The Equestrian Prime

The Equestrian Prime

Chapter 7: The Fall of Blueblood Part 1

Cianán winced as the glare of the Ground Bridge blinded him for a few seconds. He blinked as he saw no less than a hundred and seventy anthro ponies. True, he wasn't a die-hard MLP fan unlike Aaron, but he did know some of the characters in the series. Two in particular caught his eye, a slim but busty and wide hipped mare with a dark gray mane and tail, a light gray coat and light purple eyes. Her Sigil was a violet treble clef. The other, however, had moderate cerise eyes, a curly moderate magenta mane, and a pale cerise coat. Her Sigil was that of a cherry topped cupcake with purple icing within a light sea green cup. He noticed that both were dirty and looked quite tired. To his surprise, the pony that had lost his arm from mid-bicep down was a very familiar muscular red stallion with a moderate orange mane. The bandage was quite dirty and clearly needed changing.

He didn't expect a golden furred Alicorn to tackle him, however, as he unconsciously let go of the Speed Force, his armor dissipating into embers of golden red flames. Unfortunately, the Build Driver was smoking a good bit from the nearness and the fact that Speed Force energy was most certainly of an exotic sort, it had more than likely sustained damage.

As it was, his clothes were very much tattered and torn.

"Artemis?" Artemis heard his name called as he turned 180 degrees and was almost tackled by Twilight until he put up an Energon shield, Twilight stopping mid-jump and falling to the ground.

"Sorry babe." Artemis said sheepishly. "Didn't know you were gonna tackle me like that. But as you can see, that wouldn't have been wise, as I'm carrying someone in my arms that has been through a lot and needs a bed to recuperate in."

"Who is she?" Twilight asked, looking at Kara's sleeping form.

"A friend who lost someone very close to her." Artemis said, looking down at Kara with a saddened look. "When her boyfriend was killed because of someone she and Cianán had dealt with, she was told by him to find me. But he had told her my old name from my human life."

"So she…?" Twilight began to ask.

"Yeah, she doesn't know it's me all along." Artemis said as he closed his eyes and nodded. "I want her to rest first and recuperate from the emotional turmoil she had to deal with when she had to remember as she admitted this. So for tonight, I'll let you, Sunset, and Cianán deal with getting these hostages the medical treatment they need and food, water, and a bath. I think she would feel better if she woke up to a familiar face. Oh, and that private conversation I mentioned in my telepathic message? We'll talk a little later about that considering…" Artemis looked down at Kara, to which Twilight nodded, having understood what he wanted to say.

"Go ahead, I'm okay with it." Twilight said, smiling. "You think I don't get the gist of what the conversation is going to be about? You do know that it is 8-to-1 favoring the mares, right? I wouldn't mind, under one condition…"

"That you're my alpha." "That I'm your alpha." Twilight and Artemis said in unison before they just deadpanned, staring at each other before laughing when they realized what happened.

"I guess it's true then when an alicorn and a regular pony fall in love and they bond in that way." Artemis said with a smile. "They're…"

"Immortal as well, along with being telepathically linked, almost like identical twins, finishing each other's sentences." Twilight finished Artemis' sentence by instinct. "Okay, that's creepier than when I first tried to figure out Pinkie's Pinkie Sense."

"We'll figure it out later, I'm going to put her to bed in one of the guest rooms." Artemis said after he deactivated his Battle Form Armor, transforming back to his auburn-red Earth Pony stallion form. "I'll make sure I'm up for breakfast. Depends on when she wakes up. Good night, Twilight."

"Good night, Artie." Twilight said as she stood on the tips of her hooves and kissed him on his lips. After they broke, Artemis walked off with Kara in his arms, ready to go to bed…

"And Twi… look who we found," Cianán commented, flicking a thumb not only at the youthful Granny Smith, but the noticeably tired Big Mac. "Suffice it to say the bastard that hurt him… let's just say that if they're scraping him up, they're gonna need a sponge, because Artie made sure his heart was 'resting in pieces'. Guess he, pardon the pun, died of a broken heart," he commented before he felt two hands swat him in the back of the head, one from a red-gold maned Alicorn, the other from a blonde sonokinetic.

"Yep… kinda figured either you or Diana would be with Kara, Dinah. Though I suspect Harley and Jason are going to really like what I have for 'em, especially Bruce… plenty of closure for the three of them," he commented wryly.

"Oh?" Dinah Lance, the Black Canary, commented before she blinked as he held up what was in his other hand: Joker's spine and head. "Damn. That's…?" she commented with surprise.

