A Villain Gets A Second Chance

As the ceremony comes to an end with a handful of ponies asking questions about yourself, all wanting to know your name, you answer the ones you are comfortable with giving the answers to. Most of the questions are from mares about your present love life, but a few stallions ask about your sword or ask about the fight. Finding an chance to escape, you slip away from the others to have a chat with Celestia about the window, finding her on her way to the kitchen and call out to her, "Your Majesty, might we have a word?" then bow to her in your antiquated royal manner.

She stops and turns around to see you standing behind her in the old royal etiquette, smiling while saying, "Of course we can, My little pony, what is it you wish to say?"

While in the halls with maids passing by, batting their eyelids at you flirtatiously as you continue to act princely and wait for there to be no maids around and say, "Well, it is about the mural, princess. Did you really have to put me in there? I'm sure that Twilight told you about the fight I had with Discord, but...you know what really happened."

Celestia smiles and says, "Of course we had to put you in there, Arthas, you helped to save Equestria, albeit indirectly." She then looks around herself to see the hall empty and casts a privacy barrier, saying, "Even though you lost control of yourself due to your anger and tried to kill Discord, the fact remains that the girls, your new friends were there to stop you.

With a sigh and your guilt weighing on you heavily, you say, "That may be true, but if they arrived a moment later...I would have succeeded in killing him and possibly returning to my old self."

Seeing how much guilt he is feeling by his posture, she sighs and lowers her head a little, saying, "Although I know your past, I can't fully fathom what burdens you bear, but perhaps you need a pony to talk to to help you through what you are feeling. My sister has started to hold court again at night, so you could visit during that time and speak with her. There is also another you might want to talk to, her name is Mi Amore and she has a special knack for sensing emotions, but her special talent is dealing with the emotion love."

You think about it for a bit, eventually saying, "Even though I'm hesitant to talk about my past with others, you make a good argument. I won't find redemption in wallowing in my own grief and self-loathing, the only way to move on is to open up to others and let them in." With a sigh, you look down and say, "I haven't been fair with the girls either, even though I call us friends, I haven't let myself open up to them because of how badly they handled the story of my past. It took a month or two for things to get back to somewhat normal, it...just doesn't feel right to me to let them in on what bothers me just yet."

Smiling at the progress you are making in starting to open up to others, Celestia nods her head saying, "That feeling is coming from deep inside you, similar to how your conscious lets you know what's right or wrong." With the season a little over a week away, she asks, "How about you stay in one of the guest rooms here in the castle for tonight and try talking it out with my sister? If it helps you feel better, then perhaps I could arrange for you to meet with the emotional counselor. Does that sound fair to you?"

Looking away and at the wall for a moment, you think it over before turning back to her, saying, "That does seem fair...I see no problem with giving it a chance." Remembering the cake that tried to eat you, you then say, "While I was off searching the old castle for the elements, dealing with Discord's annoying distractions, I discovered something interesting in a wooden cabinet in the catacombs that made me think of you."

Her frown disappears as she says in a warning tone, "This had better not be about my flank being big..."

Shaking your head, you then say, "No...not really." Then pull out the confection, saying, "This cake jumped out of the cabinet at me when I opened it, after slicing it in half and thought you might be interested in it, so I caught it with the silver platter it was on before it hit the floor.

Celestia looks at the triple chocolate confection with dark chocolate frosting and strawberry icing on top, having strawberries on top along with 25 candles and neat cursive writing, saying, "Happy Birthday, My Beloved Sister." Seeing the confection before her eyes draws tears to them as they slowly threaten to drip from her eyes, making her choke out, "The cake I never found..." Taking it from his magic gingerly as if it were the most fragile thing in the world, she looks over every detail. Seeing fudge on the platter around the cake's base, she holds back a sob, saying, "My sister used to make these for me ever since she learned to cook when she learned to cook at 8 years old. She used to make a cake for me each year on my birthday, then hide it somewhere in the castle and tell me If I found her present, I could keep it to myself."

