The Mayor Of Canterlot

Making their way to the attic a group of five mares, 2 unicorn maids, and 3 pegasus royal guards made their way to the attic in the castle as they look around the dusty place.

"Are you absolutely sure he is here?" A pegasus asks opening another big cardboard box full of spotlights, while a maid moves multiple boxes around using her magic with more delicacy to make as little a mess as possible. Stopping she turns to look at her companions.

"''Above all of you, on a Thin layer wall, here I come to Think, without a care In the world of either dust or the Cold.' He purposely put those letters in capital, to spell ATTIC, so yeah I'm pretty sure he is here." She explains showing the riddle that Mark sends first thing in the morning.

"Enough chit-chat!" Another pegasus flies in the middle of them carrying another box. "Focus mares! There is a stallion here, and it is just a matter of time before the rest of the castle comes for their share, if we want first dips on that dick we need to hurry!"

"Hey, I think I found something!" The other maid call and approaching them the group sees two silhouettes figures depicting a mare giving a stallion a blowjob. "Think it a clue?"

"It's more than that" One of the guards picks the figures "I get it now, this game is like a bizarre reverse escape room where you want to get in, you just found one of the pieces to solve it. The room has a theme around shadow figures" She looks around the place until she finds an oil lamp on top of a silver plate.

"How did you know?" A maid asks as the guard lights the lamp and clips the figures to two metal sticks in the middle of the room that project their forms on a frame in one of the walls.

"I have played these games before, and instantly saw the theme here" She look around "The boxes were filled with lightbulbs, plus there are sign language books, and sock puppets all over the floor. Those are clues. The mayor fixed this place to follow the theme of shadow puppets" She whistled and nodded at his handy work

"Kind of impressive if you ask me. He managed to arrange this place in less than a day, to make us work for our price" She started to drool a little and her eyes turns lustful "Makes me want to fuck him even harder now"

"Great, we can all give him a blowjob reward for his trouble later. Right now my crouch is on FIRE! How do we solve this?" She points at the shadow in exasperation as a maid approached the figures.

"Seems kind of straight forward don't you think? This figure seems to do an action so we only need to move them, right?"

"Wait! There is a lot of space on that frame. There is a chance there is more to the puzzle than...!" The guard try to warn her but it was too late as the mare recreate the blowjob and soon everyone hears a click all around them.

"See? Puzzle solved" The maid smiled until a wood eye opened from the top of the frame and with a red light scan the group before closing again, suddenly spotlights turn on from behind them, freezing them in place.

"It's gorgon light! Look out!" One of the pegasus guards manages to dodge it "Don't worry I got it" She flies around and grabs a sheet to cover the spotlight when some bolas launch at her tying her up to the ground where another spotlight froze her in place.

"In an escape room, there are such things as punishment for incomplete answers or following red haring!" The guard chastises the maid as they try to move, yet from the waist down they were completely immobilized, "Plus he warned us that there would be TRAPS!"

"Sorry"

"Aww! So close, you almost got me there, ladies" The voice of Mark is heard from one of the puppets holding a microphone "But it seems like I got the worm in the end, don't worry my early birds. I don't want it so you can have them. Now, kneel and spread" By command, the mares did as he said spreading their legs and getting on their knees before hearing the floor beneath them open, and right between their legs sprung a series of dildos paint as a green worm. "Neat don't you think? And they are fully equipped with a cooler and plenty of lube to help you clench that fire in between your legs"

"What?! Oh no, the rules say we became yours, I didn't come here to play with toys! You win, which mean we are yours now. So come here and mark us as your property already!" One of the maid's demands in frustration before moaning as the dildo starts to tease their wall while they grab it and prevent it from going deeper, all of them regretting having chosen today to wear skirts, and for the guard grabbed by the bolas, taking the worse/best part by deciding to go commando and having no way to hold the toy meaning, it didn't found any resistance whatsoever as her companions heard a wet slurpy sound follow by a series of moan from her.

"Oh tempting but that is not how it works, winners make the demands remember? And I say you all go to horny jail. Better luck tomorrow ladies, take this as a consolation prize. Don't worry they are set in low, oh and if you want more speed or want more 'worms' just ask!"

