“So, darlings, what do you think dear Cadance wants to see us about?” Rarity asked at the four other ponies seated in the throne room.

“Dunno,” Applejack said. “Don’ think it’s an emergency, though. Least not too urgent, or she woulda asked us up to the Empire.”

“Have we ever gone to the Empire without it being an emergency? Or a catastrophe? A calamity, maybe?” Pinkie asked.

Twilight shook her head. “Can we not jinx this meeting before it even starts?”

Quietly Fluttershy agreed. It would be nice to visit the Empire without chaos, destruction, massive major sporting events, or inclement weather.

The doors to the throne room flew open and Cadance arrived in a flurry of excited energy. She was dressed in a Rarity original; a creamy white strapless dress that went all the way to her hindhooves, though a rather high slit on the side exposed a hint of her cutie mark. It was deliberately flirtatious, Fluttershy thought, and it reminded her of what Twilight had once said about Princess Cadance’s open marriage… and her preference for multiple partners.

“Is everypony here?” Cadance asked in a bright, cheery tone. “Good. I…” She glanced around, then frowned. “Where’s Rainbow Dash?”

“Dashie’s… around,” Applejack said vaguely, though her grin was predatory. Fluttershy giggled, and Twilight rolled her eyes with a smirk. The three of them knew exactly where Rainbow Dash was.

“She…” Cadance blinked, then her eyes went unfocused for a moment. Finally she smiled knowingly. “Ah. She’s a part of today’s game, I take it? What is today’s kink?”

“Chastity and rewards,” Fluttershy said, while Rarity and Pinkie looked both confused and amused. They hadn’t been in on Rainbow’s current predicament. “Don’t worry. She’ll join us when she’s… ready. It shouldn’t be long.”

“I see,” Cadance said. “Truthfully it’s related to why I wanted to see you. To check in, first, though anypony can see you’ve been enjoying yourselves.”

“You can?” Fluttershy asked, blushing.

“Well, maybe not anypony,” Cadance admitted. “But I can tell that the bonds between all of you are strengthening, even though the method may be a little… unorthodox.”

Applejack was perhaps the only pony in the room who didn’t blush at that.

“And since you’ve all been exploring your sexuality in Fluttershy’s experiment, I thought I’d come extend an invitation. See, I’ve been working on a project. It’s like an escape room; you’re all familiar with those, right?”

“Oh, yes!” Pinkie cheered. “We nearly beat the record for the one we did in Manehatten!”

Applejack snorted. “Don’t bring that up with Rainbow, though. She’s still salty about the song.”

The rest of them laughed, except Cadance, who just looked confused.

“Anyhow,” she continued, when nopony volunteered the story. “What I’m building is much larger than a single room. It’s an ‘Escape Mansion’, really. And it’s adult in nature. Very adult. It’s less about puzzles and more about traps and sneaking. And the consequences for failure are, well, sexual in nature. Basically a long-term BDSM game involving cleverness, competition, and the potential for reward, if you can succeed. All fully consensual, of course.”

The five ponies in the room went silent to digest that for a bit, a silence only broken when the door bounced open again.

“Damnit! Who designed these things, I can barely move!”

Every eye turned to see Rainbow Dash, dressed from head to toe in a prench maid outfit. It was the traditional black and white, complete with copious amounts of lace and a scandalously short skirt that showed off her white socks… and the pink panties she had on underneath. On her wings she balanced two trays, each one full of snacks.

She colored, though, as soon as she realized every eye was on her, and she slunk to the table.

“Is that how a good maid talks, Dashie?” Applejack asked. “Don’ reckon it is. Try again. Maybe y’all can thank Fluttershy for her great idea.”

“B-but…” Rainbow eyed Princess Cadance.

“Oh, don’t you mind me for a second, Miss Dash,” Cadance said. From her tone and expression she was thoroughly charmed by the outfit. “Just go on about whatever you were up to. Are those finger sandwiches?”

“Uh, yeah. Egg salad with pickled carrots. I made ‘em,” she said proudly, but Applejack scowled at her. “Um, I mean, I made ‘em, Your Highness.”

“Oh, you don’t have to—” Cadance began.

“Beggin’ yer pardon, Cadance,” Applejack said. “But my Dashie’s tryin’ to learn a bit about manners and proper speech. So she does have to… ‘specially if she ever wants those panties to come off.”

“Panties?” Cadance looked intrigued.

“Dashie? Why don’t y’all come on over and tell everypony what we got goin’ on today.”

Rainbow blushed, and Fluttershy watched her rub her thighs together, but she followed the order. She made sure to drop the snacks off on the map table, though, which earned her a pleased nod from Applejack.

“Fluttershy had this idea for puttin’ an enchantment on a pair of panties,” Rainbow said, her cheeks crimson. “Um. While they’re on they stop me from…”

Her eyes darted to Cadance, then back to Applejack. “Do I have to?” she whined.

“Y’all know the rules.” A subtle reminder. She could get out of any game by saying her safeword, Fluttershy knew.

“...they stop me from cumming,” Rainbow said finally, and Cadance let out a little squeal of delight.