You then bow your head to her and say, "I am pleased to hear that you are happy with it, I shall take my leave now and let the girls know I will be staying for the night." You then turn and start to head back, only to find yourself surrounded in a yellow aura and swiftly spun back around. Finding yourself lips to lips with Celestia, you wonder what is going on when you feel her push her tongue into your mouth and kiss you back tenderly.

Pulling herself back from your lips, she smiles at you before kissing your cheek, saying, "That is a reward for finding something I assumed she never made." Turning away from you, she walks away with a slight skip in her step as she thinks, 'I am going to show this to my sister and tell her about it, then share it with her.'

As the barrier disappears, you turn back around and make your way back to the hall to talk to your friends. When you manage to get some alone time with them, you say, "Girls, these past few months have been both fun and annoying at times, but I find myself struggling to deal with my guilt and inner turmoil about my past. I had a few words with Princess Celestia and she recommended me try speaking with her sister during night court to help me get over my emotional issues, then, if that works out she will make arrangements for me to see the emotional counselor Mi Amore. So, she asked me to stay in a guest room for tonight, and I agreed to give it a try if it can help me make progress towards redeeming myself.

Together, the girls all exclaim in shock, "YOU'RE LEAVING US!"

You see a few teary eyes and caress Rarity's cheek for a bit, saying, "Oh don't be so dramatic, I'm not leaving Equestria or anything like that, I'm just staying in Canterlot for just one night. If anything changes, I will let you all know through a letter okay?"

Fluttershy then looks at you with watery eyes, asking, "You promise to come back and let us know what is going on?"

You turn to her and caress her cheek as well, saying, "Of course I do...I Pinkie Promise." To show them you mean it, you go through the motions while saying, "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

Pinkie jumps for joy at hearing that, saying, "Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh, you just made your first Pinkie Promise!"

With a chuckle, you nod and say, "I did. What can I say, you all have grown on me just like an annoying boil on your shoulder that you have become rather fond of."

Rarity gasps and says, "EEWWW, don't compare us to disgusting boils, we are much better looking than those eyesores!"

Grinning, you then say, "Fine then, you all are like a small, barely noticeable mole that I've grown fond of. Is that better?"

With a huff, she says, "Much better, thank you."

As the others chuckle at Rarity being herself, you hug Fluttershy and rub the spot behind her right ear with your hoof saying, "If you get too lonely, I will leave my window open at night for you."

Nuzzling against your neck, Fluttershy says, "Oh murr...that feels so nice." Zoning out due to how good it feels to her for a few moments until she says, "Oh, and thank you."

When you and Fluttershy part, you turn to Rainbow and say, "I look forward to learning how to fly from you when I get back...I think." then pretend to go in for a hug.

Rainbow shies away from the hug, saying, "I'm not really a hugger, but I'll gladly go for a hoofbump!"

With a grin, you rush her and pull her into a headlock, then quickly give her a noogie, saying, "Here's your hug, Dash."

Fighting to get out of the noogie with a chuckle, she says, "Hey, what's the big idea with messing up my mane!"

You let her go with a chuckle and say, "You don't have much of a mane to mess up."

With a grin, Rainbow says, "Whatever, pal, I'm going to get you back for that by going all out with your training."

Before your smile can be taken away by your guilt, you say, "Just remember that I don't know squat about flying, so teach me from the very, very beginning. Oh and don't just throw me into the deep end, expecting me to pick it up right away."

Facehooving herself, she says in annoyance, "UGH...but do you know how long and annoying that is going to take?"

To save her, you chuckle and say, "Don't worry, you can leave the early stuff to Fluttershy and help me hone it once I can get myself off the ground and stay in the air."

With a nod and a broad smile, she socks your shoulder, saying, "Deal! So get started already and learn fast, so we can get to the fun stuff!"