"The real thing this time… turns out that we may not be alone here. Though if I'm honest… I'm more focused on two things at the moment," Cianán deadpanned before his stomach grumbled rather loudly. He noticed numerous ponies looking up, likely thinking it was thunder, despite there being no clouds

"I don't know what that energy was… but it obviously has rather rough effects on your body," Sunset said sternly.

"That would be Speed Force energy… think of it like adrenaline on steroids. I know Barry has to, where a normal human would survive on 2,000 or 3,000 calories daily… or experienced bodybuilders consuming twice that on average… Speed Force conduits like him tend to need around 25,000 or 30,000 calories daily… especially when exerting themselves. But being a conduit does boost everything… senses, reflexes, agility, physical durability to some extent, healing," Cianán deadpanned. "It's just the metabolism that's a bitch," he sighed.

Sunset winced. "Then we're gonna get some food for you… then we're going to bed. Anything else can wait until morning… and if you try sneaking off, I may just have to spank you," she said firmly, a hint of teasing slipping into her voice near the end. "And I'm sure you'd like having a hot Alicorn to dominate you, Wes," she purred.

"Who told you that name, mon amour?" Cianán commented, his eyes narrowing at his marefriend.

"Didn't you hear what Artemis and Twilight were saying?" Sunset said, raising an eyebrow. "Even though you're a Pegasus, and I'm an alicorn, we bonded intimately. Which means we're both immortal now, not just me, and we possess a link to each other in the mind not unlike identical twins."

"A telepathic bond, eh? Hmmm. So you're an Alicorn of what…?" he commented half teasingly. "I know it ain't being a hot curvaceous babe, even if you are," he quipped.

"I guess it would be based on my powers from the mirror world that came from my geode." Sunset said, showing Cianán her necklace. "Empathy…" Sunset then looked back at Cianán with a serious look. "You never told Artemis the full truth, did you? You're not exactly who you say you are in a way. You aren't just his friend from those ruins when you got hit by the pendulum trap. You're his clairaudient friend Wes. But you went off the grid because of the way you were treated like a slave by your family. You changed your name, got plastic surgery on your face to change your look. But you still kept tabs on Artemis when you both were still human because you two were like brothers despite the long distance between the two of you. And when you found out that he was leaving for the excavation in Greece, you tagged along under your current name. Tell me I'm not wrong. Remember… the link, so I will know if you're lying. And if you try to do so, consider yourself on the floor of our room for a month, no pillows or blankets."

Cianán shivered slightly as he looked away. "Then you know the source of my last name. Because though I turned my back on them and swore no contact, I didn't want to forget her. Especially when she was the only light in my darkness…" he said slowly before his hand rose to his right pectoral, keenly aware of the crest just beneath his collarbone.

He saw, out of the corner of his eye, her gaze soften. "Honestly, I do see you a lot like a gemstone, lass. For a good while, ye were rough and unpolished, yet over time and with experience, ye were polished to a beautiful shining gemstone," he commented wryly, unaware it sounded like something both Raritys might have said.

Sunset giggled while blushing at the compliment. "That sounds like something Rarity would say. And it seems you know more about us than you're letting on. You and Artemis."

"Like ye would nae believe, lass." Cianán said. "I'll tell him who I am. But when I think we're both ready, aye? Last he heard, I died. At least, that's what they told him. Which was a load of bollocks, especially for them. They never wanted to admit the truth to anyone, even if they were fucked sideways with a lit road flare as a strap-on in their arses."

"Well, don't wait too long to tell him, okay?" Sunset said with a concerned look on her face. "He would be more mad if you don't tell him soon."

"Aye." Cianán said, looking down in shame as he knew how angry Artemis had gotten when he confided to him all the times he was pissed off before and the reasons why, with said reasons being valid reasons. "I'll tell him in the morning."

He took a deep breath before he exhaled softly. "Kinda ironic… that I met face-to-face two characters I had 'created' in that game… Katrina and Kimura… yet I never would have imagined that I would meet you… one of the mares who unknowingly helped me rise even a little out of my fucked up life," he said softly. "And the potential that Katrina and Pamela could be here… Katrina… is like a sister to me, though if I'm right, Pamela will no doubt be quite thorny," he muttered telepathically, unintentionally making a bad pun based on the sisters' shared link through the Green.

"Okay, now you really have me more confused than Pinkie." Sunset giggled at what Cianán just said telepathically. "I don't understand a saltlick of what you just said in my head. But it sounded like something a blonde brawler you and Artemis know would say, am I wrong?"

