“Wait… Trixie’s going to be a mother?”

Flurry giggled, then nodded as she, Zap and Twilight sat at their campsite. Spike and Button Mash were busy cleaning up after their meal, while Sugar Silhouette had insisted on performing another scouting patrol to ensure they were alone. In the few hours since the princess of friendship’s reformation, she had been given some of Flurry’s rations despite her protests. Twilight had explained the defences of Canterlot, as well as the forces the group would most likely face, then listened with rapt interest to her niece; catching her up not only on their mission thus far, but also what had happened back in the Crystal Empire since Equestria’s fall. Such as Starlight’s polyamorous marriage, or the magician unicorn’s pregnancy.

“Yep,” the younger alicorn replied with a smile. “She’d be about halfway through her pregnancy by now. I know Lustre Dawn’s eager to meet her little sister. Well, she hopes it’s a sister at least.” Flurry and Zap shared a grin at this, but looking back, her aunt seemed distant. “Aunt Twilight?”

“Huh? Oh, sorry.” Twilight replied sheepishly. “It’s just… You’ve grown up into such a brave and strong mare, Flurry… Stronger than I was…” The snake-tailed alicorn looked down, and Flurry didn’t need to be a mind reader to have a good idea of what she was thinking about.

“Hey, that’s not true. You are strong. Strong enough to let yourself be reformed.”

“Flurry’s right, Twilight.” Spike announced as he and Button sat across the fire from the three mares. “Besides, Talvira’s the reason Equestria’s like this, not you.”

“But I helped her.” Twilight nearly shouted in response, struggling to keep her emotions in check. “Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Rarity may’ve faced her before me, but I was the first pony to fall…” The elder alicorn’s head drooped at this admission. “And I then helped corrupt the rest of my friends… Even my family…”

“But Mom’s still alive, and Dad is too, right?” Twilight looked up to see the hope in her nieces’ eyes. Though the whole truth hurt, she could at least tell Flurry the most important parts, if only to spare her already fragile heart.

“Yes. Both of your parents are alive. They’ve… gone through some changes… Changes I had a direct hand in, but both are still alive. Cadance has even managed to hold onto her sanity. It drove me crazy before, but I’m glad she’s still in there for your sake.”

“Rarity gave me a pretty good idea of what’s happened to her, but… thank you.” Despite none present being changelings, they could all feel the relief radiating from the young princess. It was then, as the two alicorns embraced in a side-on hug, that Sugar glided back down to the camp.

“The perimeter is secure.” She reported with her typical stoicism, a nod from the others enough of an acceptable response as the thestral sat with them.

“Um, Princess Twilight?” Button asked, garnering the lavender alicorn’s attention. “I was wondering… how come you haven’t aged?” The question caught the entire group off-guard, Spike most of all. But as the dragon looked at his beloved friend’s features, he realised Button was on to something.

“He’s right…” He murmured. “You hardly look older than when I last saw you… How?”

“The clouds.” Twilight answered simply. She looked up at the darkened canopy, the rest of them following suit as she slipped into her infamous lecture mode. “Once a creature reaches eighteen years of age, the magic within the clouds greatly slows the aging process. So much so that a pony would only age a month over the span of a year.” This prompted looks of deep thought from the others.

“They have other purposes as well.” Twilight went on. “They serve as a clear symbol of Talvira’s rule over a region, weaken non-demonic teleportation, and increase the permanence of corruptive magic.”

“Uh… what was that last one again?” Zap asked, concern growing in her voice as she glanced between the two princesses. Twilight saw this eye contact, and it quickly clicked; her eyes mirroring the wide blue ones of her niece.

“They… T-The longer a pony stays beneath the clouds, the more likely that the permanence of any corruptions they suffer increases…” It was only then, allowing her magical senses to flex, that Twilight noticed just how concerningly entrenched her nieces changes were. “Flurry, how long have you been done here again?”

“Two weeks…” Flurry answered, her tone full of dread. Movement in her peripheral vision alerted Flurry to Zap rummaging through her bag, pulling out her last two reformation gems. The young lovers shared a look, the unspoken question between them answered with a swift nod from the alicorn. Zap wasted no time, and pressed the gems into Flurry’s chest.

Light shone out in the ridge for a moment. As it died down, the rest of the party opened their eyes to witness the changes, if any. Flurry was sadly still burdened with a third, large breast adorning her midriff. The size of her three tits had decreased, however; down to K cups reminiscent of over-inflated beach balls if Twilight had to guess. Flurry could also feel the churning production of milk within them lessen. It remained, not entirely removed, but at least the pressure within had eased somewhat.

“Just like with Starlight…” Flurry muttered as she brushed a hand across her third breast, her voice betraying her sadness.

