To say that Sparkler and Twilight were beyond shocked was a bit of an understatement. Night-Shine had led them to the Clocktower in Ponyville, and while they had their doubts that such a thing even existed, Night Shine spoke an incantation, and opened the door to reveal something that definitely wasn’t there the last time they were in the clocktower. Instead of a box like last time, it opened into a long hallway which had similar portals lining the walls, and ponies going in and out of portals. Upon following Night Shine inside and down the hall, they were further shocked to find that it led to a massive mall-like area. With shops and other areas connecting to the main area. Night Shine excused herself to go change into something more ‘appropriate’, whatever that meant, and the two Alicorns agreed to remain where they were for the time being. Fortunately they could look at the large map and its legend underneath, and they were both blushing like mad when they connected the dots as to what this place actually was.

“Slave pens, auction house, cuddle den.”

“Kinkyopolis, Aftercare Center, Tentacle Pits.” Sparkler and Twilight’s Ears were down as they read the legend. Both in total shock that they were standing in a KINK club!

“…what the Tartarus was Luna THINKING?!” Sparkler asked. Remembering who Night Shine said recommended them.

“I…I don’t know if she was…” Twilight responded, her mind racing.

“Ahem. Apologies for the delay.” They both heard Night Shine say. They turned and their jaws dropped when they saw Night Shine in a black prench maid outfit, complete with bangs with clock face pins in them. They also saw that she had a collar around her neck, matching hoof straps, and a Crystal bell attached to the end of her tail.

“N-no p-problem.” Sparkler stammered as she tried to process what was going on.

Night Shine smiled. “Now, are either of you hungry? We have a Cafe over there that just opened.” She offered.

Sparkler and Twilight went to say no, before their stomachs growled. Remembering that they hadn’t eaten lunch yet, they both sighed. “We could use some grub.” Twilight said.

Night Shine nodded as she led them to a Cafe that…was shockingly a normal cafe given where they were. They sat down in a booth, and after ordering some hay burgers, Night Shine smiled. “So, anything catch your interest on the map?” She asked.

That snapped Twilight out of her stupor and stared daggers into Night Shine. “Alright, Shine. Start talking. What the frax is this place?!” She asked.

“Yeah…and why on Equus would Luna recommend us for membership in this Society?” Sparkler asked.

“This is the Clocktower Society.” Night Shine responded. “A place where all creatures can go to live out their wildest fantasies without fear of public persecution. Here, there is no judgment. Within the Society, any nonlethal fantasy is accepted. Want to be treated like a pet to be trapped in a cage until played with? Knock yourself out. Want to roleplay a kidnapping scene? Sure thing. Want to be impregnated but your spouse cannot participate for any reason? There are plenty here who will gladly help.” Sparkler and Twilight tensed up at that one. Night Shine noticed and her smile wavered a bit. “Ooh…touchy subject that last one?” She asked.

“More like…we don’t need to worry about outside assistance, but we’re not ready for foal number 12 yet.” Twilight responded.

“Gotcha.” Night Shine said. “But the point is, you can be as kinky as you want. And an outside observer would never know. Because you leave as you enter. Any scuffs or scratches can be healed completely in our aftercare center.” She explained.

“Ok. So follow up question, why would Luna recommend US for membership here?” Sparkler asked. “She has no evidence that we’d be a good fit here.”

“Well, she IS the princess of the night. Guardian of dreams. But she’s also only a pony. As susceptible to boredom as anypony else.” Night Shine said.

Sparkler and Twilight blinked in realization of what happened. Luna was peeping on their dreams. “Remind me to kill Luna next time I see her.” Twilight said.

“Agreed.” Sparkler responded.

Night Shine chuckled. “But yeah. That’s how we came to know that you two have fantasies that the Society can fulfill. If you want to join of course. No pressure.” She said.