Shaking your head at her attitude with a grin, you say, "Slow and steady wins out in the long run, Speed Demon." Turning your gaze to Applejack, you say, "I look forward to how those seeds turn out, Applejack, and tell Applebloom to avoid Twittermite hives in the future."

Applejack chuckles at hearing that and says, "So do ah and ah look forward to that too. Ah will pardner, ah will."

Turning your gaze to Rarity, you then say, "When I get back, perhaps me, you, and Spike could go gem hunting together?"

Smiling, she then says, "Of course we could, darling, it would be a pleasure."

You look at Twilight and are surprised when she rushes in and hugs you, saying, "Don't worry Twilight, I will miss our little study lessons, but I will miss our moments of intimacy more."

Twilight turns beet red at the mention of the last bit, backing away from you, saying, "WILL YOU STOP WORDING THINGS SO THEY SOUND LIKE SOMETHING HAPPENS WHEN IT IS JUST THE OPPOSITE?!?"

You see her face and chuckle, saying, "And miss how red and embarrassed you get with how I word it? Never. However, you do need to learn to lock the door when you shower."

She gets mad and then shouts, "AND YOU NEED TO LEARN TO KNOCK BEFORE ENTERING THE BATHROOM!"

Wanting to get under her skin, you say, "I'm a former royal, so I don't need to knock. Others just need to learn to thank me for gracing them with my presence."

Rarity snickers behind a hoof at the drama unfolding, knowing that you are only messing with Twilight. When it goes on long enough, she stops it, saying, "That's enough, you lovebirds. You know that he is just messing with you to see your reaction, Twilight." Then turns her head to you, adding, "You need to learn to behave yourself better when in public or others will see you as a troublemaker."

Raising your eyebrow, you close the distance between you and Rarity, saying in a low, sultry tone while running your hoof along the top of the left side of her neck, "So I should behave like this, then, Lady Rarity?"

She goes weak in the knees at the affection, barely managing to stay standing and mutters, "Y-Yesss..." Shaking her head moments later and returning to her senses, saying, "Wait, NAY! Nay I say, not like that at all!" She then huffs in annoyance and backs out of your reach, saying, "You have too much charm for your own good... Honestly, I hope that all that charm comes back to bite you in the flank one day!"

Chuckling in amusement, you say, "That will never happen, apologizing to my friends in Azeroth has a higher chance of happening than that."

Pinkie Pie then mutters to herself, "Heads for it to happen, tails for it won't..." Flipping her lucky coin into the air, she watches it closely and holds her hoof to catch it.

A glint catches your eye as you spot a coin in the air, falling back down to bounce off Pinkie's hoof and see her quickly slap her other forehoof down upon it. Curious, you ask, "What are you doing Pinks?"

She smiles widely at seeing heads and puts it away, saying cheerily, "Oh just having fun flipping a coin! I would be careful with how much you tempt Karma, strange things tend to happen when you least expect them."

With a sigh, you then say, "I will keep that in mind, Pinks. I will look forward to a fantastic party when I get back to Ponyville either tomorrow or some other day." You then reach forward and pull her into a quick hug, getting a gigglesnort from her. When you release her, you then ask, "How long are you girls gonna remain here?"

Applejack then speaks up, saying, "Ah need to return and help the fam with chores, otherwise ah'd stay and chat a bit longer."

Twilight then smiles and says, "I wish I could stay longer, but there is a new spell I am trying to learn from one of those ancient spell books you found."

As you hear the others give reasons they need to return, you smile and say, "Alright then, I will see you all when I get back. If I get too bored, I can always annoy the princess."

Everyone chuckles along at that, eventually taking their leave after a few more minutes. Twilight remains behind for a little longer before moving in for a kiss on the cheek, saying, "Try not to get into too much trouble, alright?"

You look at her and smile, saying, "I will do my best, but no promises." When she then turns and walks away, you watch until she vanishes from your sight and turn to go wander the castle a bit. Eventually, you soon realize that it is only an hour after noon and make your way to the throne room, finding Princess Celestia making her way back from her sister's room and say, "I thought I recognized that figure, we meet again, Your Majesty."