Cianán blinked several times before he facepalmed. "Ugh… I swear, if Yang isn't a goddess of the Domain of Bad Puns, I'll be shocked," he sighed. "But Katrina… happens to be the sister of 'Poison Ivy'... and gained a link to the Green in much the same manner as I gained access to both magical talent and the Speed Force. I recall an unfinished story that planted, no pun intended, those two sisters in there," he commented, pointing towards the Everfree Forest.

"So you're saying that the whip you found at No Balls' base…?" Sunset began to say, getting the idea.

"Could be from them, aye." Cianán quipped. "And you know… he really doesn't have any balls anymore… metaphorically and physically," he commented sheepishly.

"He tried to attack Shining Armor… didn't he? And in return got his cojónés popped?" Sunset said all too innocently with a malicious grin at the thought of Blueblood's fate.

"As Cassie would say, 'You got Caged'. The only bad thing is that I didn't see it… considering I was dealing with a psychopathic clown," Cianán deadpanned before he paused, a far too familiar chill surging down his spine.

"What's wrong, babe?" Sunset asked, noticing Cianán's shivering.

Cianán opened his mouth to answer when a thud behind him interrupted him. He blinked owlishly. "I do hope that isn't going to happen anytime I mention anyone," he sighed at the blonde sprawled in the dust.

Cassie groaned, dizzy from the abrupt portal transport. She forced herself to her hands and knees before she felt a couple of fingers tap the back of her head. She blinked, looking up to see a lightly furred silvery white hand held out to her. She blinked as she was tugged to her feet. "Who are?" she started.

"Sorry about that. Seems that my affinity for magic boosted my old clairaudience talent into unintentional summoning. And trust me… if Zatanna's magic was complex… hers was just speaking backwards… mine seems to be speaking Latin backwards," came the wry Irish accented voice.

She could tell he was indirectly speaking to her. "Unintentional summoning?" she muttered in confusion.

Cianán sighed softly. His eyes drifted half-lidded. "One advantage to having the Speed Force… is what amounts to an eidetic memory… turned up to eleven," he sighed. "Muas marret ni rutetrever," he muttered as a watery aura gathered around his hand before a watery pool engulfed Cassie, sending her back to Earth. His stomach grumbled loudly again.

—

With Artemis…

Artemis laid Kara in the bed of the guestroom he had brought her to and pulled the blanket over her sleeping form. He stood there as he watched her sleeping peacefully. At least, as peacefully as one could after the emotional turmoil she had been through. As he turned to go to the chair at the desk in the room, he was stopped when her hand reached out and grabbed his.

"Don't leave me…" Kara mumbled in her sleep, starting to cry again. "Please don't leave me…"

Artemis just stood there, a little surprised at the action. But he smiled and got into the bed with her, pulling the blanket over the both of them as he did so. Kara then snuggled up to Artemis in her sleep as he just held her close.

He leaned his head down towards her right ear and said, "I'm not letting you go, Kara. I promise."

As she smiled and her tears stopped, she began to snore lightly again as she and Artemis let the darkness of sleep take them.

—

Meanwhile, Sunset and Cianán were in the kitchen. Though he didn't realize it, he was unconsciously using the Speed Force to move faster, not unlike a certain pink baker as well as her party planner pony counterpart. He was unaware of the small, wistful smile on her face.

Her eyebrows rose as he tugged open the oven before her nose unconsciously twitched before her eyes widened. "Holy shit," she muttered in surprise upon seeing what the steam hid.

Her head tilted before she noticed what was on a nearby platter.

She blinked as her own stomach grumbled. It was only then that she noticed that he was making enough for easily ten or twelve ponies.

"I'll probably eat only about half of this. I'm not heavily reliant on the Speed Force, unlike some who gained a varying connection to it. Though if I'm honest, I know there are likely ponies that wouldn't mind a good meal. Especially Big Mac, Sugar Belle, and Granny Smith, though if it was ol' Ballless behind the deaths of the others…" Cianán commented wryly before he rolled his shoulders.

He blinked as he noticed a covered package sitting on the counter out of the corner of his eye, assuming Twilight or Sunset had ordered something before he examined it. His eyes widened fractionally in surprise as he saw what was on it. "Uh, Sunset?" he commented as he lifted the envelope which, shockingly, was addressed to 'Wes Cianán'. He saw her eyes widen slightly, not recognizing the handwriting as belonging to a certain party planner mare.

Sunset's eyebrows rose in mild surprise before she exhaled slowly. "How the hell she knew things… I have no idea," she sighed. She saw him opening the envelope before he blinked, distracted as he spun, pulling something out of the oven.

Sunset noticed the garlic scent almost immediately which made her stomach grumble. She, however, tugged free what was within the envelope. She shivered unconsciously at the sight.