Sparkler and Twilight glanced at each other, blushing like mad. Neither of them were going to deny that they did have fantasies, because that would mean saying that Luna was lying. And THAT would surely be a one way ticket to a lecture from AJ about Lying. After several minutes of awkward glances, Twilight turned to Night Shine. “Could you give us a moment Night Shine?” She asked.

“Of course.” Night Shine responded. She slid out of the booth and walked away.

The second she was gone, Twilight and Sparkler turned to look directly at each other. “I cannot believe Luna right now.” Sparkler said. “This makes me want to find out how I blocked her without meaning to when I FIRST moved to Ponyville. So that I can do it again.” She mused.

“I’m definitely sending her a letter when this is over.” Twilight responded. “…Although…I think we can both agree that no pony is wrong in saying that both of us have kinky fantasies.” Twilight admitted.

Sparkler nodded in agreement. “Yeah…I will admit it. I just…I’ve never done any of this before.” She said. “I’m afraid of messing up.”

“I’ve never done this before either. We’re both new to it.” Twilight responded. “And because of that…I think Luna actually did us a favor in recommending us to this place.” She said, after thinking about it for a moment.

“Favor?” Sparkler asked.

“I mean…when you think about it. Where would the best place be for two newbies to this scene to learn safely? Where others will surely be available to help wherever needed?” Twilight asked.

Sparkler blinked, it dawned on her what Twilight was getting at. “It could possibly only be here.” She said.

Twilight took a deep breath. “I guess it couldn’t hurt to try this out for at least a few days…see what it’s all about.” She said.

Sparkler gulped. She was half afraid Twilight would say that. “Well, I mean…if you’re gonna stick around, somepony needs to go with you to make sure nopony tries to seduce you. Hehe.” Damn it Sparkler! That was terrible!

Twilight giggled and kissed Sparkler on the cheek. “Oh don’t worry Sparky. You won’t lose me to anypony.” She said.

Sparkler nodded. “So…wanna call Night Shine back over here and we can eat and discuss what the admission process is?” She asked.

“Sure.” Twilight responded.

Sparkler and Twilight could not have predicted what they were seeing now. After agreeing to see what this Clocktower Society was all about, they and Night Shine had a good lunch, after which Night Shine led them to a room she called the sorting room, where apparently these folks had a giant owl on a perch. Night Shine cleared her throat. “Oh great Sortie. I bring to you two new members of our Clocktower Society.” She told the owl.

“I see.” Sortie responded.

Twilight gasped. “He can talk?” She asked.

“Sortie here is the official member sorter.” Night Shine responded. “He reads your thoughts, feelings, and tells you if you’re a dom, a sub, a switch, or a switch with a leaning.” She explained. “And he does not make mistakes.”

Sparkler gulped. “I’m not sure how I feel about this.” She said.

“I can assure you young mare that I do not mean ill will.” Sortie responded. “My only purpose is to place you in the best group that will ensure you reach your full potential here in the Society.” He said.

Sparkler didn’t feel any better. Twilight smiled and nuzzled Sparkler lovingly. “I don’t think these guys would allow a dangerous creature in here that they couldn’t fully control. If Luna trusts them, that’s a good indication that these guys are on the up and up.” She said.

Sparkler didn’t disagree with Twilight there, but she still felt nervous. Especially if Sortie was going to SAY OUT LOUD her fantasies. She really did not want to think about what Twilight would think if she learned that Sparkler was drawn to the Sadist portion of BDSM, that she had a desire to be on the OTHER end of bullying for a change. It was half a decade ago, especially now, I should be over it. But I’m not. She had shivered when she discovered her fascination and was terrified of anypony finding out.

Twilight saw Sparkler’s nervousness and smiled. “Want me to go first?” She asked.

Before she could stop it, Sparkler nodded. Twilight walked up to Sortie before Sparkler could change her answer. “Ok. So what do I need to do?” She asked.

“Just allow me to touch my wing to your head.” Sortie responded as he extended a wing and rested it on Twilight’s head.