“Ah… Ah’m sorry, Flurry.” Zap apologised, unsure what else to say. Seeing those beautiful blue eyes beginning to tear up, the farming flier moved closer and embraced her special somepony; letting her sob into her shoulder.

“I don’t get it…” Button murmured, pulling out one of his own gems. “Sunburst said these would remove any corruption. So, what gives?” The stallion stiffened a little when Twilight leaned in to examine the gem, unintentionally giving Button a show of her four breasts hanging like ripened fruits.

“They are potent,” she stated after a moment or two, “but they’re made to fix recent corruption. Once the corruptions become more permanent, they’re viewed as part of the body, rather than an outside alteration. Meaning they’d have no effect if it was a long-term change.” Unnoticed by all, Sugar slowly turned to look down at her flanks. Perhaps she’d just become used to it, or thought it a natural growth of her figure but, as she traced a hand over her cutie mark of a bat-winged shield, a small note of uncertainty rang out within the Lunar Guard.

“Twilight, there must be something you can do. Please.” Spike implored his oldest friend. She looked between the dragon and the pair of ponies, all looking back at her with the faintest glimmer of hope. It stabbed at her recently-restored soul. Despite knowing the difficulties, how could she not try?

“A-Alright, I’ll try. But I can’t promise I’ll be able to remove all the corruptions.”

“I’ll take whatever you can remove.” Flurry responded instantly. “Just… Please, Aunt Twilight.”

The older alicorn nodded and set to work. She reached forward and gently placed her hands on Flurry’s third breast. Concentrating, her horn lit up in a purple glow, and her hands swiftly followed suit. She channelled her magic into the tit flesh, attempting to bend it to her will and deconstruct the buried power that had caused this change. Her power was met with some resistance, refusing to revert. But she was Princess Twilight Sparkle. The Princess of Friendship and former bearer of the Element of Magic. There were few more magically powerful creatures than she, and if there was one thing she had mastered during her time as Midnight Sparkle, it was flesh craft. The glow around her hands turned from purple to white, and grew to engulf all the third alicorn breast. Twilight poured in more magic, not caring how exhausting this task was proving to be.

The light pulsed in one final burst and Twilight fell backwards, easily caught in the strong arms of her number one assistant. Looking back, the group were relieved to see Flurry’s stomach was bare. Once more, the princess of the Crystal Empire had only two breasts, though their size and the feeling of milk within them remained.

“Y-You did it.” Flurry murmured in amazement. “Aunt Twilight you did it!” She was about to get up and hug the older alicorn when she saw her resting limply in Spike’s arms. A spike of fear pierced her heart for a moment, but she swiftly saw the slow rise and fall of Twilight breathing.

“That must’ve taken a lot out of her.” Button observed, as Spike set her down on a bedroll Sugar laid down.

“Yeah. How about we all get some shuteye?” The dragon suggested. “It’s been a long day.”

“Ah hear that.” Zap agreed, punctuating it with a yawn. The five readied themselves for sleep, Flurry casting the illusion spells to keep them safe before settling down with Zap snuggling up between her tits. Looking over, she saw Spike laying next to Twilight, looking upon her features as if he was rememorising them. Smiling, Flurry closed her eyes and joined the others in drifting off to sleep.

Disaster surrounded Twilight Sparkle.

All around her, the city of Canterlot was crumbling, as if a cataclysmic earthquake was reducing the mountain to rubble. Her mind raced as she tried to make sense of the mayhem. She heard the screams of not just the ponies of either sex she knew to be trapped in the city, but also of its more monstrous inhabitants. Fleshy protrusions erupted from the ground, consuming whole buildings and towers of opulence Canterlot was known for even before Talvira’s invasion decades earlier. All of this danger informed Twilight of one thing.

She needed to flee.

She turned and took only three steps before her brain caught up and she stopped. Looking down, the sight of her original, ordinary legs nearly brought her to tears, as did the fact her completely naked body only had a singular, modest pair of C-cup breasts. But this distraction cost her time, as she looked behind her to see a flood of flesh surge towards her position like a tidal wave. She tried to take flight, only to discover with horror that her wings were gone.

Twilight Sparkle was a mere unicorn once more.

The rampaging tide engulfed Twilight, carrying her along with the current as other buildings were consumed. Writhing within the fleshy mass, the unicorn saw faces of both ponies and monsters rise and fall. Their screaming expressions trapped beneath the surface like a rubbery film keeping them from escaping. Sexual organs of all kinds also began rising from the sea of skin in place of Canterlot’s buildings. Towering phalluses surrounded by house-sized testicles, vaginas opening like sinkholes large enough to swallow her old castle in Ponyville, and overly-lactating breasts the size of mansions doted the landscape.

