirl boots with intricate white lines decorating them. Her face, however, was shifting from smile to concern. “You okay?”

“Oh, yeah. Sorry, just… got a letter from home.” Flurry quickly wiped her eyes and stowed the letter in her pack, then stood to meet the pegasus’ unconvinced gaze. “H-How about you? Are you coping with what you learned last night, and what about what’s going on outside?”

Zap held her scrutinising look for a moment before sighing. “It’s… a lot. Ah mean, I knew Ma didn’t like Empress Talvira to begin with, what with her taking Pink Lady away and all. But… t’ hear what Equestria was like before… It sounds too good t’ be true.”

Flurry smiled but before she could say anything, a loud shout from outside interrupted her. “Geez, they’re really rowdy out there, huh?”

“Eeyup…” Zap answered with an uneasy sigh. Flurry gave her shoulder a supportive squeeze before the two turned and walked out of the barn. Immediately their ears were assaulted by a cacophony of shouts as Bonbon, Jonagold and Cortland stood before an angry crowd of ponies. The few wolfpack members she could see were acting as security for the family, though she could see some were getting tense.

“Everyone, please settle down.” Jonagold pleaded, yet his attempts were being shouted down. Some of them began shouting at Flurry once she and Zap joined the other Apples. They begged her to protect them, banish the monsters, punish the stallions of the town, and more. Flurry felt about ready to yell at all of them when a loud whistle gathered everyone’s attention. All looked back to the barn doors to see Applejack approaching the crowd, Starlight in tow behind her.

“What in tarnation’s goin’ on out here?” She shouted, taking centre stage as her hands came to rest on her wide hips.

“Applejack! Please, kick these monsters out!”

“What they’ve done, what they’ve made us do… They need to pay!”

“What happens when those other beasts come back?!”

“ENOUGH!”

The crowd went dead silent following Applejack’s bellow. Some had even flinched in fear, Flurry noting all the farmer’s children were in that category. After a calming breath, the honest Apple tried again.

“Look y’all, Ah get it. Things’ve been bad for ages, and everypony’s scared. Ah am too. Ah’m not ashamed to admit it. But Ah would be ashamed if Ah kicked my son and his pack out jus’ ‘cause they look different. Ah know it’ll take some getting’ used to goin’ back t’ normal, but Ah’m tellin’ you the honest truth when Ah say this; Us Apples are gonna do our best to turn our neck of the woods back into the Equestria of old. Ah know we’re gonna stumble here or there, but with your help, Appleloosa’ll back to normal, and then we’ll help put the rest o’ the country right, Ah promise.”

The speech over, Flurry noted a lot of faces with different emotions warring for dominance upon their faces, the most numerous being fear and uncertainty. They murmured as they mulled over the orange earth pony’s words, until a sand-coloured stallion stepped up to join the family.

“Ah don’t know about y’all,” he began, sporting a similar accent to the Apples, “But Ah’ve never known Applejack to give out promises she couldn’t keep, even back before she became a hero to all Equestria. Ah’m willin’ to vouch for her, ‘cause if there’s one pony who’ll turn this town ‘round lickity-split, it’s Applejack.” At this, a few ponies began clapping and cheering, and it soon spread among the populace of the town. Some even came up to apologise to Jonagold, Cortland and his pack, though there were some that still looked unconvinced.

“Thanks, Braeburn,” Applejack said, hugging her cousin.

“No problem, Cousin,” he replied, tipping his own hat to the mare as they parted. Applejack’s children joined them, as well as Flurry, Starlight, and Bonbon. “So, what’s next?”

“First things first; we need t’ sure up the town in case Olgra comes back. Jonagold, you’ll be helpin’ me with that. Cortland, you and Braeburn’ll head east and free Dodge Junction. Just ‘cause we’re free, doesn’t mean they are. And Cortland-”

“Ah know, Ma; no fucking without sober consent.” The wolfman cut her off, though both wore a small smile.

“What about me?” Ambrosia asked excitedly.

“There’re quite a few mares too messed up to help around town. Ah need you t’ escort them back t’ the Crystal Empire. You okay helpin’ them get there, Starlight?” The unicorn nodded, but the young Apple’s disappointment was obvious to all.