The transmission is cut leaving them trying to fight off the slippery dildos as they slowly make their way to their entrance, their energy and will slipping fast by the pleasure their clouded minds and the constant slurpy wet sounds and moans the mare guard keep making as she gave up and started to ride the dildo with abandon, even increasing speed and after asking acquiring a second one. One by one the rest give in and follow her example allowing the fake dicks to do their job, moving their underwear to not destroy it. Claiming the first residents of horny jail.

For the rest of the day, those that manage to figure out the location kept failing the rest of the clues or keep stepping into the same traps. Periodically Mark make sure to clean up their mess and re-lube the toys to keep everything sanitized until a small portion of the royal guards ended up incapacitated and in a daze resting in the dungeon as Mark kept sending them once they lost consciousness from their orgasm, using teleportation stones.

When sunset hit, the human was ready to call it a day and move to his next hideout when he receive two last surprise players, hiding in cloaks while entering the room until they notices one another.

"Tia?" One of the mares calls, startling the other as she jumps and turns back pulling her hood down to reveal the princess in question. "what are you doing here? Wait, is that perfume I smell?" She questions taking a swift at her

"Luna! It's not what it looks like, I was just worried about the safety of our friend and wait..." She approaches the mare and removes the hood revealing Luna inside "What are YOU doing here? And is that lipstick?" She ask back and notices how her sister had put on some blue lipstick making her blush and look away

"Don't go around jumping to conclusions Tia, can't a mare indulge herself in some makeup? And for your information, I too came to offer assistance" She raised an eyebrow "If anyone is suspicious here is you, are you sure that 'help' is all you came for? Or the choice of expensive perfumes are just to hide more primal urges?"

"I'm more than capable of keeping myself in control and don't act on my impulse like some pre-pubescent filly going throw her first heat. Unlike certain princess whose face literally is exposing her utter motives," She raised an eyebrow at her sister and crosses her arms as Luna copy her action and they kept staring at each other.

"It seems like neither of us can fully trust the other to be alone with the human" Luna concluded

"Agree, so perhaps for the sake of his safety, we should team up and keep an eye on each other to ensure that neither has a relapse. Deal?"

"Deal" Luna nod and they shake hands before starting to investigate the attic.

"You know it's kind of curious" Luna mentions staring at the two figurines still in the iron rods

"What is it, Luna?" Celestia questioned, as she look at her.

"Don't you find it weird? How come that from a handful of well-trained royal guards in various ranks, not a single mare was capable of solving these riddles?" She stares at the frame and then the lamp before looking at her sister "Do you think this whole thing is rigged?"

"Doubtful, if Mark really didn't want any mare, near him, all he had to do was stay in his room. Plus he is not the malicious or cruel type. Even if dangerous I really doubt he would make a game where it is impossible to win" She stops and smile when she notices something in one of the boxes. "Plus you can't forget a crucial detail Luna"

"Which is?"

Celestia tells her to come closer and show how on the edge of the box was a roman number 3. "All those mares weren't thinking straight. In any escape room. You always need to pay close attention as nothing is what it seems in the first place" She rub her hand against the edge of the box and find what she was looking for. A silhouette of a 3, and an iron rod to clip on it. Looking at the frame again and approaching it she notices the markings of a clock with 7 and 3 marked red.

"Got it! Luna, see if the other boxes have more numbers on them" Following the instruction. The two sisters manage to find and place the rest of the numbers creating a shadow clock in the frame. They hear a click from underneath the silver plate 3 safe dial combination rise from the floor around the plate. The first one with numbers from 1 to 12, the second goes in multiples of 5, and the last one, has the alphabet, with the M letter missing.

"Talk about clever! Now I understand. All the previous mares were too busy trying to find him that they never stop and look closely at the boxes. If they had only seen things more carefully, they noticed that the frame was actually a clock" Luna summarized "That is why none of them solved it"

"It was more than that" Celestia keep staring at the couple "Their minds were strictly thinking about just sex. This game was designed to force them to stop thinking about it. Those that didn't realize it, pay the price. I think I'm starting to see the point of all this" She smiled and touched the stallion figure.