Amidst the chaos, something rose from the tide of corruption. Twilight lost her voice at the sight of it. No… of her. Rising to stand taller than the mountain on which the city was perched was Cozy Glow. Her psychotic giggle boomed loudly as the unicorn witnessed the evil mare not only still wearing the Alicorn Amulet, but also sporting a horn alongside her wings. A giant, mad alicorn. The two locked eyes, and Cozy could only grin as she waved goodbye. The tide started sucking Twilight down below the surface. Any attempts to claw her way out were met with failure; the substance sliding through her fingers like a viscous flood. The princess could barely breath as the pressure built all around her. Her body was growing hotter as she felt like she was losing her sanity all over again. She desperately reached out for somepony, anypony, to save her.

Her silent wish would be answered.

A hand took hold of her own and, with force, pulled her clean out of the fleshy waters and up high into the sky. As the tint of the world changed from pink to blue, Twilight turned her gaze from the rapidly shrinking city of Canterlot to behold her saviour.

It was Flurry Heart, smiling kindly back at her aunt. Twilight took such strength from that angelic expression and hugged her niece tightly, tears escaping her purple eyes.

Twilight woke slowly, taking a moment or two to remember where she was. As she sat up, she found herself still at the campsite in Rambling Rock Ridge. The colouration of the clouds told the alicorn it was late morning, though around her Button Mash, Zap and Flurry Heart were all still asleep. The latter two slept together, with the orange pegasus comfortably nestled in the alicorn’s cleavage and below her neck. Twilight’s heart swelled at the sight, yet a quick glance down was enough to sour that good feeling.

Unlike in her dream, her corruptions remained, and she knew that no number of reformative gems would ever be enough to rid her of her serpentine tail. Even more concerningly, not only was she still beset with four large sweater stretchers, but her larger clit had extended into a smaller copy of her now banished cock. A quick scan with her magic revealed it was merely a case of morning wood, though it still disturbed her.

“Twilight? You okay?” The alicorn looked up, finding Spike kneeling next to her. A few metres away stood Sugar Silhouette, giving a small, respectful bow to the princess before finishing her task; preparing breakfast, it seemed. Twilight looked back to the slumbering lovers and managed to regain some of that positive feeling back. The return of said feelings also led to a gradual softening of her cock, before it shrank back down into its standard clitoris form.

“Yeah… I think so.” She stated looking back at the dragon. He wasn’t sure, but chose not to push it as he took her hand and helped her up. “You let them sleep in?”

“Figured it was safe to give them a little more rest.” Spike replied with a smile as alicorn and dragon looked to the two slumbering mares. “Hopefully you being saved made it into Flurry’s dreams.”

“She made it into mine.” Twilight stated, causing a surprised look that melted into a chuckle from the dragon. “But are we sure it’s safe to stay put even this long?”

“I finished another patrol some ten minutes ago, Your Highness.” Sugar spoke up, counting out the contents of two decent-sized bags. “Rest assured, we are safe.”

“Okay then… Well, what’s your next plan, then?”

“We’re heading to free the Tree of Harmony. I sent a message back to the Crystal Empire, and we’ve gotten enough gems and rations to last us a while…” Spike grinned, though his fang-filled smile didn’t have the effect he was hoping for, as Twilight’s eyes widened. “Uh… Twilight?”

“…Oh, sorry Spike.” She apologised; shaking the cobwebs, and hopefully her fears, out of her mind. “It’s just… there’s a powerful demonic dryad there. Alraune.”

“Eh, I’m sure we can take her.” The draconic knight remarked, flexing his arm confidently.

“Spike, you won’t just be able to barge in and take her out that easily.” Twilight lectured, much as she did to him back when he was much younger. “Alraune’s one of Talvira’s most trusted demons, even back in the earliest days of her rule. She’s entrenched herself in the Tree’s chamber, and is surrounded by patrols of her dryad daughter throughout the entire Everfree Forest. Not only that, but after the governess in Ponyville was defeated and Applejack was reformed, Talvira had a battalion sent down to the ruins to reinforce their position.”

“So, you’re saying we can’t sneak in?”

“…I’m saying it will be difficult, but there is a way.” Twilight regained her confident smile as the idea quickly took shape in her mind. “The enemy will be guarding the perimeter, but they won’t be expecting anyone to be inside the castle already.”

“Why not?” Sugar asked. “That sounds like an enormous oversight of their defences.”