She frowns at his words, but puts a smile on her face, saying, "It is quite a coincidence to meet you in the corridor, my sister was very pleased to see the cake you had found. In fact, we both enjoyed eating it together, so thank you very much for finding it, Arthas." Remembering he will be staying the night, she giggles lightly and says, "Oh silly me, I forgot to show you to the room you will be staying in. Follow me right this way."

As you follow her down the hall, you chuckle and say, "I am surprised that the cake was still edible, how is that possible after being in the cabinet for a thousand years? It shouldn't even resemble a cake anymore, it should look like something that needs a name and then put out of its misery."

Giggling at hearing that, she says, "Oh there is an ancient preservation spell that cooks use today to preserve their food, it has been modified over the years to suit the ponies' needs of today."

You follow her to one of the doors and open it, remembering how many doors there are until reaching it. With a nod, you say, "Thank you for showing me to my room, Your Majesty, I look forward to seeing what kind of hospitality you provide your guests."

With a smile, she then says in a low tone, "You shall experience the hospitality that visiting royals get, especially formerroyals from another world." She then adds something in a slightly conspiratorial tone, "Though in my eyes and my sister's, we strongly believe that one used to be royalty, they're always royalty."

Sighing, you narrow your eyes and look into hers, saying, "What are you getting at? You better not be plotting something sinister just to get back at me for annoying you."

Mischief sparkles in her eyes as she giggles louder and says, "Oh, you will find out...and soon, I might add." She then turns around and starts walking away, saying, "Farewell for now, Former Prince Arthas, I must return to my royal duties. Please enjoy your stay at the castle."

You watch her turn around a corner and disappear from sight with narrowed eyes, thinking, 'Sunbutt is definitely plotting something, and since it may concern me...I must find out what it is."

Spending your time talking to a few visiting ponies, you don't learn much at all except for some history and a few rumors of what some of the noble ponies might be up to. The hours go by slowly as your attempts to casually interrogate the visitors fails to produce any useful information, looking out the window to see that it is almost dinnertime and decide to head to your room to see what is on the menu.

Upon nearing your room, you see a maid waiting by your door with a relieved look on her face, which calms down when she notices you in the hall.

As the maid stops, she bows her head to you lightly, saying, "Afternoon, Sir, I was informed to ask what you would like for supper as well as tend to what you might need during your stay at the castle. Do you have any special requests?"

Thinking thoughtfully, you then say, "I will gladly have whatever the chef desires to make, and might you have any grapes of any color to serve as an appetizer?"

The maid nods her head with a smile, saying, "The Chef's Surprise it is, understood, Sir. Do you have a preference to which kind you prefer?"

You then consider it and say, "Either green or red, and would you know of any rumors going around the castle lately or anything interesting?"

She cocks her head and thinks for a few moments, saying, "There are a few rumors, one of which is that Prince Blueblood was intimate with a frog..."

As you listen to the rumors, you smirk at hearing of how Prince Blueblood is liking life as a toad, then say, "Why am I not surprised to hear that he is still a toad...so amusing. Is there anything else of any interest going on?" Putting your charm to work, you slip up to the middle-aged mare and slide your hoof along her cheek and neck affectionately, asking, "Is there anything at all that is going on? Perhaps Princess Celestia might be acting strangely recently?"

Biting her lower lip as she is loving his affection, she recalls something and says, "W-Well...there is one thing, though it isn't about the princess..."

Continuing your affectionate caress along her neck and cheek, you watch her eyes start to roll upwards and approach her ear, whispering into it, "Oh? What might that be, I wonder?"

Not having a special somepony, she leans into his touch, nuzzling her head against him and says in a slightly passionate tone, "Well, the majority of the males are heading to a retreat in a few days this year."