“What? C’mon Ma, Ah wanna help. How am Ah gonna do that from so far away?” With a kind smile that came from years of experience, Applejack walked up to Ambrosia and put her hands on her daughter’s shoulders.

“Ambrosia, Ah know you can help, and this is how. Ah sendin’ you to make sure those fillies are alright. Besides, if ya go, you’ll be able t’ meet your aunt Apple Bloom.” Immediately this caught Ambrosia’s attention. “…Ah need you to tell her that Ah’m sorry Ah wasn’t there for her, for our family. Tell her that Ah’m makin’ up for lost time an’ fixing my messes down here first. Once we’re done down here, Ah won’t rest ‘til we meet back up with you.”

Ambrosia took a moment to digest all of this in wide-eyed shock. Eventually, she found her voice once more, though it was hushed by her sense of awe. “A-Ah get to… to meet Aunty Apple Bloom?”

“Eeyup,” Applejack nodded, giving her daughter a fond pat on the head. “An’ knowing her, you two will get along like peas in a pod.” The younger Apple beamed at this and leapt forward to hug her mother, an embrace swiftly returned. “Don’t get into too much trouble up there, ya hear?”

“Ah won’t, Ma. Promise.” The two untangled while the rest of their group chuckled. All except one.

“An’ as for you, Zap-”

“Ma… Ah, Ah’m goin’ with Flurry.”

All the other Apples went silent, the announcement catching even Flurry Heart off guard.

“Pardon?” Cortland asked before Applejack had a chance to.

Zap took a deep breath and steeled herself. “Ah want to go with Flurry and the others. Ah just… there’s so much of Equestria to explore, an’ after hearing ‘bout how everything used t’ be, an’ what Empress Talvira did t’ you an’ Mom, Ah can’t just stay here anymore.”

“Zap, get your head outta the clouds.” Cortland spoke up, now stepping up to his sister. “We need you here. You want to abandon us when we need all hands-on deck to fix our home?”

“Ah’m not abandoning anyone, ya flea-brain,” Zap shot back, anger creeping into her tone and she stared back up at her lupine brother. “In case you’ve forgotten, Mom’s out there too. So are many more trapped an’ corrupted mares. Ah can help save them, and-”

“What you’re gonna do is get yourself caught, huh? Gonna ‘Rainboom’ your way out?”

“Enough!”

Both siblings jumped in fright as their mother raised her voice for the second time that morning. The cross, emerald glare Applejack gave the pair drove them into sheepish silence, but the mare took a deep, calming breath before placing a hand on Cortland’s furry shoulder.

“Cortland, Ah know how ya feel. Believe me, Ah do. But y’all are all grown up now, and as much as Ah agree with ya, if this is what Zap wants to do, we shouldn’t stand in her way. Family supports one another.” She then turned to her pegasus daughter. “But if you’re goin’ with them, Ah need you t’ promise me that you’ll stay safe.”

Zap nodded, hope emerging as her mother spoke. “Ah promise, Ma. They’ll need t’ catch me first.”

Applejack nodded with a smile and hugged her oldest daughter, but looked over to the smiling trio looking on, and Starlight Glimmer in particular. “Keep her safe, Starlight.”

“I’ll look after her like she was my own.” The unicorn responded. Nodding, Applejack released her daughter and Cortland walked back up to give Zap a hug of his own.

“Look after yourself, furball,” Zap whispered, tightening her embrace.

“You too, airhead.” Cortland replied after a shaky breath.

The next few hours sped by like a blur. As Braeburn, Cortland and his pack of wolves set off to the east, all the overly-corrupted mares were gathered by the Apples barn, where Starlight used one of her teleportation crystals to send them and Ambrosia back to the Crystal Empire. Jonagold and Applejack had held off on joining the fortifying of Appleloosa to say their goodbyes to Zap, as well as give gifts. Jonagold gifted her his brass knuckles; something he procured in case he and Cortland ever got into a fight again. Applejack, meanwhile, gifted the whole party some home baked apple pastries, while she gave Zap a long rope lasso and a pair of flying goggles once apparently worn by her other mother, Rainbow Dash. Flurry could tell this was difficult for the pegasus, and gave her shoulder a comforting squeeze to let her know she wasn’t facing the unknown alone. Zap’s smile was all the reward the alicorn needed.