“They expect any intruders teleporting in to be flung off course by the miasma of the clouds. But I’m willing to bet I can get you inside the castle safely.” The Princess of Friendship then turned to her number one assistant. “Once inside, head for the throne room. There should be a secret passage from there to the cavern. From there, you should be able to surprise Alraune and take her down.”

“…Okay Twilight, but only if you’re sure you can handle it. After all, you did pass out last night fixing Flurry.” Spike’s concerned tone didn’t escape the princess’ notice, and a small part of her actually felt joy at hearing him caution her, just like he used to as a baby dragon.

“I’m sure.” She nodded. “Fooling the miasma to teleport you all more accurately is far easier than rewriting a pony’s body to reverse corruption. I just need a while to get ready.”

“Okay then. We’ll take ten minutes to get ready, then you can send us off.”

As Twilight stepped away to warm up her magic, practising basic spells to ensure no potency was lost in her reformation, the slumbering ponies were awoken and fed breakfast. Twelve minutes later, after the new gems and rations were distributed, all five were ready to go. The alicorns embraced in a hug that squashed their combined six breasts against each other.

“Are you sure you don’t want any more gems, Aunty?” Flurry asked as she stepped back, her hands still lightly holding Twilight’s arms. “We could give you back your legs.”

Twilight softly shook her head with a sad smile. “I’m afraid it wouldn’t work. This,” she gestured to her snake tail, “is part of a curse, specially placed upon me by Talvira herself. I’ve had it for years now, and I doubt there would ever be enough gems to fix it. The one silver lining is I’m used to having one now, so it doesn’t affect me as much as you might think.”

“If you’re sure…” Flurry replied uncertainly, but Twilight taking her hands coupled with that warm smile washed it away.

“I am. Take care of each other.” She then turned to Zap, standing nearby. “And Zap? When you find Rainbow Dash, I hope you’re able to bring her back. Once she is, I know she’ll be proud of you.”

“Uhm… Thanks, Ah guess.” The flier murmured, blushing as she brought a hand to the back of her chromatic head. Twilight nodded in respect to Button and Sugar, receiving one each in response, and finally turned to Spike. The dragon reached into his bag and handed Twilight a softly-glowing blue crystal.

“Once you’ve sent us off, use this. It’ll take you straight back to the Crystal Empire. And Twilight?” Spike then closed the distance and hugged the alicorn tight. Twilight merely smiled and returned the hug. “Good to have you back.”

“Good to be back.” She whispered to him as he broke the embrace. “ But please be careful. I just got you back. I don’t want to lose you again.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be back.”

With a grin, the dragon stepped back to stand alongside the rest of the adventurers, all now facing Twilight and awaiting their jump. For her part, the former Element of Magic took a few deep breaths, allowing her magic to slowly build with each inhale. She focused on the spell, mentally modifying the framework of the magic to fool the miasma. This would hopefully trick it into thinking the teleportation spell was demonic in nature, thus creating a smoother jump. Once she was satisfied with the modifications and built up enough power, Twilight unleashed the magic and fired the spell.

She fell forward, using her hands to catch herself and taking a moment to catch her breath. After using demonic magic for so long, Twilight hadn’t considered how strenuous it would be getting used to her original magic. Looking up, the corrupted princess found herself alone. Pulling herself upright, she looked at the crystal Spike had given her before movement in her peripheral vision caught her eye. Up in the sky, flying towards her position from Canterlot’s general direction, were several flying creatures. Their forms looked far from normal, instantly informing the alicorn these beasts were Cozy Glow’s handiwork.

“Your mistress won’t win.” Twilight stated in a quiet, yet defiant tone. Clutching the crystal tightly, she quickly let her magic feed into the jewel before activating the spell within. The monsters were within ten metres before Twilight Sparkle vanished, their prey eluding them.

The jump was just as simultaneously infinite yet instantaneous, but the five travellers all arrived in the same place and unscathed. Despite the headache-inducing sensation that teleportation often entails, one by one the group stood to find themselves in a small dome-shaped room. Along the curved wall and dominating the straight one were a couple of bookshelves, the ancient tomes within looking as solid in their places as the stones in the wall. Between the shelves were unlit torch sconces, yet it didn’t seem dark enough to obscure vision. A few faded pillows lay scattered on the carpeted floor, dust and dirt thick upon all of them.

“W-Where are we?” Button asked as he rubbed his sore head.

“We’re in a secret study that used to belong to Princess Celestia and Princess Luna back when they were fillies.” Spike explained, brushing the dust from his armour and clothes as he moved towards the straight-wall bookshelf. “Twilight and I discovered it a few weeks or so after she became a princess.”