"He wants to distract us from the pain and the urges, via mental games, to trim the herd, from the more aggressive ones. Those that lose get their wishes and find a way to calm down, while the ones that win are still thinking rationally. He truly thought of everything"

"It's too soon to celebrate sister" Luna points out "We still need to solve what I pray is the last riddle" Luna reminds her with some urgency in her tune. Celestia quickly pick on that and hum in thought "You need to solve it"

"What?"

"You heard me, this one is all yours Lulu" She cross her arms "I already proved that my mind isn't in the gutter and I still think rational" She poke the clock "But you are yet to prove the same. So go ahead Luna, solve this one, proof to me that you aren't thinking of jumping his bones"

"Tia you can't be serious! If I got it wrong we BOTH set the traps and lose Mark. Are you really willing to take those chances?"

Celestia smiles and nods "I trust in you completely Lulu, and if you get it wrong. That only means you aren't thinking straight. Come on is not that hard. Here I would even give you a clue" She points at the frame "7 and 3 are marked. That should be enough"

"But Tia..."

"It's necessary Lulu, that is the whole point of this game. Plus it would not be funny if I carried us all the way"

With an exasperated sigh, Luna looks down. She wanted to argue but deep inside knew Celestia was right. The burn in her legs was killing her and the faint smell of a stallion was indeed clouding her mind. She was slowly getting desperately but she truly meant it when she said he just wanted to help.

Come on Luna, you can do it, you are more than just a horny mare. You are the princess of the night for pony's sake! There is no way a puzzle is gonna a best you.

She kept staring at the dials and kept remembering the clue Celestia gave him.

Seven and tree, why would he mark those numbers specifically? Unless...

Looking up Luna squints her eyes until she notices something in the figures and angles her view a little to match the clock

They are representing the arms of a clock! Which means...

She starts moving the dials around If they are the arms, their position is telling the time and which arm they represent. So if I also think about how they are dressed...

Putting the dials to 7: 15 A Both princesses head another click and the lamp and metal rods retracted into the ground as the frame expands and shows them a secret door that opens to the rooftop.

"I knew you could do it Luna" Celestia nods in pride as Luna keeps her chin up

"Thank you sister, would you like to hear how I did it?"

"Sure, you earn the gloating points"

"I sure am, but can't take full credit since it was your clue that gave me the answer. The marked numbers were saying the time, and both figures were representing the arms of a clock, they even were chipped at the leg of the mares and back of the stallion clueing in which direction they were supposed to be placed. The mare was shorter because it was on her knees while the stallion was standing up, meaning he was the minutes and she the hours. That read 7:15. From that you only had to notice how the mare was wearing a night glow and the stallion jogging pants and no shirt, as well as both having messy manes. Showing they just woke up, meant AM, and the final dial was missing the M, meaning the letters were the time of day, with a miss direction adding the rest of the alphabet. The answer was 7: 15 AM "

She finishes their explanation as they both reach the top and Mark applauds at them

"Bravo girls, bra...vo! I knew you still had that brilliant mind of yours, so as the first winners, allow me to congratulate..." He doesn't have the chance to finish as both princesses rush to him into a strong but not hurtful hug.

"Do you have ANY idea of the scare you gave us, last night?! " Celestia reprimands him with a stern face. "NEVER do that again"

"Sorry Celly but couldn't risk it. I needed to have a dummy in place"

"Risk of what exactly? Of we forbidding you starting this game?" Luna questioned breaking the hug and looking at him with a stern face.

"Nope" Mark smile and poke her forehead "Risk that this would leave home and you started to think...naughty"

"We wouldn't..." Luna had to stop herself and with a blush look away "...It wouldn't have happened that fast"

Mark laughs and walks away "Agree to disagree, but let's not think too much about it. Come on girls time for you to enjoy your victory"

That catches both of their attention as their eyes wide and their cheeks heat up.