The four took some time to debate their next objective. Starlight had suggested they try freeing the Tree of Harmony once more, while Flurry was open to saving another element bearer to bolster their strength. At this, Zap suggested they head for Cloudsdale, noting that Rainbow Dash rarely left the city unless called by the Empress. Finally ready to depart, the four took to the skies. Flurry and Zap spread their wings as they took off, while Starlight levitated both herself and Bonbon straight up. The four kept ascending, making the ponies down below look like ants and revealing more of the countryside as they climbed. Off in the distance, they could see Cortland’s pack trekking towards Dodge Junction, above which the skies were also clear.

After what felt like hours, the four finally reached to top of the pink cloud cover over Equestria, with Starlight casting a cloud-walking spell on both herself and Bonbon. They journey only grew more tedious from there. The cloudscape rose and fell like they were in a vast canyon littered with shifting spires of pink. The winds were also especially strong this high up, forcing Zap to walk along with the other four as they trekked north. Despite these difficulties, however, spirits were high, as Flurry and Zap discussed what life was like in the Crystal Empire as well as pointing out odd landmarks. They also saw the tip of Mount Canterlot far off in the distance, which soured their mood and refocused them on task.

By the time the sun was low over the western horizon, their next destination was in sight. At least they believed so. Off in the distance was a dome of the pink clouds they’d been travelling upon, rising high into the sky. An odd lightning blot shot out of the dome every ten to fifteen minutes, it seemed, and Flurry thought she could pick out a swirling mass of flying things circling it.

“There’s no way we’re getting in there tonight,” Bonbon stated out loud. “I suggest we dig in somewhere and rest up.”

“Wait, but what about the Nightmare?” Zap asked. “We’ve only got one of those dream doohickies, right? What ‘bout the rest of us?”

“Zap, it’s okay.” Flurry said soothingly. “You can break free from the bad dreams. I’ve done it a couple of times now.”

“And if we need them, we can always ask for more from the Empire,” Starlight added. “We’ll camp out for the time being, then in the dead of night, we’ll sneak into Cloudsdale and find Rainbow Dash.”

The plan in place, and Zap’s nerves calmed, she and Flurry helped shape a cloud cave for the four of them to rest in, while Starlight used her magic to force the structure to retain its shape rather than shift away, as well as hiding their location once more. After a nervous meal, the four soon drifted off to sleep.

Slowly, Bonbon’s eyes opened, though it did little good.

Not only was it dark in this new place she found herself in, but from what she could make out, she was in a cave of some kind. Every surface within sight was covered in a familiar navy-blue slime, the same kind of slime that engulfed her wrists and shins, holding her limbs in an X and keeping her naked form in place.

“You know, Darling, it doesn’t have to be this way.”

As the dim light brightened a fraction, Bonbon could make out the buxom figure of Rarity standing before her, though her expression had shifted from devilishly playful from their previous encounter to slightly annoyed right now.

“I mean,” she carried on, walking around Bonbon and casually coping a feel of the earth pony’s ass as she did so. “All you and the others are doing with this little crusade of yours is earning the Empress’ ire. Believe me when I say that is the last thing you wish to attain. But… if you were to join us, I’m sure Talvira would greatly reward you. She might even reunite you with your beloved Lyra. You two could be together again. In the waking world. Don’t you want that?”

Throughout her whole speech, Bonbon had been focussing on maintaining control of her emotions. Her training for the emotion-sensing acid slugs of Slug Troll Swamp, as well as additional training following the Changeling invasion of Canterlot, were helping her from losing her cool. The mention of Lyra and Rarity using her as bait lit a fire, but she controlled it, storing the energy that would’ve been wasted raging at the powerful unicorn.

“I want to save Lyra more than anything,” she began, maintaining defiant eye-contact throughout her declaration. “But I’ll save her with my own strength, and the strength of those beside me. You used to know what that felt like, so you should be scared knowing we’ll succeed. We’ll save you too, Rarity.”

That last statement snapped something within the nightmare, as Rarity suddenly lashed out with a stinging slap across Bonbon’s face. The force of the impact echoed throughout the slimy cavern, and even made the restraints give the slightest amount of slack.