“Y-You mean…” Sugar stuttered, suddenly looking around the study with wide-eyed awe. “I’m standing in Princess Luna’s childhood sanctum? To think I would stand in such a place so important to my Mistress…”

“…Uh, ya done?” Zap asked with a raised eyebrow upon a deadpan expression. “Cause you’re creepin’ me out a lil.”

“Oh!” The thestral jumped, an embarrassed blush quickly lighting up her grey coat. “Uh-I-I’m sorry… It’s just…” She shook her head. “Nevermind. I apologise for… that. What is our next move?” She turned to stand at attention towards Spike and, after a moment of silence that emphasised the awkwardness of the exchange, the rest of the ponies turned to the dragon as well.

“Ahem, yes, well,” Spike cleared his throat, hoping moving forward would erase that moment from everyone’s mind. “Twilight mentioned there’s a secret passage she created years ago to spy on Alraune; just in case she needed to take her out for some reason…” The purple-scaled knight shook his head, not wanting to mentally progress further down that line of thought. “It’s hidden in the throne room. I’ve been here plenty of times before, so as long as we don’t alert the patrols outside, we should have a straight shot at getting to the Tree of Harmony.”

“Well, what are we waitin’ for?” Zap spoke up with more enthusiasm. “Let’s get this wagon train a movin’.”

Grinning, Spike turned back to the bookcase. It took him a few tries, but soon enough he found and pulled the fake book that opened a secret door. The entire wall pushed outwards slowly, the five on edge as the stones ground loudly. But no rush of enemy soldiers or giggling plant ponies came. After a minute of tense waiting, Spike slowly led the others out into the wider ruins. They stepped into a larger hall, clearly used as a more public library than the private one for the princesses. Shelves were filled with dusty tomes and yellowed scrolls, ancient knowledge on the verge of literally crumbling away.

“So…” Button began. “I know Princess Twilight said there wouldn’t be any patrols inside the ruins, but are we sure that’s still accurate?”

“Allow me to check.”

Sugar strolled forward a few metres ahead of the group. There, she closed her eyes and focused almost exclusively on her sense of hearing. Thestrals, like the bats they shared traits with, had impressive hearing. Her large ears flicked and swivelled, picking up every creak of rotten wood, every drip of water into a small pool. Within all this auditory information, there was nothing that told the Lunar Guard enemies were within the structure itself. She heard the murmurs of conversation and the thud of footfalls, but these were muffled and distant; proof they were safe. For now.

“No enemies within the ruins. Lead the way, Sir Spike.” The dragon showed initial surprise at the title, but quickly shook it off as he led the others towards the large doorless exit. But he took no more than five paces into the high-ceiling hall of stone when he stopped, and spread his arms so the rest of their group did the same.

“Uh, Spike? What’s wrong, buddy?” Button asked.

“That.” As one, the ponies looked forward to see what had intimidated the dragon. Dark vines criss-crossed all over the floor, walls and ceiling of the hall were virtually covered in them. Spread randomly along the length of each vine were bright blue flowers the colour of clear skies. So bright, they gave off a dull glow that helped partially illuminate the path.

“Seriously? We’re stoppin’ fer flowers?” Zap asked sceptically.

“Those aren’t just any flowers,” Spike explained, his serious tone convincing the others to listen. “They’re Poison Joke. Last time we dealt with those, touching them changed the bodies of Twilight and her friends like a strange joke.”

“Such as…?” Flurry asked, concerned as one of her hands subconsciously found its way beneath her breast.

“Well… Twilight’s horn got all… floppy. Applejack shrank to the size of a Breezie, and Rainbow Dash’s wings were backwards. But, since Equestria’s been changed…”

“There’s every chance the changes will be more detrimental to our quest.” Sugar finished for him.

“Well, why not burn them away?” Button asked. “I mean, you know… being a dragon and all.”

“We can’t afford that.” Spike countered, turning to look at the earth pony. “We have no idea how thoroughly these vines are spread throughout the ruins. If I burn them, we might end up cutting ourselves off from the throne room. What’s more, the heat and light from the fire would alert the enemies outside. Which is why we need to be careful when moving through. No touching the flowers. Everypony understand?” Four nodding heads were his answer; each wearing a mixture of concern and focus. Taking a deep, the dragon turned and began the trek.

The precession moved cautiously. With Spike at the helm, each step was made with careful intent. Where he couldn’t make the distance in one elongated step, he flapped his leathery wings and hovered an extra second to get his bearing before landing. Looking back, it was clear the rest were having trouble keeping up.

Button Mash was next in the line and, though he was agile enough to maintain pace, he brushed against one of the azure blooms. He almost fell back from the shock, but managed to catch himself and move on, though he couldn’t help but feel his stallionhood and the sperm tanks attached were beginning to swell and tighten his pants. The mares were also having trouble.