"M-Mark you aren't actually implying..." Celestia stops when she notices a blanket in the middle of the roof with a picnic basket a champagne bottle and a plate of strawberries with chocolate.

"Sorry I overpack a little. I set this up thinking more mares would come" He sits on one corner of the blanket and open the basket. "Won't you join me for a snack?"

Their confusion turned to slight embarrassment when their stomachs growl and looking at one another they simply shrug and went with the flow serving themselves a plate with sandwiches and letting Mark serve them a drink.

"Have to say young Mark, if I knew the reward for our efforts would be a picnic under at our rooftop, I would have brought some appetizers" Luna jokes as Mark fills her drink

"Ah don't sweat, besides knowing it would have ruined the surprise, right? Hope you had fun in the room and now understand better the idea of a release corps." He starts playing with his cup "Contrary to what the masses think, our name is more than just well..."

"You can just say it Mark" Luna interrupts him "Stallions that go around having sex with mares in heat to help with their pain"

"I was trying to be more tactful about it but. Yeah pretty much, but we are more than just that" He immediately answer slightly irritated "There are more than one way to calm a mare loins"

"I can see that now as well as impressed" Celestia takes a sip of her drink before looking at him with a raised eyebrow "I have never seen any pony capable of setting such elaborate and intriguing puzzles and traps in less than a day, tell us" She takes a small bite of her sandwich "How did you manage to construct all of this so fast?"

He simply shrug and shake his head with a chuckle "As much as I would like to take full credit most of the traps and puzzles were already there, I simply change or alter them to fit my needs better" He casually confesses to the two.

"What?" Both princesses look at him in shock.

"Going through heat is nothing, new ladies. Of course, my predecessors, have their own system installed, including some traps in the castle specifically for this situation although for more grim purposes. When the news of me staying here comes to light, Gallus suggests, I reactivate the old traps and help me make sure everything still worked and wasn't too rusty or potentially be a safety hazard" He finishes his sandwich and looks up in thought "If you want to praise the creator I think his name was See Saw, he is the stallion that makes all of this possible"

"Wait, you mean the Saw killer, See Saw? The stallion that went insane after his herd broke his legs and made a series of death games to kill any mare during heat week?" Celestia questions in alarm "I order the dismantle of all of his contractions years ago!"

"And we gave it a new use for them. The idea had latent potential Celly, so by only taking away the pointy edges, acid, and other lethal elements of them the traps, well you just saw the result, clean, efficient, and safe deterrents ready to use" Mark responded. "Got the papers and permission in order too, if you don't believe me"

"You mean to tell me, that for years the castle has been filled with the traps made by that psychopath repurposed to deal with mares during their heat without harming them? How come we weren't aware of this?" Luna crosses her arms.

"Partly, because until now stallion has been in the castle during the heat so there was no need to use them plus very few knew about it, and partly because half of the royal council looked it up and approved the request due to its delicate nature...and fear of sabotage"

"Oh right, The Misery Law" Celestia nods a couple of times as Luna exchanges a glance between the two completely lost "Now everything makes sense"

Luna was about to ask until Mark explain things up.

"One time a mare called Misery Pages was told about the plan his husband had made for their 16 years old son, to avoid the mares in his high school during the heat. She was desperate to have grandkids so she deliberately sabotage the plan and lead her son into a room with all of his female classmates. The poor boy die of dehydration and a broken pelvis by the third day.
The husband not only file for divorce right away but also demanded a law to prevent such tragedy from ever repeating, and thus the misery law was born. One that establishes that no mare can't be made aware of any information regarding heat week preparations before time, including house modifications."

"Which include us, unfortunately," Celestia confirms, "Because of that law he simply CAN'T consult us for this sort of matter and instead must submit it to the closest stallion in power that can reject or approve of it, in other words the royal council." She sighs in defeat "I still got issues with how this was approved but can't deny the results and if you say it's safe then I believe you. What I don't get is how come none of those traps has sprung by accident before if they were here for years?"

"Because the contraptions were adjusted, rebuilt, and rigged in such a way that only males can activate or turn it off. Plus the traps have a targeting system lock on mares pheromones, so it literally can only be operated by a male and only this week specifically. Clever right?"