To her surprise, a message was scrawled on the back in Pinkie's handwriting: I remember all our talks although if this was delivered, then something happened, and it was a doozy even my Pinkie Sense didn't see coming. Though we may not meet immediately, I know you and Artie are likely looking into the doozy… anyway… I think you'll like this! And Sunny? Take care of him… he meant a lot to me. Even if I did annoy him sometimes… Okay, a lot. I only wish I had told him sooner how I really felt about him… that I actually loved him. So make sure he doesn't overexert himself with the Speed Force, Sunny. TTFNUWMA!

Sunset's eyes widened. She blinked a few times. "Pinkie… you drive me crazy sometimes, but your heart is purer than snow," she murmured. She thought about the acronym before she blinked. "Ta Ta For Now Until We Meet Again? Just what do you know, Pinkie?" she mused.

"Hmmm? Did you say something, honey?" Cianán quipped innocently before he saw her cheeks flush a deep red. He noticed the small thought wrinkle just above her eyebrows but below her horn.

He booped her on the nose before Sunset sneezed.

"What was that for?" she commented wryly.

"You were spacing out worse than Han Solo in hyperspace," Cianán quipped.

Sunset blinked before she started giggling uncontrollably.

Cianán blinked several times, unsure why she was giggling. "I don't get it," he sighed.

Sunset chuckled before she turned, hiding the photo of Pinkie as well as the message within her dimensional pocket before she tugged the lid off the box.

Cianán blinked at an abrupt burst of multicolored ribbons and confetti before he realized Sunset had gotten almost completely covered as she stepped away. His eyebrows shot up in surprise.

"Dayum," he breathed in surprise.

—

With Artemis and Kara…

Kara woke up suddenly, sweaty from the massive nightmare she just had of the day when Predator was killed by Darkseid and he had died in her arms. What he said in his last words to her echoed in her mind.

Find Aaron. He will take care of you.

She rubbed the sleep from her eyes as she realized she was in a bed while also feeling like she was being held by someone, albeit in a protective hug. She looked up and saw Artemis in his pony form, sleeping while holding her in the embrace. She wondered why he was in the bed with her.

"I see you're awake." Artemis said, opening his eyes with a yawn. "I know what you're thinking. It's not like me to do anything untoward that you wouldn't want me to do. It was strictly platonic. You needed emotional support from earlier. I was more than willing to help you."

"Why?" Kara said softly. "I barely even know you aside from the assault on the base."

"Actually…" Artemis started to say, unsure of how to reply. But he figured it was better to be truthful. "Yes, you don't know me aside from that… but at the same time you knew about me before we met."

Kara cocked an eyebrow at that comment. Her eyes narrowed fractionally, thinking. "We connected in the past, somehow," she muttered.

"Something like that." Artemis said with a chuckle. "Remember what I asked before you passed out in my arms at the base? What did Predator say to you before he died?"

Kara shivered before she blinked. "You gotta be fucking with me," she said incredulously, realizing what he was referring to.

"No, I am not shitting you." Artemis said, chuckling at his own internal joke from Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. "I would not lie about who I am, or rather, who I was. You can even ask Cianán for proof. He and I were like brothers. I just wish he would've told me the whole truth of who he was."

"He probably has his reasons why he didn't say everything. After all, we aren't deaf," Kara giggled, giving away the fact she too was aware of that truth.

"Still, I did promise him a cold one for that Majin that almost blindsided me from the back." Artemis said, a mischievous grin on his face. "But… the minute he finishes his bottle of beer I promised him, I'm breaking it over his head. Then we're even for him lying to me."

"What, just because I didn't say everything, I lied, brother?" a dry voice quipped, making Kara jump as a phantom form leaned against the wall. It was his astral projection, though it looked much like a living shadow… as his magical talents had two sources - a half demon telekinetic as well as a backwards speaking mage.

"You at least could've told me when we left for Sparta, ya jackass!" Artemis said with a scowl. But then the mischievous grin returned as he said, "That won't deter me from breaking the bottle of the cold one I promised you over your head for lying. After all the talks we had, especially when they pissed you off to no end? I mean seriously, brother, come on."

"Could have, but in the months and years since turning my back on them my trust in most people have gone through the crapper. Hell, it took weeks for me to trust Sig and Jake," he deadpanned.

"Didn't peg you for crab fishing." Artemis laughed, knowing exactly who he was referring to. "But still, brother, it was me. You know you could've still trusted me. I still had the same number and everything despite what they told me. I knew they were lying out their asses. You at least could've called me at least once."

"You, I trust more than most… but what I did reveal was what happened after what that damn pendulum did. What I did not reveal was what happened after I left them," Cianán deadpanned dryly. "That, I will reveal after we deal with No Balls," he sighed.