Zap was forced to hold onto Flurry’s breasts to help guide the overly-endowed alicorn through the maze of corruptive flora. But this left the pegasus having to focus on too much, and both mares would brush against the flowers on their traversal. Zap could not only feel Flurry’s breasts swell within her grasp, but her own obscured melons grew; stretching out the fabric of her flight suit. Grunting, Flurry also couldn’t help but feel the churning of dairy production accelerate within her bosom once more. Try as she might, these sensations, plus the fact her special somepony was holding her breasts so tightly, was making her soil her panties with feminine nectar.

Bringing up the rear was Sugar Silhouette, her halberd held at the ready and ears constantly swivelling to ensure nothing and no one snuck up behind them. That said, this action, on top of the distraction of the slow-moving princess ahead of her provided, also distracted the Lunar Guard. Her legs brushed some of the flowers, and she had to bite back a moan with her fangs. Looking down for a moment, Sugar could see her thighs fattening up, the gap between them disappearing. Her cutie mark of a shield displaying a crescent moon and flanked by bat wings stretched wide as her flanks expanded as well. The thestral winced for a moment as her G-string grew taut against her pussy. Looking back, the back strip disappeared within her enormous ass crack and, with her sensitive hearing, she thought she could hear the very fibres of her underwear struggling to hold on against the size of the posterior they contained.

“A-Are you certain this, huff, is the swiftest path?” She asked as she pushed on, thoughts dwelling on her beloved Princess Luna rather than how tightly her marehood was being dug into by her panties.

“It is.” Spike called back. “Now come on, you guys. We’re only a few halls away from the throne room.” The dragon continued to move through the steadily growing amount of Poison Joke vines with skill. Hovering to avoid those on the ground, then landing carefully to duck under flower-laden vines that hung from the crumbling ceiling like a curtain.

“Easy fer you ta saaaAA-MPHF!” Zap’s retort soon morphed into a surprised, then muffled yelp. In stopping to respond to Spike, a distracted Flurry couldn’t stop in time and bumped into her. The pegasus’ grip on the white milk tanks attached to the princess’ ribcage meant Flurry bowled over her marefriend and the two fell to the ground; alicorn atop pegasus.

Right into a large gathering of Poison Joke.

“Zap! I-I’m so sorry,” Flurry apologised as she held herself up on hands and knees above the flier. This didn’t stop her chest from pillowing on top of Zap, or from growing again upon contact with the flowers. Flurry couldn’t contain the moan as they swelled, and the milk within began escaping without any prompt. But something more was coming. A heat built up and even overpowered the sensations of her uncontrollable lactation. The feeling centred on the little button acting as a crown for her vagina. It throbbed and pulsed, until Flurry couldn’t hold it back through sheer willpower any longer.

“F-Flurry…” Zap stammered, busy feeling a similar feeling building in her pants as her breasts strained the magic-enhanced clothing Rarity had given her; swelling despite being dwarfed by the alicorn breasts atop her. But the question of what was wrong died on her tongue when a loud tearing sound echoed out in the stone halls. The princess cried out, pleasure forcing itself into her tone, as Zap felt something hard stroke against her pussy, and especially her clit, before progressing further up her toned midriff. It lifted away, only for the flared, drooling head of a pink cock to emerge from within Flurry Heart’s cleavage.

“F-Flurry. Stay wit’ me. Breathe.” Zap tried calming the princess, even as Button and Sugar strode in to link an arm under hers and heave her to her feet. Standing up herself, all present saw Flurry’s pants were shredded, serving as nothing more than torn leggings at this point. Obscuring her wet lower lips were testicles the size of ripe apples, and her cock was long enough that the head sat nice and snug just above the long line of cleavage. One look at her face and Zap knew the princess was on the verge of a panic attack, so she strode forth and took Flurry’s hand in both of hers; simultaneously guiding her out of the patch of Poison Joke.

“Flurry Heart! Focus. Focus on me, an’ breathe.” The near shouting seemed to snap Flurry out of it and, despite it taking four attempts, her mothers’ breathing technique helped soothe her nerves to be functional at least. Feeling a twinge of pleasure from her own waist, Zap pressed her breasts in to see a raised line about the thickness and length of a finger extending up from her crotch beneath her flight suit. Trying not to lose her nerve herself, Zap nervously reached down to inspect it. The second her fingers made contact, it felt like a lightning strike had ripped through the Apple’s nervous system. Pleasure immobilised her, and she fell forward, the alicorn’s soft chest acting as the perfect cushions to catch her.