Disappointed at its lack of importance, you set your hoof down and kiss her cheek, saying, "Why thank you so much for telling me that, miss. You have been very helpful."

Missing the affectionate touching already, she sighs longingly but nods her head with a gentle smile, saying, "You are quite welcome, Sir. I will go get your grapes for you."

Entering your room and looking around, you find it completely decked out in fine decor. A silver chandelier hangs in the center of the ceiling, having diamonds putting out a cool blue light. The bed is an expensive one, having a high-quality four-post canopy frame with silk sheets and an army of pillows to offer extra comfort. You continue to check the room out and see a shelf holding a variety of books, and decide to head over to check them out.

The unicorn maid returns a few minutes later with a large silver bowl filled with a few bunches of red and green grapes, knocking on your door with a hoof, saying, "I have brought the grapes you requested, Sir."

Putting the book on the shelf, you turn to the door, saying, "You may enter." then watch the handle turn as the door swings open to reveal the same light blue unicorn from earlier.

The maid closes the door behind her and walks up to the bed with a smile on her face, saying, "It is a pleasure to meet you, Sir Blistering Blizzard. I must thank you for dealing with that annoying Prince Blueblood, he was too full of himself and saw himself as a prince when it was only a part of his name. Your deed must be rewarded, so please allow me to feed you."

Cocking your head at hearing that, you ask in surprise, "He wasn't actually a prince, is he even royalty?" Remembering what she said, you then shake your head, saying, "I appreciate the offer, miss, but I am perfectly capable of feeding myself."

She smiles and shakes her head, saying, "No sir, he is related to Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, so he is of royal blood." She then persists, saying, "I understand that, kind and graceful sir, but I insist that you let me perform this small service for you to pay you back for helping all of us maids that Prince Blueblood treated like personal servants."

Feeling uneasy about this, you hesitantly nod your head and say, "If you insist...very well, miss, you may do as you desire."

The maid watches you lie down on your side and uses her magic to pull a bunch of fat, red grapes up and plucks one off. Moving it to your mouth with her magic, she watches you lean toward it and take it into your mouth.

As you let her feed the grapes to you slowly, one by one, the bunches eventually run out as she leaves while promising to return with the main course. When she does, she returns with a cart carrying covered platters with a bottle of white wine and a wine glass. As you watch her uncover one platter containing what she tells you is called Buttered Mashed Potato Ravioli with a fried onion sliced in a way to resemble a flower.

Setting her cart up beside the bed, she lays out a cloth to catch anything that drops and removes her hoofshoes, then lightly hops up onto the mattress and takes a seat next to you. Picking up the silver fork with her magic, she turns to look at you and says in an affectionate tone, "Open up, kind sir, and I shall feed you dinner..."

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As the maid feeds you, you notice how she touches you affectionately with an idle hoof occasionally. The affection flatters you, so you let her continue on. When there is just one scrumptious ravioli left, you hear her ask you to close your eyes. Trusting the mare not to do anything because she is a maid, you close your eyes and open your mouth.

Placing the ravioli halfway into her mouth, the maid gets closer to you while tilting her head. Leaning her head forward, she places her mouth over yours and uses her tongue to push the ravioli into your mouth, slipping her tongue into your mouth and along your tongue.

When the warm, wet squirming object leaves your mouth, you hear her say chew and follow her request. Enjoying the taste of the last ravioli, you remember what you felt before and swallow the chewed food down before opening your mouth to say something. When your mouth opens, however, you feel something around your mouth again followed by something sweet and mellow.

She feels him swallow the wine down as her tongue wraps around his, then feels something under her moving. Knowing what she wants to do to show her gratitude, she slips off and slides the covers back while pulling her mouth away to put more wine into it. Not wanting to give you the chance to change her mind, she returns her lips to yours and kisses you deeply while pushing the wine into your mouth. Moving her hips further along your underside, she feels your member against her soft coat as it slowly gets bigger.

