While cleaning the counter Milky heard the bell of her front door ringing announcing the entrance of yet another client.

“Sorry we are closing.” She apologizes and looks up only to see Surprise with a suitcase waving eagerly at her. “Hi Milky!”

“Surprise? Why didn’t you tell me you already came back?” She says with a smile as her friend approaches and they share a hug.

“Oh you know me, I always love to be spontaneous like that” She reply with a giggle “But I had tons of fun.”

“Glad to hear, and…how is Mark?” She questions with some worry.

“Wanted to talk to you about that actually, you were right, the poor thing needed to talk and get so much off of his chest. Which he did but also was feeling a bit bad in how much he was ignoring himself while tending to you. So we came up with an idea on how to make up for it.”

“Surprise, what did you do?” Milky questions her with a raised eyebrow as she looks up and slowly smirks, turning to her. “Making up for lost time?”

“What?”

Early that morning in Manhattan in Umbral’s apartment.

“…and ever since then I have been worried about hurting you like last time.” Mark finishes the story as he keep fucking Umbral from behind while they take a shower her body firmly pressed against the glass window as Surprise does the same complete naked and licking the glass next to Umbral’s face.

“God I was such an idiot for thinking that, I can’t believe I was missing out on such things. Y-You really don’t mind me taking the lead right?”

“Oh sweet merciful Celestia! Don’t stop!” Umbral yells completely in ecstasy, making Surprise giggle. “What did I tell you? Umbral always loves surprise shower games!”

Later that day the two went and paid a visit to Fluttershy giving her a small pause so she cold tend to her animals.

“Wow you really don’t mind the little bites?” Surprise asks in confusion as Mark virtually rips her clothes off and brings her into a nearby bush growling and nuzzling his face against her chest as she only purrs in response and hugs his hips not wanting to let go. Neither in any capacity to respond at the moment.

“I…will take that as a no, also hi my name is Surprise! Hope we can get along from now on.” Fluttershy nods a couple of times, with a smile before going back to kissing her hunter.

“What exactly do you mean by making up for lost time?” Milky repeats.

“I could tell but it would be better if I let Marky show you.” Surprise mentions, as she goes to cover the windows and placing the security, as Mark appears behind Milky, and growls in her ear as he hugs her. “I missed you so much.”

“Mark?” Milky questions only to gasp when he snakes his way to her pants and goes inside and starts to treat her pussy eagerly while kissing her neck before dragging her to the back door.

“Ah? So you are not taking her right here, right against the counter? Boring.”

“S-Surprise I could kiss you right now!” Milky exclaimed in ecstasy “Thank YOUUUUUU!” She can only say before starting to scream and moan in complete bliss.

“Your welcome Milky!” She giggles, and walks to the back door to enjoy the show.

Two hours later Mark guides Milky to the second floor where the other mares were already waiting just as satisfied and with messy manes as she was currently.

“You too…?”

“This morning” Umbral confirm

“At midday” Fluttershy nods in adoration “My sweet hunter is back.”

“And you have been just waiting here since then?” Milky questions surprised in how neither seem to want to clean themselves a little after their respective sessions.

“Of course but Surprise, asked us to do so, and just wait for you, and well…after this morning I say, ‘sure why not’. She wanted to make the announcement like this for some reason.”

“Yep! If that is ok with all of you I’m joining the herd!” Surprise, announces in excitement, while Mark goes and takes some water to recover some stamina.

“I gather as much so he rocks your world too eh?” Umbral mentions with a smirk as Surprise eagerly nods. “Oh yeah, by the heaves did he manage to stir me good!”
“Don’t sell yourself short either honey.” Mark returns with a bottle of water. “You were amazing too.”

“Aw, thank you!” They share a kiss and take a seat, where Surprise takes the couch while Milky sits on Mark's lap as he sits on a sofa where they share a kiss too.

“We are all glad to have you on board Surprise.” Milky comments with a big smile. “I’m so glad to see that all 3 of us managed to find a herd to belong to, and find such an extraordinary stallion to have together.”

“Which brings us to a subject that we needed to discuss.” Mark brings up. “But before that, I wanted to make sure. Fluttershy bringing a mare you haven’t met before into the herd will not be a problem for you?” He asks her with a worried tone, yet she puts his fear to rest with a shake of her head.

“None in the slightest, Milky and Umbral have told me a lot about Surprise before, and for what I heard and how much she helped you I will not have any issues welcoming her into our little nest. I hope we two can get along, Surprise.”

“Aw, me too, I hope we both become really good herd sisters.” Surprise adds with a big grin as she and Fluttershy share a hug.

“Glad that is resolved and know that Surprise was the only exception, from now on if any other mare joins us I would like, when she does when we all are in agreement and you get to know each other.” Mark informs her, earning a kiss from Milky. “Fine by me, the same rule applies for each of us, right?”