“Z-Zap? Flurry struggled to ask through both the pleasure and the fear of what was happening to them all. Zap moaned, a little too erotic in tone for the princess’ tastes, before pushing herself back to a vertical base. Though she wobbled a bit, she gave her lover a shaky thumb up. She made the mental note to not touch that line again, learning all too painfully of what corruption she had suffered.

Groans filled the air, and the pair turned to see the other two ponies also suffer further corruption. Button groaned as there was an obvious swelling in his crotch. A large length also pushed against one of his legs; no doubt his hardening, enlarged cock. Sugar also squirmed on the spot, her G-string giving up and tearing off like Flurry’s undergarments. Her backside ballooned out, rivalling Flurry’s tits for swelling. The thestral wobbled for a bit before regaining her balance, every shift of her legs creating a wave of jiggling flesh across her plump thighs and overly wide ass.

“S-Spike… We’ve, huff, we’ve gotta turn back!” Button panted, finding it difficult to move when his cock stretched down to just above his knee; the fabric on the verge of failing to contain such a snake.

“But we’re so close.” The dragon called back, pulling ahead from the others as his vision and goals tunnelled towards finding the Tree of Harmony. “We’re literally a few halls away from the throne room. Come on!”

Spike pressed on, leaving the four ponies no choice but to try and follow. As before, the dragon was managing to avoid the flowers causing his teammates such problems. Despite the large sword threatening to destroy his pants, Button managed to gain some ground on the dragon as he turned. Even better, now knowing how their twisted effects, the gamer put his quick wits to the test and managed to avoid the flowers as well.

A cry from behind them brought the boys to a stop, indicating the girls weren’t so lucky.

Flurry had tripped against a loose piece of stone and fallen against the wall. A wall covered in more Poison Joke. Zap and Sugar both rushed, or waddled in Sugar’s case, to aid the princess back to her feet. They had to keep their hold on her arms, given the alicorn’s bust was now roughly at an N cup, if Zap’s assumptions were correct; concerningly approaching the size they were upon leaving Manehatten days earlier. Her cock had also grown; now rising higher in her cleavage, its pre-leaking tip twitching at eye level. But as Flurry’s moans only intensified, a quick look to the white mare’s front revealed why. Though Flurry was producing so much milk it couldn’t be contained within her breasts, the nipples the fluid sprayed out from were now sunken back within the mounds of tit flesh.

Zap and Sugar also winced at the pleasure of further changes to their bodies, the three mares nearly falling as once due to how weak these sensations made their knees. Again, the orange mare’s chest pushed against the magically resistant suit constraining it, but there was little resistance to the sudden growth of Sugar’s chest. Though not as noticeable compared to the other two mares, the bat pony’s breasts had grown into full D cups; her torso starting to fill out as if to counter her bottom-heavy status.

“Flurry!” Spike shouted, his desire to reach the throne room as fast as possible discarded in the face of what happened to someone he considered a niece. He and Button rushed back to the three mares, careful to avoid touching any more Poison Joke. He raised his hands, but made no attempt to touch Flurry, unsure what to do. Guilt was weighing on him as Button moved to help support Sugar’s added weight while Zap did the same for the princess.

“Darn it, Spike! Think of sumethin’!” The Apple shouted, her anger at this unmistakable. It seemed to do the trick, snapping the draconic knight back to his senses. Quickly taking flight to look back the way they came, and then down at the group, there was no way they’d make it backtracking without more contact with the damned flowers. Meaning more corruption. In the face of this, Spike could only think of one way out of this and landed before Flurry, placing his scaled hands on her shoulders.

“Flurry… I’m sorry.” He began, trying to display both the determination for what was required, and the empathy he knew she needed. “Both for this, and what I need you to do. Can you teleport us all back to the library? Or the study?”

“Are you kiddin’?!” Zap protested. “She’s in no state t’ do that!”

“We don’t have a choice.” Spike shot back. “The only other option is walking back, which means even more chances to be altered further.” He then turned back to the princess. “Flurry, please. You’re our only chance.”

Panting from everything her body was putting her through, Flurry wearily nodded. She tried focussing on the library, reaching out with her mind and magic, while her hand reached out as if on reflex. She soon felt the familiar grasp of Zap’s hands taking her own, giving her just enough strength to encompass the five of them with her magic. Feeling her horn begin to warm from the concentration, Flurry fired the spell and the five adventurers blinked out of the flower-covered halls.

Seconds later, they rematerialized back among the high shelves of tomes and scrolls. All save Spike either sat or lay down, panting and doing their best to keep their hands from exploring their new or expanded body parts. It was then, as the others tried regaining their breath in the face of these changes, that all the guilt of the situation hit Spike like a runaway train, the dragon stepping back with wide eyes and shortening breath.

