The train screeched to a halt at Ponyville’s station. As the doors opened, several creatures flowed out, including Princess Cadence, arriving at the small town without a pair of guards at her side.

Cadence walked through the bustling streets of Ponyville. Most of them were simply going about their business, buying things at the market, basking in the comfortable autumn weather, or chatting with a friend.

While the massive behemoth that was Twilight's castle stood nearby, that wasn’t Cadence’s intended destination today. Instead, she headed for one of the many identical looking homes in town, and knocked on the door.

After a few seconds of waiting, Cadence was face-to-face with the town’s schoolteacher, Cheerilee. “Oh! There you are, Princess Cadence! Please, come in!”

Cheerilee stepped aside to let her guest into her humble house. “So! How was the trip?”

“It was fine,” Cadence shrugged. ”Though I couldn’t help but notice there were a few ponies staring at me for most of the ride. I mean, not in like, a completely creepy way, but it’s like I could see the stars in their eyes when they were looking at me.”

“Oh? Maybe they were surprised and excited to be sharing a train ride with a princess,” Cheerilee suggested, leading her to a table already set up for teatime.

“Doesn’t Twilight use the train all the time? I figure a good amount of Equestria would be used to riding with one of the princesses by now.”

“Well, you have to remember that not everyone is friends with all the Princesses of Equestria,” Cheerilee said, sitting down opposite Cadence.

Cadence nodded. “I guess you have a point. Even I’d be shocked if I saw Princess Luna on a train to Appleoosa.”

Cheerilee started pouring the piping hot tea into some cups, offering one to the princess. “So, things are nice and peaceful at the Crystal Empire, I take it?”

“Mmhm! We don’t have much coming up in terms of holidays or celebrations, it’s a little boring, but I prefer the nice and calm. We do have a diplomatic meeting with the changelings coming up soon, it’ll be nice to catch up with Thorax again.”

“Oh that’s sweet! What are you two going to be talking about?”

“Thorax says there’s still quite a lot of changelings that are apprehensive about leaving the hive. We were going to discuss ways to make the Crystal Empire more inviting for them.” Cadence took a sip of tea. “We’re hoping it’ll serve as a sort of transition for them. The Empire is a mostly isolated place, but still way outside of the changeling hive. Plus I want to show that there’s no bad blood between us and them, you know?”

“That sounds like a fantastic idea! Maybe you two could go ask Twilight about letting them come to Ponyville next?” Cheerilee suggested.

“Well, give it a bit of time,” Cadence giggled. “Thorax is kind and all, but he’s still trying to get used to being a leader.”

The two mares both took a sip from their teacups, sighing in satisfaction.

“What about you?” Cadence asked, helping herself to the nearby cookies. “Anything exciting coming up in Ponyville soon?”

“Well, the Applewood Derby is coming up soon, so I get to break out the old cheerleader outfit again,” Cheerilee said with a mischievous smirk on her face.

“Oh, really? I don’t think I’ve ever seen you wearing it before.”

“I can put it on for you now if you want!” Cheerilee said with perhaps a little too much enthusiasm in her voice.

Cadence, sensing the obvious excitement from Cheerilee, shrugged and nodded along. “Well, no better time than now, I guess.”

Cheerilee rushed off, only taking a few minutes to put on her outfit. “Tada!” She stepped back into the room, showing off her outfit with a flourish of the pompoms on her hooves.

It took a few moments for Cadence to take in the entire look. “I can see why it’s so popular,” She noted, her eyes trailing down to the skirt that just barely covered her cutie mark.

“Putting this on just fills me with energy!” Cheerilee grinned, twirling around, the momentum lifting up the skirt frills with each counter-turn. “It’s like I’m going back to my high school days!”

“I can imagine,” Cadence quietly thought to herself, munching on one of the cookies to keep her mouth busy.

Cheerilee sat back down at the table, fussing with the bow behind her mane. “So, what’s Shining Armor getting into while you’re here with me?”

“Eh, he’s probably still tinkering on his Chastity Shield spell with Sunburst.” Cadence playfully rolled her eyes. “If something hasn’t gone wrong already, I’m guessing it will pretty soon.”

The two started giggling at the mental image of the stallions in the aftermath of the spell backfiring, trembling with horny desperation and panic.

“How are you doing so far, by the way?” Cheerilee leaned on the table, winking at Cadence. “Still hanging in there?”

“Y-Yeah! I’m doing fine!” Cadence quickly forced a grin on her face, nodding with too much enthusiasm to compensate.

“That doesn’t sound fine to me, sweetie,” Cheerilee teased, leaning in closer. “What’s gotten you so worked up? Is it the outfit?”

“No, it’s just the whole ‘love princess’ deal. The usual,” Cadence sighed, slumping in her seat.

“Ahhh, that thing.” Cheerilee nodded. “You’ve been sensing a lot more than just love lately, huh?”

Cadence covered up her head with a heavy sigh. “On any other day, it wouldn’t be such a problem, but it’s like I get more and more sensitive to the lustful feelings from others the longer the month goes on!”

“Doesn’t help that you’re interacting with friends who are willingly keeping themselves pent up for a whole month, right?”

“Exactly! And since I don’t get an outlet either, it’s like I’m struggling for ten at the same time!” Cadence lay face-down, screaming her frustrations into the table.

“So...yesterday when Applejack…”

Cadence let out a shudder. “Don’t remind me. If it’s gonna be like that for the whole month…”

“Yeesh, don’t envy you there,” Cheerilee winced. “Still, it must feel ten times more amazing to finally let it all out, right?”

Cadence let out a weak chuckle. “Heh, I suppose it does. You’ve got a real knack for finding the bright side in things, Cheerilee.”

“It’s what I’m here for,” she winked, offering the princess more tea.

Cadence straightened herself up and took another sip. “It’s still not going to be an easy rest of the month though. I’m struggling plenty without feeling all the horny cravings of everyone else.”

Cheerilee shook her tail from side to side. “You suuure the outfit doesn’t have anything to do with it?”

“Heehee, I’m sure. Buuuuut maybe I should stay in my castle when the Applewood Derby starts, j-just to be safe…”

Author's Note

Look, if your teacher dresses up as a cheerleader with a short skirt and seemingly no panties, that's a setup for SOMETHING, man.