Artemis just looked at Cianán with a calculating gaze before he sighed and nodded.

"Alright, I forgive you brother. But you tell me everything that happened when you left them." Artemis said before he smiled at him. "But over several cold ones until we're plastered drunk, aye?"

"Trust me, you wouldn't believe who I ran across in my travels," came the wryly chuckled reply.

"You met with that demonic prick, didn't you?" Artemis deadpanned like the Terminator. "I never trusted him, even if he was helpful, but only if it benefitted him."

"Crowley? I've run across him a few times, mostly through a certain pair of brothers… Winchester," Cianán's astral projection sighed.

"Sam and Dean." Artemis deadpanned. "Never expected you to run into them. But considering who we were in contact with over the time we knew each other back on Earth, I can't say I'm surprised." Artemis then heard Kara clear her throat as he looked back to Cianán. "We'll continue this over those beers, brother. For now, give Kara and I some privacy."

"I can say that pictures and media never did you justice, Kara. I can say this idiot is more family than my birth family. Just goes to show that the old proverb is true. The shortened expression tends to be known as 'blood is thicker than water' but the full expression is 'the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb', meaning that the family we're born to can be utter shits out of Darkseid's arse but the family we choose could rival a certain rainbow maned Wonderbolt for her Element," he deadpanned, his last few words seemingly coming from thin air.

"Amen to that, brother." Artemis said, smiling. "We'll deal with No Balls after we help the hostages. Let him stew in the filth he oh so hates to get on himself while he's in the dungeons until after we help them. Agreed? Now… privacy?" Artemis said as he used his hand to wave his brother off.

Kara blinked before she let a giggle escape at a whisper she heard from a certain conscious Alicorn. "Oh, he's gonna do more than 'stew' in it," she mumbled.

"That means you too, Sunset. Privacy. Shoo… shoo!" Artemis said, waving them both off before both of them disappear into the castle, Cianán's shadow dispatching while Sunset closed the door to leave Artemis and Kara alone in bed.

Sunset stuck her tongue out at Artemis as she shut the door.

"Don't stick your tongue out at me, Bacon-head." Artemis called out before he laughed. "I don't know where that tongue's been while you and Cianán had your moment before we went to the base!"

"What, you don't want any?" Sunset quipped cheekily, just to fuck with him.

"Cianán… do me a solid brother…" Artemis said, looking back where the shadow had been.

A yelp followed before a half squealed laugh was cut off by a crystalline click that had a slight echo to it.

"THANK YOU!" Artemis called after Cianán. "Primus damn, I did not need to hear that from her. Must be that time of the year for her."

"What time of the year?" Kara asked cluelessly.

"Uh, ponies here on Equis go through a heat cycle bi-annually." Artemis said. "The only difference is that when that happens, they become more… um…" Artemis lost his voice as he didn't want to scare Kara, despite not knowing if she knew how he felt about her like he did Twilight.

"Horny? Trust me, it's not just my hearing and sight that are superhuman. Trust me, there are things you really don't want to smell, but hers… I don't know why it was making me think of breakfast for some reason."

"Smelled like maple and brown sugar-smoked bacon?" Artemis said all too innocently and cheekily.

"And cinnamon rolls, strangely," Kara quipped innocently.

"Well, since you mentioned you were aware when Cianán said what he said to Sunset as I brought you up here," Artemis started to say, his cheeks blushing bright pink as he was thinking of what he was about to say, "then you must've heard while unconscious what me and Twilight said when I excused myself from helping the hostages to bring you to the room about herds?"

"A little bit," Kara admitted. "Though I did notice neither of you gave me a thorough examination," she teased innocently with a small pout.

"Uh…" was all Artemis could say as he was literally tongue-tied at Kara's teasing. Brain! Status report!

Ppppppbt!

Primus damn it, brain!

"Hmmm… maybe we should examine each other just to be safe, don't you think?" Kara quipped innocently before she jumped at fingers dragging up her spine, turning her head to see Twilight.

"We should examine him thoroughly. Every inch… make sure he's not hurt," Twilight smirked slightly, resting her chin on Kara's shoulder as she watched Artemis.

"If I died and became One with the AllSpark because I got laid by both of my crushes, I'd die a happy Cybertronian stallion." Artemis jokes, his brain finally rebooted before he grabbed Kara, making her giggle as he set her on his other side, sandwiching himself between his two crushes. "So… are you two ready for the night of your lives?"

"Well, I doubt we'll 'crush' you on purpose," Kara teased.

"Though I do suspect we'll drain something long and thick," Twilight quipped innocently as her hand found the very thing in question.