“I don’t need saving!” Rarity nearly shouted back. “I am one of the most powerful ponies in all Equestria. I create beautiful fantasies in ponies’ dreams, and I relish it. Even if you defeat me, if my friends and I couldn’t stop Talvira, what chance do you have?!”

Bonbon merely smirked despite the sting of the slap across her cheek. “Well, consider that nerve touched.”

Enraged and with an erratic twitch in her eye, Rarity huffed and stomped a little way back into the cave before summoning a large bubble. It grew and grew until it popped, revealing Lyra in much the same state as she was the precious dream. Before Bonbon could shoot off another snarky statement, Rarity focussed her powers and her hand turned ethereal. She reached into Lyra’s head and pulled out a swirling mass of magenta energy and crushing it in a fit of anger. The moment the energy dissipated, Lyra shook her head and lost her balance a little, placing a hand down to help stabilise her. When she looked up, her eyes were the same golden hue Bonbon remembered, and they widened in recognition.

“B-Bonbon…?” She asked, her tone no longer lustful. This immediately grabbed Bonbon’s attention, as well as seemingly placing a vice grip around her heart.

“Lyra? Is it really you?”

“It is.” Rarity answer for her as tendrils of slime rose around the busty mint unicorn. The pulled her arms above her head and split her legs wide before the Nightmare. She struggled against it, but it was all for naught, and the fear in her eyes was like a dagger to Bonbon’s heart. “I’ve pulled the lust from her mind, just to break her again before you. This is what you get for insulting me.”

As Rarity grew herself a massive cock and balls and began hotdogging Lyra’s ass cheeks, that fire within Bonbon returned. This time, though, she had no plans to suppress it. She instead channelled it into her limbs, pulling with all her earth pony might to break free from her restraints.

So it came as a surprise to all three mares involved when Bonbon did rip her limbs clean from the tendrils and fall forward. Instinct and years of training kicking in, Bonbon ducked into a combat roll upon landing and leapt up higher than she should have. Rarity barely had time to register the fist that connected flush with her jaw and sent her sprawling backwards. Her focus disrupted, both her cock and the restraints around Lyra disappeared, while Bonbon’s equipment faded into this reality and she drew her short sword. Rarity clutched at her face and glared daggers back at the earth pony before they widened. They shifted a little before focussing back onto Bonbon with frustration.

“Fine! Have your little reunion. I have far more important things, and ponies, to do.”

With that, Rarity melted into the floor itself before the slime encompassing the cave vanished. The rocky walls revealed and the threat seemingly gone, Bonbon’s ears picked up a sound that broke her heart. She turned around and saw the source.

Lyra sobbing.

Dropping everything, she rushed down onto her knees and embraced the unicorn, ignoring how Lyra’s bust pressed into and dwarfed her own. Lyra instantly melted into the embrace and opened cried. Decades of sorrow and separation spilled out as both mares wept. After what felt like hours of the two kneeling in one another’s arms, Bonbon pulled back and the two raised their hands to the others cheeks.

“I… I thought I’d never see you again…” Lyra sniffled, her fingers tracing Bonbon’s features as if recommitting them to memory.

“I’d never leave you behind,” Bonbon answered with a tearful smile before slowly closing in for a kiss. Lyra was hesitant at first, but the moment their lips locked, she melted into it. It wasn’t forceful, as had been any other kiss she’d received in recent years. It was gentle and warm, and Lyra regretted it didn’t last longer. “Lyra, do you know where you are in Equestria?”

“I… I, I think I’m in Canterlot. Serving as… As…” Bonbon could see the gears in her lover’s head turning somewhere dark, as Lyra’s pupils dilated and her breathing increased.

“Hey. Hey, it’s okay. Focus on me, okay? Focus on me. I’m here, I’m here with you. Focus on that, and nothing else.” Lyra struggled against her rising panic, but staring into Bonbon’s eyes helped sooth her anxious state. “Lyra, I need you to hold on for me, okay? No matter what they put you through, no matter what happens, keep thinking of me, right here, right now, and I’ll come save you. Can you hold on for me?”

After a long wait Lyra finally managed to look Bonbon in the eyes and nod. “I… I’ll try.”