“What have I done?”

Author's Note

Flurry Heart Stats:
Purity: 3/3
Will: -4*
Strength: +5*
Defence: +4*
Speed: -8*
Magic: +4*
Items:
Crystal Sword: +1 to Strength
- Element of Honesty: +1 to Strength
- Element of Laughter: Can reroll one Will Check per chapter
- Element of Generosity: +1 to Defence
- Element of Magic: +1 to Magic
Dream Amulet: Automatically pass Will Checks in regards to dreams
Crystal Buckler Shield: Advantage on Strength Checks
Horn Ring: +1 to Magic
Reformation Gems x3
Teleportation Crystals x3
Rations x6
Corruptions:
Expanded Breasts (N cup): -9 on Speed Checks
Lactation (3/3): -1 on Will Checks. Will lose a Purity Point from breast orgasms
Cock & Ball Growth (5/8): -4 on Speed and Will Checks
Inverted Nipples: -2 to Magic and Will Checks

Zap Apple Stats:
Purity: 3/3
Will: +1*
Strength: +5*
Defence: -1*
Speed: +3*
Magic: +1
Items:
Dream Amulet: Automatically pass Will Checks in regards to dreams
Flying Goggles: Advantage on Speed Checks
Wonderbolt Uniform: +2 to Speed Checks and +1 to Defence Checks
Steel Bat: +1 to Strength Checks
Crystal Short Sword: +1 to Strength Checks
Reformation Gems x3
Teleportation Crystals x2
Rations x4
Corruptions:
Expanded Breasts (G cup): -3 on Speed Checks
Expanded Clitoris (3/3): -3 on Defence and Will Checks. Disadvantage on Will Checks

Spike:
Purity: 3/3
Will: +3
Strength: +6*
Defence: +4*
Speed: +3
Magic: +1
Items:
Dream Amulet: Automatically pass Will Checks in regards to dreams
Crystal Armour: +1 to Defence Checks
Crystal Lance: +2 to Strength Checks
Reformation Gems x3
Teleportation Crystals x2
Rations x3
Corruptions:
None

Button Mash:
Purity: 2/2
Will: +0*
Strength: +3*
Defence: +3*
Speed: +1*
Magic: +0
Items:
Dream Amulet: Automatically pass Will Checks in regards to dreams
Crystal Sword x2: +1 each to Strength Checks
Crystal Armour: +1 to Defence Checks
Reformation Gems x4
Teleportation Crystals x3
Rations x4
Corruptions:
Expanded Cock & Balls (2/8): -1 on Speed and Will Checks

Sugar Silhouette:
Purity: 2/2
Will: +4
Strength: +3*
Defence: +2*
Speed: +2*
Magic: +1
Items:
Halberd: +1 to Strength and Defence Checks
Rations x3
Reformation Gems x3
Corruptions:
Expanded Ass (3/3): -1 on Speed Checks. Will lose 1 Purity Point from Ass-related orgasms
Expanded Breasts (D cup)

Well, that didn't go to plan for the party, huh?

To the votes, and it was pretty clear most everyone wanted Twilight's help, while having Twilight teleport them in won in the end despite a late surge for sneaking in on foot.
As for the gems, a few comments made me realise I'd forgotten how I'd been messing up the gem voting. Despite the fact more people were voting for using the gems for the previous chapter, the spread of answers meant no gems still won. I think I had done it differently before the big break, but forgot it once I came back. We will be returning to that pattern now, though, as it's more fair for everyone that way.

Action:
Teleport into the forest with Twilight's help: 12
Sneak in on foot: 10
Fly in above the treetops: 1
Character:
Accept Twilight's offer: 21
Not right now: 2
Gems (Type how many):
0: 10
1: 4
2: 5
3: 1
4+: 3

For those wondering where the Meanwhile with Lyra's new form is, I was waiting for Twilight to head back to the Crystal Empire to include them in the same upload. Make no mistake, the next Meanwhile chapter will be the next upload, and will focus on both Lyra's new body, and Twilight's return (and potentially others).

So onto the new votes. As you can see, the Gems option is more clear in its wording. This way, it'll be obvious whether gems will be used or not. If the yes option wins, then I'll implement which ever restorations get the most votes.
We also have another Extra option, this time asking what role you think Dinky should play in Cozy Glow's schemes.

Action:
Push through to the Tree's cavern
Barricade the library & rest for a while
Retreat to the forest and come up with another plan
Character:
Allow Zap to assist in milking
Not right now
Gems (if yes, type how many and for who):
Yes
No
Extra:
Turn Dinky into a weapon
Turn Dinky into a gift
Turn Dinky into a prison
Turn Dinky into a throne

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