Days passed and Twilight grew increasingly energetic. Not just her personal enthusiasm which was part of her identity, there was a magical crackle to her as she recharged. I suspected that the ability to sense her growing power was part of my Alicorn nature that I had been told to hide. So I did not say anything about it though I basked in her glow. Every day it grew stronger but I noticed the largest increases corresponded with our lovemaking. I couldn’t ask if my perception was correct, but I gave myself to her often out of the abundant purity of my wish to aid her.

Or so I kidded myself; she seemed to have no complaint.

—

“Tangent,” said Twilight one day, “I think I’m ready. Ready to take you home with me. Recharged at last – it wouldn’t have take even an hour back home.”

I was pretty sure she could have cast the spell sooner, but I can’t blame her for wanting a safety margin. Especially after she had used her power all the way down to zero flying with me.

“Is there anything you want to take to Equestria?”

“Some of your fancy Terran coffee! And whatever books or whatnot you need. I can help carry if you have too much, otherwise, load me up with 30 kilos of coffee beans.”

“That’s a lot of beans!” I laughed.

“I’m not doing inter-dimensional travel for a cup of joe. So I gotta bring enough to last a while.”

—

It took another day to gather everything, but at last I had it ready. For myself, a backpack, mostly laden with books. (I grimaced with guilt at the thought of the silent eidolon weighting the bottom compartment of the pack.) Twilight’s requested bounty resided in two bags she could hang across her shoulders.

“You seem almost frantic about this,” she said. “Are you okay?”

For the eighth time I had checked all our bags.

“I’ll try to calm down and not widdle myself. You are just returning to your normal life—” I paused as the emotion overcame me “—whereas I am going home for the first time.”

“And you’re sure your okay with this? Changing species?”

“Totally okay.”

“No more fingers. No more toes. You’ll have a tail.”

“Looking forward to it, Princess.”

I was grinning eagerly now, and she mirrored my expression.

“Listen.” Twilight took my hands. “Whatever glimpse of Equestria you’ve seen in human stories, ah, I can’t even explain, the real thing is going to be a billion times better. Equestria is not some artificially sweetened fairy-tale, it’s a real world. A good world.”

“And I’ll finally be part of your world.”

“Is there anyone you need to say goodbye to? You told me about your so-called,” she snorted disdainfully, “‘family’.”

“Nah. My boss is waycool, but technically it’s been a crime harboring you here. I wouldn’t want to turn him into an accessory after the fact.”

“Harboring? Harboring‽ You’ve been harboring me?”

“Technically I have been. According to the letter of the law, yes. And the spirit of the law, too. And at risk of the traditional jackbooted enforcement of the law.”

“It sounds so clandestine and mysterious!” She sidled up to me and rubbed her hip against my crotch. “Say, how would you like to make love to a dangerous fugitive? I can be most persuasive with my gratitude.” Twilight adopted a terrible, fake, Stalliongrad accent. “I veell geef my body to yoo, eef yoo veell keep me heedden.”

“Da, comrade,” I jested back, “yoo veell be droppink ze trousers now.”

Twilight complied and stood there giggling with pants and panties around her ankles. She bent over, bracing her hands on her knees as she slowly waved her backside at me, her tail swaying hypnotically, swishing from side to side, granting me only brief glimpses at the treasure beneath.

I unzipped and pulled my cock out of my pants. I wasn’t quite hard yet, but it wouldn't be long. Um. A long time, I mean. Meanwhile, I grabbed her hips and parked the tip right at the top of her buttcrack just under the dock of her tail.

“Now yoo relaxeeng anus for ze penetration,” I spoke as deep and gruffly as I could, “Do not be worry, dees won’t hurrt me at all.”

“Uhhhh wait,” Twilight squawked, “wait! No!”

I froze.

“Backing away now,” I said, and did.

Twilight turned to face me, pants still down, hopped to me and threw herself into my arms. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I panicked for a second there.”

“It’s okay, Twi, I’m not going to do anything you don’t want. I’m sorry for scaring you, I was just being silly.”

“But you stopped instantly. When I said ‘no’. Don’t think I didn’t notice that.” She touched her nose to mine and smiled. “A mare likes to know that she can trust a stallion. And in your case, I trust you absolutely.”

“Twilight, that means more to me than I can say. I will never betray your trust.”

“I know. If you really want to do me that way—” she swallowed as she considered what she was saying “—you can. I saw you get boned in the ass, and you didn’t die from it. And I survived those tentacles, though they were a bit less girthy than some protuberances I might name.” Her gaze flickered towards my groin. “I know you’ll stop if I can’t take it as well as you can.”

“My Princess, if you want it ‘that way’ your servant obliges you in all things. Else, I am more than satisfied with alternative entry points you have provided me with access to, to date.”

“If you put it thusly—” she was relieved, the vulnerability gone from her voice “—let us continue to utilize those alternatives for now. Tell me as soon as you get bored with them.”

“Never,” I breathed and held her closer, “never and never, ever.”

“My pants are still down,” she reminded, “just in case you’ve forgotten.”

I slid my hands down to her bottom, grasped twin handfuls of bare, supple, purple, buttock.

“Indeed they are, Highness,” I said, “very indeed, indeed.”

I continued squeezing. And kneading.

And squeezing.

Warm and resilient, for a time her ass was my world.

“Did you maybe want to, er, do me?” Twilight finally asked. The urgency pressing against her belly as I massaged her rear shouldn’t have left much doubt.

“Indeed I do want very much to do you or be done by you.” Still squeezing. “Shall we ravish us each other right here where we stand, or on the floor? Shall I carry you to my bed and have my way of you? Or do you lead me now, at last, to yours?”

“Are you ready to leave this world forever and ever?”

I released her bum and grabbed my pack from the floor. Books, a few gadgets, and Bear’s compute module weighted the pack down. I still hadn’t woken Bear up since I had told him to power down, but I couldn’t abandon him. There was no need to bring clothes since I did not own any in pony sizes. Twilight’s two large bags of whole bean coffee were ready to go – but she stepped out of her fallen pants and finished undressing before grabbing the load.

“I don’t know what will happen if we’re wearing human clothes when we pony up,” she explained.

I quickly stripped off my clothes and folded them on the floor beside the heap of Twilight’s.

“Ready.”

We stood naked, face to face, bags slung on our shoulders. Twilight reached out and took my hands.

“Okay,” she said, “one last thing. I gotta know what I propose to bring into Equestria. So it’s pop quiz time, here’s your final exam, one question, high stakes, all or nothing. If you had to choose between loyalty to Celestia or to me, what would you do?”

Panic surged like a tsunami, threatening to wash me away. How could I possibly choose between the princess I loved and and the princess I would accept as my ruler? Then I remembered a goddess’s words and my fear evaporated. Was this calm now filling my heart faith?

It was enough.

“I will obey—” solemnly I whispered the holy name of the pony goddess.

Twilight’s horn began to illuminate as she released my hands – did I fail?

Specks of light were gyring around her.

“That will do quite nicely. You pass my test, Tangent Zeitwaffen Akos.” There were tears of joy in her eyes and this, this moment, was truly the beginning of my life.

The magic glow around my truelove, my very own Princess, was still increasing.

“Welcome home,” she said.

The space between worlds opened before us and our bodies began to change.

A life, a world where I had never belonged, fell away like a shadow departing.

There was an impression of wings against brightness.

I squinted in the blinding light.

Author's Note

Here Ends
The Beginning
Being the first act of:
Twilight Sparkle and the Stupid Original Pony