"You really know how to push my buttons, Twily." Artemis smirked as he was starting to get a raging hard-on from Twilight's caressing. "And I like it."

"I can't tell, maybe I should take a closer look," the mulberry Alicorn teased with a small smirk.

"Well maybe you both should." Artemis said, before a resounding smack made both Kara and Twilight yelp as he smacked them on their asses. Then they both gave him a look that reminded him of the Cheshire Cat, realizing he just opened up a can of worms, but in a good way.

"Uh oh…" was all Artemis could say with a smile before Twilight and Kara both pounced on him.

—

Back with Cianán and Sunset…

"I guess the cat's out of the bagpipes, aye?" Cianán said with a sigh as he and Sunset walked through the hallway of the Castle of Friendship, thinking about the conversation he and Artemis had before they left him alone with Kara. But what Cianán didn't say was that Twilight had snuck into the room with them at some point while they were still asleep. "That went… surprisingly better than I expected, considering how he heard us."

Sunset giggled. "Could be worse, you know. Though I am curious about what Kara was getting Kori to contact someone by the name of 'Jason' for," she commented before she blinked as he gained a grin.

"Let's just say that we found someone at the base who was presumed dead on Earth…. well, the Earth of this dimension… but he had a past with both Jason and that clown woman… Harley… suffice it to say, what I brought back… they're gonna like it. Dunno if Bruce will, but I really don't care. Suffice it to say any copycats ain't gonna be quite as… formidable. 'Cause this guy reminded me way too much of Kassady… and that guy was a real prick," Cianán deadpanned before he blinked, a bit confused as Sunset had led him into a communal shower room. He noticed several baskets of various varieties of not only soap and body wash as well as shampoo, but massage oils for fur, muscles, manes, and even feathers.

"I did tell you you needed a good preening. Admittedly, I'm still getting used to it myself, so I called in a bit of help from more experienced ponies at Twilight's suggestion," Sunset commented teasingly as they got a bit further to see massage tables.

His eyebrows rose in mild surprise. "You called those two? Damn… as I recall, Rarity and Flutters always enjoyed going to them… never even considered experiencing their skills for myself," he commented wryly.

— M rated onward —

"It is fortunate there is a bath that works just as well as our old shop, ouí?" a subtly French-accented voice commented.

Cianán blinked, not quite recognizing the voices of a very particular pair of sisters.

Have fun, brother. Artemis said to Cianán over telepathy. I know I am right now.

Keep going until I'm cross-eyed! Cianán heard Kara scream in his head.

I'll make sure you two are walking funny and seeing double for the next month. Artemis said with a guttural growl as Cianán knew what had happened right at that point. He just facepalmed and sighed.

"Really brother? Not you too." Cianán commented wryly before he heard a loud *poomph* next to him as he looked to see Sunset with a bright scarlet face and a massive wing boner. "You heard that too… didn't you?"

"Yep." Was all Sunset said while blushing bright scarlet.

A slight smirk crossed his face. "You know what I think? Let's see if we can make them just as jealous…" he teased before he leaned closer to her, whispering in her ear, "because I know what you're hiding," he whispered.

He saw her jerk back as her eyes widened slightly as that was a lesser known detail about Alicorns, as in one in 25,000.

"How?!" she whispered.

"Two reasons: if something exists, there's bound to be porn of it," he quipped.

"That's one," she deadpanned.

"I noticed it when you were snuggled up to me… although if I'm honest, I kinda like that," he teased. "Dunno if Artie would indulge the idea… but I don't mind," he quipped.

Well, I'm out, even if I'm not against it, it just ain't me. Artemis quipped again. You know, I know how much it annoyed you when the people we were in contact with over the years did this to you. But I gotta say, it's fun.

Keep pounding me, Artie! Cianán heard Twilight scream in his head.

Your wish is my command, Princess. Artemis said as he cut the connection off, but not before Cianán heard Twilight scream and he heard Artemis make the same guttural growl from earlier with Kara.

Cianán just facepalmed. "Seriously brother?! I didn't need to have that image in my head." He rolled his eyes at Sunset's smirk. "Honestly, I'm half tempted to open the connection right when they finish just so they hear those two moaning and begging for more in their minds just to drive them nuts," he muttered.

Sunset snorted softly, shaking her head before glancing at the mares in the bath not too far away, unconsciously licking her lips.

"Seems you aren't just going into heat in one way, but both," Cianán quipped, amused as Sunset jumped before pouting. "Though it seems they're just as stressed as we are. I wonder why," he said with concern.