“Fluttershy’s idea? How did she make it work? What are the enchantments?”

“Um,” Fluttershy was compelled to speak up. “It may have been my idea, but it was Twilight that did most of the work.”

“Well, you did supply the actual panties,” Twilight said, grinning.

Cadance made sure to look rather closely, causing Rainbow to squirm. “That does make sense. I didn’t think Rainbow Dash would wear panties that pink.” Rainbow’s face burned with humiliation and arousal. “Obviously we’ve graduated to some degree of public kink play here, girls. And I am gratified to know that safety precautions are in place. They are, right?”

Applejack was going to speak up, but Rainbow beat her to it. “I have a word that can end this at any time, Highness,” she said, shooting a grin at Cadance. Her face was still red with embarrassment. “Not gonna happen. I’m tough enough.”

“Oh?” Cadance said, eyes wide with glee. “Than maybe we should test that a little. Applejack? Or should I say, Mistress Applejack? Do I have your permission to test your sub, and the robustness of Twilight’s enchantments?”

“Jus’ Applejack is fine, Cadance,” Applejack said. “Dunno about this ‘mistress’ stuff. Dashie calls me AJ when she wants a spankin’, and ma’am when she wants anythin’ else. An’ you c’n go right ahead, ‘s long ‘s ya don’t hurt her.”

“Oh, I imagine my tests will be quite pleasant,” Cadance said, and her horn blazed to life.

Suddenly Rainbow Dash let out a cry, and her hind hooves buckled as she fell flat on her haunches. Her eyes rolled back in her head and she moaned, filling the room with her lewd pleasure. Fluttershy could see her flanks jiggling rhythmically.

“Oh! W-what are…h-how…” Rainbow stammered, trying to rise and failing.

“Spell of my own design. I call it the ‘Triple Threat’. A combination telekinesis and hard-light spell, used on ponies with a vagina and a clit. It feels like a toy in your slit, one in your anus, and a third right at your clit, buzzing away. Impossible to cast on yourself, because of the concentration required. But cast on anypony else and they’re a drooling mess at your hooves within minutes. If Twilight’s enchantment really can keep Rainbow from cumming, we’ll know soon enough.”

But then she turned back to everypony else, in that moment ignoring Rainbow and the way she squirmed and bucked on the ground.

“Setting that aside for a bit, though, I want to ask for my favor. See, this sex game resort I’ve designed needs some playtesting. So I was wondering if I could invite all of you up for a few days, to see if everything works the way it should.”

Rarity took a cue from Cadance, tearing her eyes from Rainbow as well and turning to the Princess of Love. “It does sound intriguing, darling, but I’d need to know more.”

Fluttershy nodded.

“Well, it’s a roleplay scenario,” Cadance said. “You will play as prisoners of a wicked baroness who has trapped you in her pleasure palace. You need to escape, avoiding her traps, as well as her staff of hunky guardstallions and cutesy femcolt maids, or else you will be turned forever into her love slaves.” Cadance tittered. “Well, if by ‘forever’ I mean until the end of the resort stay, or until you safeword. In order to escape you’ll need to overcome her devious and lustful traps and security measures, most of which will include some kind of bondage.”

“I’ll go,” Fluttershy said without hesitation, quickly enough that the rest of them stared at her a second before Twilight laughed.

“Me too,” she said, but then hesitated “Um. You’re involved, right? What about my brother?”

“He has his own game he’s setting up,” Cadance admitted. “Only instead of hunky colts his escape mansion has succubus mares and monster girls. I’m sure you are welcome to try that one someday, too, but I won the coin toss so I get to ask you all first.”

“I’ll skip that one,” Twilight said, but many of the others looked intrigued.

“Yeah…yeah, that’s niiice. Right there. Right…r-right there. Y-yeah,” Rainbow moaned from her spot on the floor.

Nopony paid her any mind.

“Any good competition contains risks, which you’ve explained,” Twilight mused, “but also rewards.” She paused, leaving the statement open ended.

“When I open my attraction to the public, there may be monetary or physical rewards,” Cadance said. “But you six are special. And I adore the cute little game Fluttershy has come up with.”

Her eyes met Fluttershy’s, and Fluttershy blushed, feeling small under the intensity of that gaze. Small, but not… unwanted or unwelcome. There was a hunger there.

“So I’ll say this. Anypony who gets out of my escape mansion gets to do with me whatever they will for an entire day and night, barring permanent injury. Whatever fantasy you might have had with either myself or Shining Armor, who also agreed to this condition, we’ll make it happen.”

The room was absolutely silent for a few seconds after that. It was Rainbow that broke it.

“Ungh. Yeah. Yeah, please. Please. R-right there! I’m… I’m almost…”

Rainbow’s eyes went wide and suddenly she wailed, filling the room with her dismay.

“NOOOOO! B-but I was… I was…”

“Hush, Dashie,” Applejack cut in. “Others’re talkin’.”

“B-but…”

“Hush, or I’ll gag ya. Don’ you have tea to fetch?”