A haze passes over your mind as you reach up with your hooves and caress the mare's neck, kissing her back as affectionately when you feel something hot and slick press around your member. The lightness of the mare now on top of you is noticeable, but of no concern as you hear her moan into your mouth. Her hips meet yours smoothly as you feel her slide back up your body, slowly increasing the speed as you get harder and longer inside her.

Losing herself to the pleasure, she goes faster on top and pulls off when she feels you twitch, moaning passionately into your ear, "Please fill me, stud, I'm on Moon Tea."

Your mind is fogged over as you push yourself deeper into her and unleash your seed into her tight confines while pulling her down into your groin, saying, "Oh yes...I like this feeling."

The maid feels the warmth blooming in the depths of her body as she rides out her orgasm silently, biting her lower lip, saying, "I enjoy this warmth you are giving me, makes me yearn to try for a foal..." As the feeling continues on, she lays against your body and presses her lips onto yours and kisses you deeply.

While your orgasm continues for a bit longer, you hold her against you in a tender embrace as you feel it begin to slow down. Kissing your way along her neck, you lightly nip it in places before nuzzling your head against her neck, saying, "I wish you good luck in that quest, for children are both a curse and a beloved burden for their parents. I believe you may find someone when the time is right."

She pulls away from you with a happy, teary-eyed smile as she feels you go still inside her depths, saying, "I strongly believe that you would make a great father to a foal."

Amused by that comment, you sarcastically say, "With my past being as dark as it is and the choices I made, I'm certain that I would be the worst father in history."

Squeezing her muscles around your member, the maid starts to pull off of you while keeping anything from spilling out and looks at you with a slight frown, saying, "Oh don't say that about yourself, I know you will find love one day when you least expect it. That is just the way things are here." Returning to her hooves with her muscles still clenched, she gives you a light peck on the lips, saying, "Goodnight, Sir. May you have a wonderful night's sleep."

You watch the maid return to the ground with a light hop, pushing the cart along on slightly wobbly legs as you catch a tiny bead of white appear from between her folds, saying, "Goodnight and sweet dreams to you as well." You watch her leave the room with a smile as she closes the door, leaving the bed to explore the room a bit. After opening a window, you wander around the room, finding a private bathroom and shift back into your human form to wash yourself. Closing the door as you enter, you remove your armor and turn the water on and adjust the temperature to your liking before stepping into the shower.

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When you get out of the shower, you sniff the air and smell something positively foul, saying, "No wonder why people ran away from me screaming their lungs out...I wore armor that smelled like a thousand vile, rotting corpses." Grabbing your pack, you pick up the armor and put it inside before shifting into your unicorn shape. Returning the changed bag, you put your saddlebags back on and return to the room to find the sun sinking toward the horizon and spot Fluttershy sitting on the floor inside the room, causing you to chuckle and say, "Hello Flutters, came to spend the night with me?"

Fluttershy looks at you from behind her long mane, saying, "Oh no, I was just wanting to give you something I was too shy to give you earlier..."

With a smile, you then say, "Oh, alright then. What did you want to give me, Shy?"

Rising to her hooves, she trots up to you and flaps her wings, launching herself into the air as she hovers in front of you. She then closes the distance and whispers, "Just this..." then places her mouth on yours at an angle and wraps her hooves and wings around you as she starts to kiss you deeply.

After being knocked onto your back, you wrap your own legs around her and hold her close. Minutes pass before she releases you with a soft sorry, caressing the back of her ear with a hoof, saying, "It's alright, Flutters." You surprise her right back and roll over onto her, hearing her squeak out a cute eep and nuzzle along her neck.

She gets into the affectionate nuzzling when she catches a new scent coming from you and starts to investigate it, discovering that it is the scent of another mare. With a curious look on her face, she asks you, "Uhm, I don't mean to be rude and I'm sorry for asking, but were you with another mare earlier?"