“That’s my girl.” With a small smile, Bonbon brought Lyra in for another tight hug; one the mint unicorn was all too ready to return.

Flurry’s eyes opened to once more find herself separated from her friends. But her surroundings this time were far more benign. The sky above her was clear, illuminating a verdant field with flowers swaying in the gentle breeze. She looked down and found herself clothed in a light blue, thin-strap sundress. This fact, as well as her surroundings, raised her concerns despite her apparent safety. She didn’t want to let her guard down only to get raped again.

“Flurry?”

The wind carried a faint voice to her ears. She stood up, hoping to find its owner, yet she couldn’t see anypony.

“Flurry Heart!”

Her head whipped around again and there she was. She was just as all the paintings back in the Imperial Palace had portrayed her. A beautiful, uncorrupted figure hidden beneath a simple white dress that fell to her knees, wings outstretched and a kind smile beneath her radiant blue eyes.

“M-Mom?” The pink alicorn nodded, and opened her arms for a hug, but Flurry grew suspicious. Something kept nagging at the back of her mind this wasn’t right, but she was having difficulty figuring out what it was.

“It’s me, Flurry.” Cadance replied, her kindly expression not changing. Flurry tried to find some reason, any reason to doubt her. But the longer she stared, the more she realised this had to be her. Without hesitation, she ran into the hug and the tears began flowing. Cadance guided the two down to a kneeling position and just stroked her daughter’s mane as years of separation tumbled out of the younger princess.

“It’s okay, Flurry. Let it all out.” Her soothing voice helped to calm the crying alicorn, and when Flurry looked up, Cadance leaned in and gave her a small kiss just below her horn.

“I… I-I’m sorry,” Flurry said, trying to wipe the tears from her eyes. But her mother merely shook her head and thumbed the last bits of moisture off her daughter’s face.

“You have nothing to be sorry for, Flurry. If anypony should apologise, it’s me. I was so certain your father and I would be enough to save Equestria, I never imagined how us being away could hurt you so.” She gently placed a finger beneath Flurry’s chin and brought the young alicorn’s eyes to meet her own. “But I’m also so proud of you for doing this, for all you’ve achieved so far.”

“Well… there’s been a few bumps along the way.” Flurry timidly admitted, scratching the back of her head.

“And there will be many more ahead of you,” Cadance added, letting the two of them sit down properly on the soft grass. “The forces of Talvira are far more dangerous, corruptive, and tempting than you can imagine. To resist them, your will must be unbreakable.”

“I-I know,” Flurry shyly gripped an arm as she looked away. “I’m trying my best but… But I don’t know if it’s enough…” This brought a moment of silence between the two, the wind rustling the grass the only noise as Cadance looked deep in thought.

The princess of love’s smile returned as she turned back to Flurry. “What if I helped train you in resisting temptation? This way, when you next face off against Talvira’s minions, you’ll be able to defend yourself better and their advances will do little to stop you.”

“Y-You can do that?” Flurry asked, shocked. “How?”

“I’ve been their prisoner for twenty years, my darling. I’m all too familiar with their tricks. But I’ll only do this if you feel comfortable with it.”

“Of course, I’ll do it!” Flurry blurted out, then blushed from embarrassment. “I-I mean, I know you’d never hurt me. Or, at least I assume you’d never hurt me, and if it helps us save you, I don’t see what not.”

Cadance smiled and gently took hold of Flurry’s hand. “I could never hurt you, Flurry. But once we start, we can’t stop until the end, so I need you to be sure about this.”

Flurry nodded. “I can take it, Mom. I’ll do whatever I can to help you.”

“Very well. Just relax, and let’s get started.” Cadance shuffled her way around to position herself behind Flurry, and then surprised the younger alicorn by cupping her breasts with her hands.

“M-Mom? Wh-nmf. What are you…?”

“I’m helping you build up a tolerance to this,” Cadance explained as she slowly and gently squeezed and rolled her daughter’s breasts around, kneeding them like dough. “If you grow more used to stimulation like this, then you’ll be able to resist it more effectively.” Her fondling began to increase in speed, and Flurry couldn’t help but feel it even more potently than before. She wasn’t sure if it was the fact her mother was the one doing it or not, but her marehood was starting to get wet. A flash of blue light was the only warning that Flurry got before she felt the wind on her bare skin. She turned to look and saw that her mother had also disrobed, baring her perfect body for the world to see. Flurry’s eyes couldn’t help but lock onto those pink DDs. Something instinctual was calling to her.