“But of course, we leave it clear we are a particularly open herd” Mark remarks

“Oh so is THAT type of herd then?” Surprise mentions with an eager grin. “I like it already.”

“Ha, something was telling me you would think that.” Umbral remarks with a chuckle. “Just you wait for when we tell you about our little ultra secret reserved only for the herd.”

“We have a secret?” Surprise turns to look at everyone in expectation, as they nod. “And a very special and big one. That we hope you can keep, plus a little bit about our herd that you should know.”

“Can we trust that you will not say anything, right? Surprise?” Fluttershy looked at her with worry.

“I promise, I promise my lips are completely sealed!”

Mark exchanges glances with the rest of the herd, yet they simply nod. “You can trust her Mark, we know very well and know that she can keep quiet.”

“In that case. Surprise you might want to brace yourself for this. Because you might not believe what we are about to tell you”

The next couple of hours were dedicated to filling Surprise in on everything she might need to know and keep quiet as a member of the herd, as well as asking if she really will be ok with how it has and would function from this point onward.

Luckily she managed to take all the information in stride, and was more than on board with being part of a happy, open and loving herd. Having more than enough proof of how it worked when looking at Mark and Milky.

“Thank you so much for understanding Surprise.”

“Choosing a spontaneous and laid back relationship where we all can have as many friends as we can and make? What is not to love about it!?”

“And are you seriously not surprised that he has and continues to screw princesses?” Umbral wonders with a raised eyebrow.

“With hands like his and those incredible techniques and stamina? It would be even more surprising if he DIDN’T do it” She mentions with a deadpan, before smiling again. “Oh! Maybe you could sleep with Queen Auroros next when you return the ring.”

“That is not how that works,” Mark protested. “Just because they have a crown doesn’t mean I will simply have sex with any mare.”

“Right.” She replies sarcastically, with a wink.

“It doesn’t!” He insists, causing the mares to chuckle.

“And well you don’t mind my small request either. Surprise?” Fluttershy shyly asks.. “I really wish to deepen the bonds with the herd and that was the primary reason Mark and I…” She struggled to continue for a moment trying to complete the sentence “…tried something to ease me more into the idea, but I…the thing is…”

With a comprehensive smile Surprise brings the shy pegasus into a hug. “It’s ok Fluttershy you don’t have to say it, Chrysalis affected all of you didn’t she?”

She can only weakly nod as a reply.

“You know if you let me, I could try helping you with that, just like you let me help with Mark.”
That catches the pegasus attention. “Y-You would do that for me?”

“Of course! That is what we herd sisters are here for silly.” She pokes her nose with her finger. “You will see, I might not be an expert in a lot of things but if there is something I know, it is how to help ponies have fun and work through her issues.”

“She is pretty good at doing that, Fluttershy.” Mark vouches for her.

“Tell you what? Since it's clear you could use some attention and it has been a while since we all went on a trip, why don’t you all join me on my next assignment to Tauriant?”

“You want me to take a second vacation right after coming back from one?” Mark asks with a raised eyebrow, making her giggle.

“Not you silly, us!” She points at Milky and Umbral while bringing Fluttershy closer with one of her wings. “And all us girls are going on a trip!”

That gets everyone's attention. “What do you say Fluttershy? This will be the perfect opportunity for us to get to know each other better.”

“Oh my…I…I don’t know Surprise, that sounds a bit sudden.” She says still unsure. “How exactly would that help with…well my small issue?” She asks with a blush.

“Easy! By us having individual dates?”

“You mean like Fluttershy going out with each of us individually?” Umbral question as her friend nods.

“Exactly! You say you wish to deepen the relationship in the herd and be more comfortable around mares, plus regaining your trust in mares, right?”

That caught her off guard. “How did you…?”

“It was kind of easy to assume, a strange mare DID steal Mark from you, just when you thought you could trust them.” She explains with a sorrowful expression. “And you are feeling bad for feeling paranoid now right? Even with your herd sisters.”

Fluttershy can only look down in shame as she nods. “And that is why a date could help you recover that trust and confront that fear head on!”

“Ok…I think I’m getting your point. But why can’t Star come?” Umbral questions. “Yeah, it’s almost another vacation but this time is to do some work.”

“Easy, because he has been hugging all of us,” Surprise summarized. “Just think of this morning, instead of picking us all at once he traveled through 3 different towns just to be with one of us. Doesn’t that seem a bit excessive? If we could have been in one place things could have gone more quickly, intense and sexy, instead of turning it into a slight chore, besides don’t you miss our private time girls?”

“I…” Milky tries to argue but realizes she was right, and even though all 3 were in a herd they haven’t truly been together as one.

“Exactly! We need to repair that small issue, and that is why I’m sorry Marky, but you will have to sit this one out. Don’t worry, once we return we will treat you to the best orgy you have ever had!”