Why don't you find out and see, brother. Artemis quipped, sounding mischievous. I guess the link between us has passed on your old clairaudience talent to me, along with a level of clairvoyance. Look at the Spa Sisters. See the looks on their faces? I wouldn't be surprised if they're going through that time of the year themselves.

Holy shit, Artie, I'm gonna… Was all Cianán heard Kara say before she screamed as Artemis made another guttural growl.

"Primus damn it, brother!" Cianán deadpanned as he facepalmed again.

Just as he said that, Aloe looked to her twin sister, a bright scarlet blush on her face as she said in Prench, "Tu penses qu'on devrait demander à Sunset si on pouvait les rejoindre, ma sœur?" Do you think we should ask Sunset if we could join them, sister?

"Si nous ne le faisons pas, je ne pense pas que nous serions capables de nous contenir." Lotus replied, a bright scarlet blush on her face as well. If we don't, I don't think we can contain ourselves.

"Je suis reconnaissant d'avoir appris le français de Marinette. Elle était très intéressante à côtoyer, même si je la vois comme une sœur," Cianán quipped, his arms crossed over his chest. He saw them both jump in surprise, their eyes widening, as if unaware he knew exactly what they were saying. Makes me thankful I picked up French from Marinette. She was very interesting to be around, though I do see her like a sister.

Lotus looked at Cianán, smiling from ear to ear, saying, "You speak Prench?"

"Picked up quite a few languages. Korean, German, Haitian Creole, French, Gaelic, Greek, English, Chinese and Japanese," Cianán commented wryly. Although Japanese came from a cousin of mine and Greek and Haitian Creole I picked from where I spent a few years, he mused.

Sunset's eyebrows rose in mild surprise. "How?" she murmured.

Let's just say I traveled a lot… usually with the most reliable travel equipment possible, Cianán quipped teasingly telepathically as he saw her head tilt inquisitively. My feet, he quipped.

"I will say it's hilarious to fuck with someone who is acting like an ass by insulting them in three or four different languages at once," Cianán commented wryly aloud. "Though Bruce was the only one that could keep up with me with that… heh… though I can definitely say that fucking with Nygma was so damned satisfying… insulted him in Creole, Chinese, French and Greek all in the same sentence though he presumed I was insulting him in one continuous language…. drove him nuts… especially when I'd insult him the same way, same thing, but switch up the language order," he commented with a snicker.

Lotus and Aloe had no idea what Cianán was talking about, but thought it was a funny story and giggled either way.

All of a sudden a third female French voice made itself known as it spoke in Prench in a sing-song tone, "Vraiment, Aloe, Lotus, vous souciez-vous vraiment si peu de moi pour me laisser en dehors de la fête~?" A third earth pony mare walked in. She was the lesser known identical sister of Aloe and Lotus, which Ponyville didn't know the Spa Twins were actually triplets. She was Aloe and Lotus's sister, Vera. Really, Aloe, Lotus, do you really care so little about me to leave me out of the party~?

"Te laisser en dehors d'une fête qui n'a pas encore commencé est un peu difficile, ma chérie," Cianán quipped half-jokingly. Leaving you out of a party that has yet to start is kinda difficult, sweetheart. He chuckled as she jumped in mild surprise.

"Tu parles français?" Vera asked, grinning like her sister did with a blush. You speak Prench?

"Parmi d'autres langues aussi. Même si je me suis toujours demandé laquelle était la plus méchante. Heureusement, nous avons un bon bout de temps pour le savoir," he replied with a smirk. Amongst other languages as well. Though I've always wondered which was the naughtiest. Fortunately, we have a good bit of time to find out.

"Bon. Parce que si Sunset est d'accord avec ça, j'aurai les premiers mots. La dernière fois qu'Aloe et Lotus ont organisé ce genre de fête, ils ont oublié de m'inclure~!" Vera said with a cute pout. Good. Because if Sunset is okay with that, I'll get the first dibs. The last time Aloe and Lotus had this kind of party, they forgot to include me~!

"Appelez cela un sentiment, mais je soupçonne plutôt que nous ne nous sentirons pas très tendus au moment où nous aurons terminé," Cianán quipped teasingly. "Bien que je puisse dire que j'ai remarqué que presque toutes les juments ici ont tendance à ressembler au rêve humide d'un poilu." Call it a feeling, but I rather suspect we aren't going to be feeling very tense by the time we're done. Though I can say that I've noticed almost every mare here tends to look like a furry's wet dream.

Sunset's eyes widened as her eyebrows shot up as her cheeks flushed. "What's the expression? 'Flattery will get you everywhere?'" she quipped jokingly.

"I think the usual would be 'flattery will get you nowhere' but I kinda like yours more," Cianán quipped teasingly.