“Thirsty?” Cadance asked, and Flurry couldn’t stop herself licking her lips. “We had just finished weening you before we left, but I never got the chance to get rid of all this milk. It makes them so heavy, so unbearably full.”

“So… Full…” Flurry repeated slowly, her eyes still laser-focused on the perky peak atop her mother’s chest. Cadance kneeled next to her now, one hand resting against the back of her head while the other returned to her daughter’s breast.

“Please, Flurry. I… I need to be rid of this milk. There’s… just so much of it. Please, help me be rid of it!”

Flurry nodded slowly and Cadance wasted no time bringing the younger princess’ head to her teat. Instantly she began suckling, soon siphoning out that sweet lactose nectar and drawing a loud moan from her mother. Cadance didn’t stop their training, however. Her fingers locked onto her daughters’ nipple and began rubbing it. Flurry stopped drinking to release a moan, only for the pink alicorn to press her back in to resume her meal.

“Mmf! Hah, I… I’ve missed this!” Cadance panted, her wings, much like Flurry’s, stood rigidly straight. “D-Don’t forg-AH! Don’t forget about your training. I-I can’t do it all.”

Almost on autopilot, Flurry’s hands joined in on the fondling. One of her hands took hold of her free breast, while the other snaked between her legs and began stroking her petals. They slowly got into a rhythm that built up speed over time. Flurry consistently suckled away, roughly toying with her own tit while her other hand both drove a finger into her snatch and thumbed her clit. Cadance was moaning loudly as well, alternating between pushing Flurry’s nipple into her breast, then pulling it back out and stretching the mound taut in the process.

“M-Mom, hah! I-I can’t…”

“It’s okay, Flurry! Let it out! Let it come ooOOOOOOUUUUUUUT!”

As one, the alicorns came. Milk flooded Flurry’s mouth so fast it overflowed and she had to release her grip on the nipple, which squirted her face. Her legs spasmed as her honeypot sprayed its nectar all over her hand. Her chest also felt heavy, and she looked down to see her milk had also spurted out of her own nipples.

“Hah, hah. I… I wasn’t… aware… you were lactating…” Cadance panted, a strange look in her eyes, though Flurry’s head was so fuzzy, it was impossible to figure out.

“I…”

“Flurry Heart?”

Flurry looked down and saw, standing just a few feet away, where the Cake twins.

Her shock of seeing them there, let alone naked, was being overridden by the fuzzy feeling running riot in her head, as her eyes explored their bodies. Pumpkin had always been a little bit plumper around the mid-section than Flurry, but this by no means made her less attractive. She had, in the past, jokingly referred to it as her “love handles.” This also meant her breasts had also always been that little bit bigger than Flurry’s, naturally sitting at a D cup and bearing puffy, inverted nipples. Her hips, however, were where Pumpkin truly shone. Thick thighs led up to a perfectly heart-shaped behind. Pound, on the other hand, was a real treat. Sometimes Flurry had caught herself fantasising about his body, before shaking it off thinking it would be too weird to try for romance with the pegasus. But those fantasies were being justified as she looked over his lean yet muscular form. One muscle clearly stood out. Standing proudly straight was Pound’s pole, a decent girth and packing at least eight or nine inches, whilst a large pair of testicles hung beneath. He didn’t come close to some of the monsters she had faced thus far, but he still exceeded expectations.

“W-What… What are…?” Flurry asked tiredly as she was still recovering from her orgasm.

“I invited them here, to help with your training.” Cadance explained, her strength seemingly restored despite cumming barely a few minutes ago. “Rarely will you face Talvira’s forces one by one, so you need to be able to resist temptation from multiple sources.” At this, the twins came closer and kneeled. Cadance rested Flurry’s head back against a tree she swore wasn’t there before, then shuffled around to resume her boob massage on her daughters’ tit. “Pumpkin, is it? Could you help with Flurry’s other breast? And Pound, please take care of her downstairs, would you?” The twins nodded before shuffling into their positions; Pound got down on his hands and knees with his breath tickling her nether region, while his sister mirrored Flurry’s mother by taking a white breast within her hands.