Rainbow’s jaw worked noiselessly, until finally she retreated, a flushed expression on her muzzle. Fluttershy turned to watch her go, eyes locked on her swaying flanks… and on the damp spot on her pink panties.

“I knew you were all exploring kinks,” Cadance said softly as soon as Rainbow was out of earshot. “But I hadn’t expected one of you to embrace things so quickly.”

“Many of us had explored certain… fetishes before,” Rarity said softly. “But dear Fluttershy is opening our minds and our hearts to worlds we’d only ever fantasized about.”

Fluttershy shrunk down at the sudden flood of gazes. “I’m just… doing some exploring, that’s all,” she said shyly. “Um. Can we get back on topic?” And the attention away from her, hopefully.

“That’s about all I had to say,” Cadance said. “If I say any more about the challenges or the consequences for failure, it’ll spoil the surprise. Of course if you do agree I’ll note down any specific boundaries you may have, but be aware that failure will likely mean just what you’d expect for a love slave of a wicked baroness. And You don’t need to decide now; just because Fluttershy and Twilight are willing doesn’t mean the rest of you have to go if you do not wish.”

“I’d love ta,” Applejack said with a sigh. “But this’s my busiest season. Besides, I’m pretty sure I’m firmly on the ‘supply’ end of the bondage scale. Dashie ‘n I figured that out pretty quick. If you had a spot as one of the villains, maybe.”

“Perhaps you’d like to play the Baroness someday?” Cadance offered with a lustful smile, and Applejack blinked before grinning.

“Mayhap, Princess,” she said with a chuckle.

“I don’t think I can come, either,” Pinkie said, deflating. “I have three birthday parties in the next four days. But I’d take a raincheck! It sounds like a great party, and whether you win or lose, you still win!”

“That’s the idea,” Cadance said. “And I’d be happy to have either of you at any time.”

“I think… I can manage,” Rarity said finally, her cheeks pink. “How many days?”

“Three, for the whole proper scenario,” Cadance said. “That includes extensive aftercare.”

Rarity smiled. “I can manage, then. Oooh, this will be exciting, won’t it?”

The door opened again, and Rainbow entered. Her hooves were shaking, but she managed not to spill the teapot she carried by the handle in her mouth, or the tea set she had balanced on her back, with wings spread. Without a word, she set them both down deftly on the table.

“W-would anypony like t-tea?” she asked, her voice quavering, sounding more demure and submissive than Fluttershy had ever seen her before.

Everypony stared.

“W-what?”

“Y’all don’t act that meek unless y’all want somethin’,” Applejack said, deadpan. “Fess up.”

“Ma’am, I wanna cum,” Rainbow said. “Twilight’s spell works, okay? We tested it enough. Ca—Princess Cadance tested it. I tested it earlier today with my hoof. It’s been hours. I know you said if I waited the results would be better than ever and I believe you but it’s been hours and I’m so fucking horny that I just can’t take much longer and ma’am please can I cum?”

“Maybe. Ya heard what we were talking about?”

“Yeah, yeah, sex games, some kinda escape room, somewhere up north, whatever. PLEASE, ma’am…”

Applejack tapped her chin with a hoof. “What do y’all think? I can’t be there. Shy? Twi? Rares? Y’all mind takin’ care of my needy sub for a few days?”

“Rainbow is welcome to join us,” Twilight said. “If she’s interested.”

“Sure, whatever, as long as I—”

“I think,” Applejack said, “that y’all can get what ya want, sugarcube. Escape Princess Cadance’s little mansion, and when it’s all over y’all can cum as much as ya want.”

“I can? I CAN? Thank you, ma’am.”

Rainbow darted over and crushed Applejack with a tight hug, which Applejack returned with a chuckle. But then something seemed to dawn on Rainbow, and she pulled back.

“Um, how long is this supposed to take, anyways?”

“Three days,” Applejack said casually. Rainbow’s face exploded in a thousand emotions; denial, anger, pleading. But Applejack put a hoof over her mouth before she could retort. “Think y’all are up to the challenge?”

Rainbow breathed hard for a few seconds, before finally a strained but determined smile spread over her muzzle. “You bet I am, ma’am. Three days is nothin’.”

Fluttershy tried, and failed, to hold back her giggle. Just seconds before Rainbow had been begging. A second wind, perhaps?

“I’ll beat this thing so hard nopony’ll ever break my record.”

“And if you don’t,” Pinkie said brightly, “you’ll be so bucked senseless you won’t even care about losing!”

This time everypony laughed at the expression Rainbow made.

Author's Note

Okay so-

This chapter was a little narrative heavy. Lemme explain.

This story has been really hard to write. Most of all is the deadlines. It's insane to put out stories this quick, and I'm sure the quality has slipped on occasion. The original intent was for each chapter to be it's own standalone narrative. It's still the plan, but the idea I had for the next bit was just too good, and too big for a single chapter.

So the next two or three chapters will all be linked together narratively, a single event. And I know that the chastity/denial kink didn't get all that much attention here but I promise it will in the next couple of days! So think of it as a bit of blending the prompts for the next little bit.

I hope you're enjoying, still!