"Alors, j'ai juste une question pour toi, mon beau~." Vera said as she dropped the towel that was wrapped around her body, presenting herself to Cianán in full naked glory. "Porte d'entrée? Ou porte dérobée~?" Vera said as she bent over with her flank facing Cianán, her tail to the side. So I just have a question for you, my handsome~. Front door? Or backdoor~?

Cianán blinked several times before he heard a distinct 'POOMPH'. "Putain de fille. Essaies-tu de me rendre assez dur pour qu'une foreuse pétrolière ressemble à du Jell-O?" he commented as his wings weren't the only thing standing at attention. He didn't miss how Aloe and Lotus's gaze dipped lower before they licked their lips with hungry looks. Damn, girl. Are you trying to make me hard enough to make an oil drill look like Jell-O?

"Peut-être~? Je pensais que vous saviez ce qu'ils disent à propos des étalons avec de grandes ailes ~!" Vera said all too innocently with a cute pout. Maybe~? I thought you knew what they say about stallions with big wings~!

Sunset shivered at the tone he spoke in as she hadn't forgotten what followed it. She jumped as a hand swatted her rear suddenly.

"Careful as your legs looked almost wobbly, lass," Cianán teased, seeing her cheeks flush. "Besides, you can stuff whomever you like," he quipped, very aware of the wording he used. "But I do know one mare who won't be left out," he quipped, amused as he saw her eyes widen slightly.

"Tu le penses, beau?" Vera asked, giggling like a schoolfilly who just had her first crush all over again. You mean it, handsome?

"Au moment où j'aurai fini, vos jambes se contracteront plus qu'un gode à pleine vitesse et elles seront à peu près aussi favorables que la vapeur," Cianán quipped teasingly with a small smirk. By the time I'm done, your legs will twitch more than a dildo at full speed and they'll be about as supportive as steam.

Vera then rushed at Cianán, smashing her lips against his in a very heated make-out session with Cianán as she led him to a room in the communal shower room that looked like a sauna. After the door closed to the sauna, a shimmering field of magic appeared over the sauna as Cianán employed a soundproofing spell.

Sunset chuckled as she shook her head. "I suspect that she's gonna be carried out of there, though what to do about you two? Hmmm? Should I give you a thorough massage?" she quipped jokingly, tapping her chin. She exhaled softly as she felt the slightly tingling heat fade before she saw their eyes widen. She had found that Futa mares were rather uncommon, almost rare, as in 1-in-25,000. However, she knew her near 9½-inch long, 1¼-inch thick twitching length with golf ball-sized orbs beneath were certainly eye-catching.

She smirked as both mares were blushing. She shivered unconsciously as she'd never actually used it on anyone. Admittedly, she was a bit curious what Cianán meant by 'indulging' as she hadn't picked anything up mentally from him upon realizing he knew.

Her head tilted as she approached them before she smirked playfully at the pair just shy of the steaming bath. "I noticed that neither of you have too much scent in the way of those massage oils or fur washes, save for your own, so it can't hurt to add scent," she commented lazily, shifting on her heels. She noticed their gaze drifting as they got a longing look on their faces. "Though it's up to you if you want oils… washes… or me~." she purred teasingly in a sing-song tone.

"Would that mean you add scent to us…?" Aloe hummed even as Lotus picked up where she left off, "or we add scent to you?" she quipped with a small but hungry smirk.

"Depuis qu'Aloe a eu ses premiers dibs la dernière fois que nous avons organisé une fête comme celle-ci, s'il vous plaît, je ne peux pas me contenir, Sunset. Bourre-moi avec ta grosse bite de futa jusqu'à ce que je crie!" Lotus said with a wanting tone of voice, presenting her fully naked body to Sunset while getting on her hands and knees, her flank facing Sunset and her tail to the side. Since Aloe had her first dibs the last time we had a party like this, please, I can't contain myself, Sunset. Stuff me with your fat futa cock until I scream!

Sunset blinked even as she felt a slight tingling in her mind as she unconsciously translated Lotus's comment, though her actions spoke just as much. A chuckle escaped her as she half turned, noticing a fur wash that was pecan pie scented. A small smirk crossed her face as she scooped it up before turning back towards the sisters, noticing Aloe had Lotus distracted with a hungry kiss that made her shiver with need.

She shifted so she was just behind Lotus before she drizzled a bit of the fur wash before she noticed Lotus turning her head before she started massaging the fur wash into a lather as she purposely ground lazily against Lotus's clit, very aware of her body's need and heat.

"Hmmm, you seem very tense. Though I suspect you'll feel very, very relaxed soon," she purred teasingly.