Twilight felt a strange presence within her mind, but it also felt good. She let out a satisfied hum as her cheeks warmed up. She felt the owl read her thoughts, examine her fantasies and desires. She opened her mind fully to Sortie.

After a few moments, Sortie broke the silence, and what he had to say nearly caused Sparkler to faint. “Ah. I see, yes. You Princess Twilight Sparkle are a Sub. You desire for control to be taken away from you and to be at the mercy of your owner. You fantasize about pleasing your partner in any way you can…and you have a peculiar longing for a very specific pony to take that control from you, to use you as they see fit. In whatever way that may be, but you do have a masochistic preference for pain, and also would like to be made to wear a maid’s uniform.” He said as he retracted his wing back to his side.

Twilight nodded and blushed. “Wow…that’s exactly right.” She said. Humming happily as Sortie pet her head.

Sparkler stared at Twilight. Wide eyed, and jaw on the floor. Did she really hear right? Her fiancé…was a masochistic sub?! She was certain that if anything, Twilight would be a DOM. After all, she never struck her as a pony who would willingly give up control if she had a choice. And that was even ignoring the fact that she was masochistic. This whole thing was just out of left field.

“Sparkler.” Twilight whispered in her ear. Sparkler jumped when she was brought out of her thoughts to see Twilight had moved back to her side.

“…meep.” Sparkler managed to squeak out. Now more terrified than ever before.

“Sparkler?” Twilight asked, now concerned for her lover. “Is something—“

“I’m fascinated with the sadism part of BDSM!” Sparkler blurted out. It was as if something switched on in her brain but she started going off. “For years I was bullied put down by my peers and for Faust knows how long I’ve thought more than once about what it was like to be on the giving end of that. That turned into a fantasy of putting somepony through what I went through!” She admitted. “And maybe even worse.” She finished, shivering and hiding her face from everypony. Ashamed of herself.

Twilight took a step back when Sparkler just exploded, and then her eyes widened when she heard what her lover fantasized about. “Oh, Sparky…” She cooed, immediately reaching out to pull Sparkler into a loving and comforting hug.

That’s when tears started falling down Sparkler’s cheeks. “I’m sorry.” She said.

“Sparkler, you don’t have anything to be sorry for.” Twilight responded.

“Y-you don’t think I’m a freak for my fantasies?” Sparkler asked.

“It’s a part of who you are. And I love ALL of you.” Twilight responded. “And also, I would kinda be a hypocrite considering what Sortie just layed out for you to hear if I thought YOU were a freak.” She said.

Sparkler considered Twilight’s words, and nodded after a moment. Taking a few deep breaths to calm herself down. “S-sorry for the panic.” She said as she got up off the floor. “Today just…kinda, wasn’t my day.” She said.

Night Shine waved it off. “Eh, not the worst breakdown this room has seen.” She said. “Do you still want Sortie to read your mind and confirm that you are a dom?” She asked.

Sparkler glanced at Twilight, Night Shine, and finally Sortie, before nodding and walking up to the giant owl. “Ok.” She said. “I’m ready.”

Sortie nodded, and laid his wing on her head. After reading her mind for a few minutes, he spoke up. “Yes. You Sparkling Medley are a dom. You desire to have power over others as they had over you once. You desire to bring pain and torture to your partner. It makes sense why Princess Twilight Sparkle has desired you to be her owner. Her mistress.” Sortie said, retracting his wing once again.

Sparkler blushed and nodded. Sortie got it right again. Twilight smiled as she walked up beside Sparkler and nuzzled her lovingly. “I shall do my best to please you…mistress.” She told Sparkler.

Sparkler tensed up when Twilight called her that. “Er, let’s hold off on all that until we get you a collar…I assume that’s the next step?” She asked, turning to Night Shine.

“Yes it is.” Night Shine responded. She gestured for the door. “Shall we?” She asked.

“Wait. Before you go.” Sortie said. “I do believe that you should consider allowing Night Shine to join you in your endeavors. She too has been looking for an owner and she too is a Masochist.” He explained.