You freeze in place for a moment before pulling away to look into her eyes, catching a dangerous glint in them and say, "Yes I was, and she felt it necessary to reward me for doing what I did to Prince Blueblood, so the started to feed me grapes. When they were gone, she brought me the main course and started to get closer to me. She then started to touch me, which led her to getting more affectionate. She then took things even farther and got intimate with me...are you angry about it Shy?"

Fluttershy's left eye twitches, making her sigh and hang her head, asking in a mournful tone, "No...I'm not angry about it. I am just very heartbroken that you would have sex with a random maid that threw herself at you instead of me!" She then begins to sob uncontrollably as she wails out, "Am I not pretty enough for you? Is it my shyness that makes you not see me that way?! Is it because I like flying so slow and close to the ground that a slug can beat me in a race?!" She then breaks down and collapses to the floor wailing her eyes out.

You then watch as Fluttershy starts bawling her eyes out while laying down on the floor, curling up into a ball. The sight breaks your heart as you walk up to her and curl up around her, saying, "Shy, there is nothing wrong with you, I like you the way you are. I love the fact that you are so kind, you help others at your own expense and are happy to do so. I also love how shy you are, that sometimes you still get scared of your own shadow." You hear her sobs slow down and see one of her watery, cyan eyes open up and look at you cautiously. Seizing the moment to bring her back out, you nuzzle your way into her ball and whisper into her ear, "You are adorable and I love you for being you, I value our friendship way too much to take it to a different level. If we were to become lovers, it would be challenging for us to go back to being friends if we were to break up. That is what happened between Jaina and I, so you know how my one and only relationship ended..."

She comes out of her ball and wriggles her way between your hooves, her sobs slowly start calming down as she asks with a half-sob and a voice as fragile as glass, "I just want my first time to be with someone I love, can you please share something special with me? I Pinkie Swear that we can remain friends, just with certain benefits between us." Pulling her head away, she then turns to look at you with pleading eyes wider than a puppy dog's.

Able to feel her shiver nervously in fear and worry, you lay your weight on top of her body and sigh, saying, "I would be a monster for saying no, wouldn't I... Alright then, I will make sure it is a night you will never forget." Moving your mouth to hers, you kiss her deeply for a few moments to let her bask in your presence. Once you feel her tail shift aside, you then whisper to her, "Your special night will begin once I have finished talking with Princess Luna for a few hours."

Fluttershy feels you press your hips against her exposed marehood and smiles, treasuring what you said and sighs happily, saying, "I will be waiting for you to return." She then leans forward and nips the right side of your neck lightly, adding, "Please don't make me wait too long."

Nodding your head, you chuckle and nuzzle against her neck, saying, "I don't know how long I will be away, it could be an hour or a few hours."

She then smiles up at you and says, "Thank you for letting me know. Even though I might take a nap, I am a light sleeper so I will know if you try to sneak back in bed."

With a huff, you ask, "What do you take me for, Shy?"

Fluttershy giggles and then says while batting her pretty eyes up at you, "A former evil villain who needs to earn his honor back and trust in others to have his back."

Rolling your eyes with a grin, you get up and head toward the door saying, "You ponies are going to be the death of me."

With a smile, she then says, "Of course, and we are starting off with Kindness, which is my specialty."

You chuckle and open the door, saying, "I will be back later, Shy." Hearing her say goodbye as you pull the door shut and head down the hall to go find the lunar princess.

As you head down the halls, you catch a scent in the air and look up to see bundles of Lavender along the walls. When you turn another corner, you keep looking around and don't notice a mare in front of you until you bump nose-first into her rear. Pulling your nose away from her minty scent, you look up to see who you bumped into so rudely, saying, "Oh, excuse me milady, I should have been paying more attention to where I..." when the words die in your throat as you recognize Princess Luna looking back at you with wide eyes and hastily bow to her in your antiquated manner, apologizing to her, saying, "Please forgive my rudeness in colliding with your royal flanks, Your Majesty."