"That is the way to put it, Mark. Before, I was afraid of you being trapped in here, with hormonal unstable mares, including me. Now I'm starting to think that we got it the other way around."

"I like to think of it more as even the odds" He raised his glass "You got the numbers, and magic, I got the castle and my wits" He takes a sip of his drink.

"I can see that now, but even so. This whole ordeal looks like a high-risk gamble dear Mark. Are you sure you want to keep testing your luck with our guards, maids, and even us? The heat would only make things worse as the days pass" Celestia asks not hiding the concern in her voice, making him feel bad as he nods.

"Completely, just like I told you before, I raised the hopes of everyone here. It would be cruel to just ignore mares when they are struggling to even walk from the pain. Please trust me, this is exactly what I have trained for. I'm not gonna rush head first into the fire, of course, but I will not gonna a turnaround and pretend that there aren't mares crying in pain from their urges. I'll never be able to face myself in the mirror I did that"

Luna smiled at his determination before giggling "Keep that up and you will get reelected unopposed Mr. Mayor" She lift her cup "Fair enough if you truly believe capable of handling us then I will trust you."

"I'm still worried and highly doubt that fear will go away but Luna is right, we should put more faith in you, especially after seeing you handle the first day" She also raised her glass. "So I'm willing to give it a try"

"For a week try then"

"For a week trial!" They clank their cups and take a sip

"I'll keep solving your puzzle too" Celestia suddenly adds.

"What?" The human looked at her confused as she smirk and look at him with one eye

"Consider it a prevention, can't let my guards have all the fun, plus I can think of a solution or two to prevent me from losing control and thus keeping you safe, especially if I got access to more periodic doses of vitamin M"

Mark gulp the moment he saw a glimmer in her eyes as she started to linger a notch more in their drink. Yet he kept his cool as to avoid escalation.

"We will see how things play out, for now, let's change the subject. Tell me, usually what do you do during the week? I imagine you don't put all your duties on hold, right?"

They both roll their eyes and with a calm smile, the 3 keep chatting about everything, making the encounter more akin to an improvised date. The human even goes out of his way to give the mares some small amount of affectional gesture like 'accidental' hand touching, feeding the chocolate strawberries in slow playful motions around their lips making them giggle, subtlety letting Luna's head rest on his chest so she could hear his heart beat, letting Celestia rest her chin against his shoulder to take a swift and relax and even rubbing up and down their backs giving some shivers at their backs. All of this was a form of micro releases to keep them under control, yet he knew that was a losing battle as their affections seem to be escalating gradually.

Luckily for him, their eyes seem to be getting heavier too and with some good place pets, he manage to put their heads on his lap and keep spoiling them until the two started to fall asleep, with Celestia being the first to fall.

With a yawn look at him with some embarrassment "So sorry didn't know what came over me"

"It ok, I thought it was cute, go ahead and take a little nap if you wish"

"Hmm ok but only for a couple of minutes" She smirks lustful at him "You haven't had a turn on my lap yet"

He laughs and shakes his head "You are thinking naughty Luna" He mentions in a jester tune.

"And what if I am? Are you gonna spank me?" She taunts him wiggling her hips "I win, after all, I can command you to do it if I want. I bet that is what you are wanting to happen."

"Nah I have something better in mind"

"Oh, and what could that be?"

"This" With widen eyes Luna grew stiff when Mark planted a simple kiss on her lips, it was fairly simple and not overly lustful, primal, or force. Yet for some reason, it was enough to take Luna's breath away as time seem to be stopping and her mind slowly melts as her wings ruffle and her hair crisp a little as if she just got electrocuted.

Once it ended Mark smiled calmly at her "Good night princess Luna"

"Good night" She comply with a daze giggle before falling asleep.

The next morning the siblings woke up with a startle as they notices how Mark left them with an improvised bed made of pillows and blankets and he wasn't nowhere to be seen.

Blinking a couple of times they look around until their scrolls vibrate giving them the clue for the next location.