The Rise of Passion

Cozy took a deep breath. Today would be the day. On this day in the history books, ponies would write of Cozy's sudden and unexpected rise to the throne. She had a lot of difficulty going to sleep last night because of how excited she was, and now here she was, awake bright and early. The sun had not even begun to rise, yet.

She sat up, taking in more of Shining's cock as she did. He had been her sleep aid, tiring her out so she could finally fall into slumber. She climbed off of him, his flare slipping free with an audible pop as she jumped down to the floor. Wiping herself to look presentable, she strode over to her vanity. After all, if she was to win the upcoming battle, she may as well look the part. This would be the first time anypony outside of her inner circle would have seen her since before taking the Crystal palace, and even then, she'd been in disguise. Today, all would see her as she rose above them. She had to look her best.

With her mane, tail and coat now properly styled, clean and bright, she stepped out into the hallway. "Wake up," she commanded, drawing the attention of the guards. "It's time to go."

As the guards charged at her, she repelled them with simple blasts from her horn. She allowed one to come close, who she grabbed by the neck and pushed against the wall. "There's a new regime starting today," she told him, a smile on her face. "If you want your men to live long enough to see it, tell them to clear a path."

Her horn glowed with white lightning, and the guard nodded, running down the hallway away from her, shouting "Stand down!"

The doors all opened, and most of the crew filed into the halls. Even a few of the prisoners came, with Twilight following Gallus and Flurry riding on Sunburst's neck and shoulders. Even Double Diamond followed Starlight out.

"Friends and lovers," started Cozy, "today, we march on Canterlot, to take the throne. We do need to make a stop along the way, and there will be guards waiting for us, and the princesses will know we're coming before we even leave the Crystal Empire. But don't let that discourage you. We have enough of an advantage that we won't be needing the element of surprise."

"You're kidding, right?" groaned Twilight. "You could just sneak in and take them down quietly, but you've opted to just walk right up to their front door? Maybe I should have been at your meetings."

"Twilight's objections aside, I will need all of you, plus a few more, in order to pull this off. Luckily, it's just a single stop. Everyone, we're going to Ponyville. To the train station!"

"One second," interrupted Double Diamond. He took a few steps back, licked up the inside of Starlight's leg, and returned to position next to her, a glob of cum on his nose. "Mistress was not presentable. She was dripping."

"She can clean up on the train," Cozy nodded. "Just prepare for the trip."

"We're ready," said Gallus, holding Twilight's leash.

"Do we have to take Flurry into battle?" asked Sunburst. "Can't she and I stay here where it's safe?"

"No," answered Cozy. "You know why you have to come, Sunburst."

"Well, Flurry can stay here on her own, right?"

"She's coming. Everypony is coming. Board the train, or I will separate you and come up with something horrible to do to her. And I'll make you watch."

"Train station, check," whimpered Sunburst, galloping off in that direction.

Gallus just stood there, waiting for Cozy to take the lead. He was going to stay with her.

As soon as Starlight had her things, they all departed, walking or hovering briskly to the train platform. Sunburst was already there, surrounded by guards with his hooves in the air. Flurry was arguing with the senior officer among them, trying and oddly failing to convince them that Sunburst isn't the one who kidnapped her, but was trying to keep her safe.

As the captain reached for Flurry to grab her, Cozy shot his hoof away. It wasn't a damaging blast, merely one that stung. "Drop your weapons," she commanded. "As you can see, we have the princesses Twilight and Flurry, along with your regent. Did you not hear the order to stand down?"

"What order?" spat the guard.

"Stand down!" echoed in the following silence as the guard Cozy had sent ran through the streets. He clearly hadn't arrived here yet.

"That one," answered Cozy. "If you'll excuse us, Princess Twilight here needs to take this train to Ponyville."

"But this train's going to Whinnyapolis," said the conductor, poking his head out.

"Well, it's going to Ponyville now," answered Cozy.

The conductor looked at his chart. "I can't just--"

"You can, and you will," interrupted Cozy. "And after a quick stop, you're going to take it to Canterlot."

"Please," added Twilight. "I don't want this argument to continue. I'll file the emergency detour paperwork if you want, just take us there before she decides to hurt somepony."

The conductor looked from his clipboard to Cozy, then his pocket watch. "All aboard for Ponyville!" he shrugged, stepping back onto the train. "Make sure you have your tickets!"

At Cozy's command, the compartment they entered cleared, with all of the other passengers moving up a car or two. Several guards followed them on to ensure there was no funny business, but they stayed back from Cozy. For the most part, they stayed near Flurry and Starlight. They weren't a threat with Cozy around, just a bit of extra baggage.

The train was not rushing, nor was it moving slower than normal. It was just chugging along at the standard speed. This gave Starlight time to be made up and pampered by Double Diamond, who was rewarded by having his ears rubbed. At the same time, Gallus was brushing out Twilight's mane and tail. He'd had her bathe last night with him, so she wasn't as dirty as Starlight. Still, her mane was a little ruffled, and the fact that he was cleaning her up before handling himself was at least noteworthy. Even Sunburst had lowered Flurry into her lap and was curling and styling her mane.

Cozy smiled at the sight. All would be well in her new kingdom. The new Equestria would thrive.