“P-Pump?” Flurry panted, but any further questions were silenced by a moan as Pound dug his tongue into her pussy. He held onto her thighs as they instinctively bucked, keeping her lower body as still as possible while tasting her petals.

“I’ve always wanted to do this.” Pumpkin said dreamily and she took hold of Flurry’s milkbag and began suckling. Her tongue circled and flicked her nipple, drawing out more of the young princess’ creamy bounty. The fuzziness in Flurry’s head doubled when Cadance joined in sucking out the milk from the other side.

“Mmm, you’ve taken after me, darling.” The elder alicorn purred before digging back in.

“Ah, I can’t take it anymore.” Pound’s voice spoke up and Flurry looked down to see the young stallion getting up to his knees, the flared head of his cock popping into view. As he started rubbing his shaft up and down against her pussy, and her mother and best friend continued drinking her milk, Flurry leaned her head back and looked up through the branches of the tree to the sky. What she saw there parted the clouds in her mind and sent a chill down her spine.

There, shining in in a rapidly darkening sky, was a pink star. The pink star she had always assumed was her mother.

“Oh well, guess the secret’s out.”

Looking back down, Flurry screamed.

The verdant fields surrounding them had withered away to a wilderness, and the pink clouds had returned to blanket the sky, Cadance’s star included. The faces of her friends and mother were replaced by three identical copies of Nightmare Rarity. All three were sporting massive cocks nearly double the size of what Pound was just packing. But that wasn’t what scared her. Flurry’s breasts were now larger than ever before, comparable to beach balls. Despite their size, they didn’t sag, meaning there was a constant canyon of cleavage below her.

“Finally got you, you heroic little bitch.”

With that insult, the three began their assault anew. The one that was previously Pound pushed her massive member inch by painful inch into Flurry’s pussy. The widening of her still tight birth passage blasted all focus to shreds, and the alicorn came on the spot; squirting milk onto the dicks of the other two corrupted unicorns.

“Oh, don’t forget about us, Darling.” They spoke simultaneously, each sporting wicked smiles.

The other two pressed the flared heads of their cocks up against Flurry’s still leaking nipples, and pushed. The first few attempts merely pushed the nipples back into the excessive amounts of titflesh, but they then grabbed hold of the teats with their magic and lined them up properly. Pulling at the nipples magically, the Nightmares pushed their members inside. Flurry screamed once more as they pushed deeper and deeper into her mammeries. Another orgasm blanked her mind, but her milk couldn’t escape given the huge cocks now blocking the way out. The pressure building, her breasts slowly, painfully, expanded again, inducing another orgasm before the previous one had even ended.

“And now the fun begins.” All three Rarities declared as one.

The three corrupted elements began fucking Flurry in earnest. Slowly, given the tightness of each hole being penetrated, but with growing speed. Flurry’s mind was going blank as they hammered away at her, a bulge beneath her skin popping up and down in her stomach from the Rarity ploughing her pussy while her breasts kept growing even as the other two repeatedly plunged in.

“What do you know?” One of the Rarities’ fucking her nipples spoke up in-between thrusts. “She’s becoming just like her mother.”

“Empress Talvira does enjoy buxom mares, after all. Who are we to disappoint?”

Synchronising their thrusts, the three Nightmares suddenly started jackhammering their dicks into the poor alicorn, ignoring her pain-filled cries. And, as one, they came, blinding Flurry’s vision as everything faded away.

“Starlight! Zap! Wake up! Wake up!”

Bonbon’s frantic screaming roused the unicorn and pegasus from their slumber, though sleep wasn’t truly banished from their eyes until they saw what became of the alicorn.

She was screaming in ecstasy in her sleep. Her breasts had ballooned to outrageous size; slightly larger than medicine balls, yet retaining their round shape and seemingly showing no signs of sag. Furthermore, her nipples were spraying arcs of milk like they were fire hoses and soaking the clouds they rested on with her apparently endless bounty, terrifying her companions.