Luna giggles at your reaction and turns around to face you, saying, "It is quite alright, I know you did not mean to put your nose there. What brings you to me at this hour of the night, my little pony?"

You then say, "Well, I was hoping that we could talk about what troubles me."

She cocks her head and then asks, "What is the matter, did something bad happen to you recently?"

Shaking your head, you then say, "It is nothing like that..." then sigh and come out with it, saying, "It's about the guilt I feel over my past actions, Your Majesty."

Nodding in understanding, Luna says, "I see now. Is there a reason you come to me instead of going to your friends?"

You sigh and say, "I can't go to them because they won't understand the guilt I feel, the shame of betraying all I stood for and destroying everything I loved for a fool's venture."

Letting out her own sigh, she says, "I can understand what you feel, young one, for I too fell victim to my own pride when I realized the ponies weren't enjoying my beautiful night as they enjoyed the day. So I decided to take control and show them how beautiful my night was, I didn't realize that they were enjoying my night. Too blinded by what I wanted, I refused to lower the moon one night. When my sister tried to get me to lower the moon, I grew resentful and transformed into Nightmare Moon. Soon after, she banished me to the moon. Walk with me and help me change the old lavender bundles while we continue to talk, there aren't many more to go until we reach the throne room." She then turns around and resumes walking down the hall, taking down old bundles and replacing them with new ones.

Following her down the hall, you help her take down old bundles and put up new ones, saying, "It is so easy to let yourself fall victim to your own pride and ego, I wish that I had heeded that wizard's words then."

Finding an opportunity to give you advice, she puts up another bundle and then drapes her left wing over your back, saying, "At least you had others trying to help you, one thing that I have learned from you is that the experiences from our past make us better ponies."

Before you know it, you are inside the throne room with Luna, talking about how you feel about your past. A couple hours pass by as she listens to you lay out your inner turmoil at her hooves, eventually feeling much better than you had in years, saying, "I'm sorry for laying all my feelings out like that, Princess Luna."

With a light chuckle, Luna looks at you and uses her hoof to lift your head up, saying, "There's no need to apologize, Arthas, I rather enjoyed our talk. Besides, I rather enjoyed spending time with you, though I think it might be time for me to start my patrol."

You nod as she lays down before the throne, bowing your head to her and saying, "Very well, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave then."

She watches you start to turn to leave and stretches out her left wing towards you, placing the tip of her feathers under your chin as she pulls your head around to face her, saying with a fake hurt tone, "Oh, leaving without a goodnight kiss? How rude."

Not realizing she is teasing you, you turn around and bow your head, saying, "Apologies for my rudeness, Your Highness, I did not wish to offend you. So let me make amends for my ignorance." Then walk up to her and place your lips upon hers and angle your head, slipping your tongue into her mouth.

Luna feels a shiver run down her spine, ruffling the feathers on her wings in mild arousal at the affectionate kiss. Finding herself being pulled in by your skill, her wings wrap around you and pull you closer to her as she deepens the kiss. Feeling a heat rising within her, she forces her body's desire for intimacy to cool down before she does something inappropriate for the throne room. Pulling back with a husky huff, she puts a wing between you and says, "It would be best if we stop here, for it would not be appropriate for the throne room."

Your mind calms down as you slowly catch your breath, bowing to her and saying, "As you wish, Your Highness."

Once again stopping you with her wing, she says with a lightly annoyed tone, "Oh drop the formalities already, we're both royals. Please just call me Luna, alright?" Pulling you towards her, she gives you a peck on the lips, saying, "Goodnight, Arthas, I hope you have pleasant dreams tonight."

You look into her eyes to see that she meant every word, then lean forward and kiss her once more, saying, "As you wish, milady Luna. I bid you a goodnight too for when you close your eyes to sleep." Bowing to her once more, you turn around and make your way down to the floor then out of the room.

Luna watches you leave, biting her own lip hungrily as she sighs to herself, thinking, 'I'm looking forward to seeing more of you...in the morning.'