The comment turns him red immediately, as he can’t help picture all of them naked with hungry looks, wanting to be claimed and he is all too eager to comply and mark them as his. Shaking his head he manages to return to normal and look at Fluttershy, who was blushing just as hard as he was. And suddenly remember how that was the final class he and Fluttershy never got to experience.

“W-Well a-as much as I…” He needed to swallow before continuing, “…as hot as that might sound a-are you sure, isn’t that g-going to fast? I…I mean F-Fluttershy you wouldn’t mind if we try going about this a bit more s-slowly…”

“I want to try.” Fluttershy finally says, catching him completely off guard by her forwardness. “Surprise is right, we are supposed to be a herd, to look after one another and know each of us intimately, but so far we have been walking on eggshells since the start…since I joined.” She stands up before looking down dejectevely. “We aren’t in a real herd, I’m keeping all of us from becoming one.”

“Fluttershy, that is not true.” Mark carefully sets Milky aside and approaches the mare as the rest approaches her in worry.

“You would never be that to us, we love you.”

“Yeah. what Star said, we know you need time to process being in a herd, heck I still need to.” Umbral mentions.

“None of us have ever been in a herd before Fluttershy, we make the rules as we go along, and you can take as much time as you need, we would never force you.”

“But I’m done waiting!” She yells in frustration. “I don’t want to keep walking on eggshells, I want to feel secure, I want to know my herd sisters properly! I want us to have trust and truly be able to show our affections like a proper herd!”

She grabs Mark’s hands. “That is why, I want to ask you, please let me go with them. I realized now how greedy I have been. Putting my issues ahead of all of you. I’m so sorry, and I want to make amends, and do things properly.”

“Fluttershy…” Mark tries to say something but she silences him by placing a finger on his lips. “Remember what you told me back when we were in the camp? How much do you want to see me as the lioness you always view me as?”

“Yeah.”

“Lioness’ hunt in packs, while their lion stays behind.” She winks at him. “Please let us hunt Mark.”

“We will always trust you Mark.” Milky pats his shoulder. “Heck I trust you to take on Rainbow Dash and the rest of her friends and make them squeal while we are gone.”

“What?” Surprise look at Umbral startled at the comment.

“Long story, tell you later.” She dismisses her incoming questions, as Milky continues.

“Now is your turn, will you trust us?”

“Always.” Mark smiles and grabs her hand too.

“Then let us do this. And have faith, you don’t need to be present to solve all of your herds problems. Sometimes you simply need to sit back and let your alpha or even your kitten do that for you.” Milky mentions nodding at Fluttershy who does the same.

He is taken aback by how things just develop but ultimately closes his eyes and nods. “I trust you with all my heart, all of you. I simply ask you two things, one, like I did, please call me daily to see how my girls are doing.”

“Of course, we wouldn't want our stallion to worry.” Umbral jokes pinching his cheek

“And the second one?” Fluttershy asks with curiosity and gratefulness for his trust in them.

He smiles and lifts her chin. “You better come back before Nightmare Night” he gets closer to her ear. “Or I will go hunt all of you, and bring you back myself.” He threatens with a growl, and a kiss on her cheek making her shiver, and smile when he slaps her flank.

“Better be careful my sweet alpha.” Mark looks at Milky with an amorous gaze. “My kitty has claws.”

“Good” She smirks and they hug and share a kiss. “It’s about time she and I establish some rules and remind her exactly WHO is the alpha mare here.”

He chuckles and shakes his head. “I would tell you to be gentle but I promised to stay back.”

“Thank you.” Milky nods as he goes to Umbral.

“Do me a favour, could you keep them out of trouble?” He points behind them making Umbral smirk. “I will do what I can, but no promises, I'm not a nanny either.”

She chuckles before freezing when Mark kisses her forehead with care. “You are my rock sweetie.”

“W-Whatever.” She looks away with a smile and a blush. “You can count on me…honey.”

“I know I can.” He laughs and approaches Surprise.

“Will there be a day where you will not surprise me?” She giggles and shakes her head. “Never!”

“Good.” Like the others, he kisses her other cheek and slaps her flank as he whispers into her ear. “That will allow me to repay you in kind.”

Standing back he smiles in pride looking at all of his mares giggling uncontrollably, loving the show of affection and bringing a pang of guilt at the notion of having to say goodbye soon enough.

“And if it helps take the pressure off, we can forget all about the bet and I can postpone my practice dates with…”

“Nice try!” Milky points at him. “You are not weasiling your way out of this one mister, just as we are going to improve our herd, so will you. You will take the rest of the mane six, you will show them a good time and you will teach that speedster not to mess with my stallion.” She mentions with severity.

“Ok now I REALLY need to hear the story.” Surprise looks around more than excited to know the whole story.

Author's Note

The results are in! Thanks you so much for everyone participation, next chapters, will focus on the main 5 sexy times jeje