Author's Note

Flurry Heart Stats:
Purity: 2/3*
Will: +2*
Strength: +5*
Defense: +3
Speed: -14*
Magic: +4
Items:
Crystal Sword: +1 to Strength
- Element of Honesty: +1 to Strength
Crystal Buckler Shield: Advantage on Strength Checks
Chastity Glyph: Sacrifice this instead of a Purity point upon losing it in vaginal sex
Reformation Gems x2
Teleportation Crystals x2
Food Rations x4
Corruptions:
Expanded Breasts (X cup): -19 on Speed Checks
Lactation (3/3): -1 on Will Checks, will lose a Purity Point from orgasming from breasts

Starlight Glimmer Stats:
Purity: 3/3
Will: +2
Strength: +2
Defense: +2
Speed: +2*
Magic: +5*
Items:
Crystal Staff: +1 to Magic
Stealth Suit: Can reroll one Speed Check per chapter
Dream Amulet: Automatically pass Will checks in regards to dreams
Reformation Gems x2
Teleportation Crystals x1
Food Rations x4
Corruptions:
Expanded Breasts (E cup): Disadvantage on Speed Checks
Lactation (1/3)

Bonbon Stats:
Purity: 2/3*
Will: +3
Strength: +3*
Defense: +2*
Speed: +3*
Magic: +0
Items:
Monster Agency Duster Coat: Can reroll one Defense Check per chapter
Crystal Short Sword: +1 to Strength
Grappling Hook: Advantage on Strength and Speed Checks
Contraception Spell: Sacrifice this instead of a Purity point upon losing it in vaginal sex
Reformation Gems x2
Teleportation Crystals x2
Food Rations x4
Corruptions:
None

Zap Apple Stats:
Purity: 3/3
Will: +4
Strength: +4*
Defence: +1*
Speed: +4*
Magic: +1
Items:
Flying Goggles: Advantage on Speed Checks
Brass Knuckles: +1 to Strength Checks
Rope Lasso: Advantage on Strength and Defence Checks
Food Rations x4
Corruptions:
None

So, I've once again decided to change the voting deadline. I know I said it wasn't changing again, but given there's no time limit on when I post the chapters, it doesn't seem fair for there to be one on when you guys vote. So we're going back to how the votes worked during the Purity Test; the polls stay open until the new chapter is uploaded.
With that in mind, this made for an interesting voting period. The farm and Cloudsdale both got out to a great lead and were neck and neck, when all of a sudden the Everfree option snuck up from behind and actually took the lead. A few last-minute votes gave Cloudsdale the win and changed the course of the chapter. As for the other options, Zap joining the party and fixing Flurry's breasts were easy winners, and the second item option ended in a tie, but another late vote gave Starlight the amulet.

Action:
Head towards the Abandoned Farm: 8
Head towards Manehatten: 3
Head towards Cloudsdale: 9
Head back towards the Everfree Forest: 8
Character:
Allow Zap Apple to join the party: 20
Convince Zap to remain with her family: 8
Item 1:
Use the Element's power on Flurry's breasts: 21
Use the Element's power on Flurry's lactation: 6
Item 2:
Give the Dream Amulet to Flurry: 5
Give the Dream Amulet to Starlight: 12
Give the Dream Amulet to Bonbon: 11
Give the Dream Amulet to Zap (should she join the party): 0

Geez, did Flurry get nerfed or what? This was because she rolled two natural 1s in the dream sequence. Usually, that's the trigger for modification when resisting the lust's advances.
And with that, here's the new options;

Action:
Wait for sunrise before moving out
Split the party and infiltrate (Select ONE character to remain with Flurry)
Item 1:
Use one Reformation Gem on Flurry
Use as many as can be spared
Item 2:
Request more Dream Amulets
Request more Reformation Gems
Item 3:
Give the Dream Amulet to Flurry
Keep it on Starlight

Finally, I'd like to take this time to mention this'll probably be the last update for the year. Partly because I know work's going to be insanely busy and it'll eat into my writing time, and also prepping for Christmas and all that, but the main reason is that I'll be working on a secret project. Something I've promised for a while. Fingers crossed I'll have it done by Christmas or, failing that, New Years.

As always, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and happy voting!