Night Shine blushed, but shook her head. “Oh, I don’t know. I mean this IS their first day and I really shouldn’t intrude.” She said.

“You are their guide are not?” Sortie asked. “Given Sparkler’s reaction just now I think it might put them at more ease if they had somepony more experienced in Society shenanigans to make sure they don’t do something wrong.” He said.

Sparkler and Twilight looked at each other, before Sparkler sighed. “He has a point.” She said.

Night Shine glanced between the two of them before responding. “I mean…only if you’re sure.” She said.

Twilight nodded. “Come on.” She said.

Night Shine smiled and followed the two out of the room. Both nervous and excited.

After their meeting with Sortie, Night Shine took them to a place named Collars and Masks, which was where, according to Night Shine, subs received their first collar and the Doms their mask. “Why do doms need Masks?” Sparkler asked.

“They serve several functions.” Night Shine responded. “One, they’re color coded like the collars, so Subs can find similarly minded doms easily. Two. They are enchanted to give the dom information about the sub through their HUD. And they connect with the collar to provide medical information and alert doms to anomalies in their partner’s health.” She explained.

Twilight’s jaw dropped. “Whoa. They can do all that?!” She asked.

Night Shine nodded. “We are an ancient Society Princess. Here since the Dawn of Equestria itself. Suffice to say, we know things.” She said.

Twilight wanted to ask about that, but Sparkler deterred her from it. “Ok so…what colors would Twilight and I have respectively?” She asked.

Night Shine smiled and directed Sparkler over to the Mask section, while she stayed with Twilight to get her a collar.

After a couple of minutes, Sparkler returned to Night Shine and Twilight wearing a mask over her eyes. She got a good look at Twilight’s collar, and it was a black color, with Ruby Studs, a dark purple border, gold and purple bands, and she was wearing matching hoof straps. In fact the only difference between her collar and Night Shine’s collar was that Night Shine’s base collar was white. Same with the Hoof Straps, her collar taking cues from Sparkler’s mask. Sparkler’s eyes widened when her Mask’s eye lenses started displaying information about the collars and their meanings. “Whoa. These things also decode the color system for collars.” She said.

Night Shine smiled. “Good. Then it’s working. What is it telling you about Twilight?” She asked.

“According to this, Twilight. You have entered into a long-term relationship with a Dom, you’re ok with anypony playing with you so long as permission is given. You’re homosexual and you like it gentle and loving, but also rough.” Sparkler read off each element’s meaning. “Isn’t there a bisexual border option?” She asked Night Shine.

“You are exactly right on the collar.” Night Shine responded. “And no, no bisexual option…might want to bring that up.” Night Shine responded. “Now. Sparkler, if you’d like to make a padlock for the collar we can do that later.” She said.

“Sure.” Sparkler responded. “Why not.”

Night Shine nodded. “For now. One more thing that Twilight needs before we can go do a scene.” She said. “A safety bell.”

“Is that what you have on your tail?” Twilight asked.

“Correct.” Night Shine responded. “Follow me and I'll tell you all about why the safeword is law around here.” She said, gesturing for the two to follow her.

Sparkler and Twilight smiled as Twilight glanced at Sparkler. “Can I start calling you mistress now?” She asked.

“When we actually get to doing a scene.” Sparkler said, still trying to talk herself into actually accepting it.

Twilight smiled and nuzzled Sparkler lovingly. “You look good in a mask.” She said.

“And you look good with that collar and those hoof straps.” Sparkler responded.

“Speaking of the collar.” Night Shine responded. “Sparkler, you are allowed to enchant it to suit your needs.” She said.

Sparkler sighed. “Of course I can.” She deadpanned. She wasn’t surprised the CTS allowed it as they walked through the society.

To be continued…

Author's Note

Next up should be the actually sex and kinky stuff. Everything so far you could say has been prep and assimilation.

THX FOR READING!