Shining Armor eagerly sprung out of bed, stretching out his hooves and trotting in place to wake himself up. “Whew! Alright, first day of November! You know what that means!”

Princess Cadence slowly turned over in bed, wrapping herself in more of the sheets. She cracked an eye open to check the time, her face immediately turning into a scowl. “Nnngh, does it have to be so early in the morning?”

“C’mon,” Shining gently nudged Cadence with his hoof. “You’ve gotten out of bed earlier than this.”

“Usually we don’t stay up making love until midnight when that happens…” Cadence’s ordinarily chipper and gentle tone was raspy and agitated.

“Oh, so are you saying you didn’t enjoy last night?” Shining playfully teased.

There was an extended period of silence before Cadence reluctantly sat up straight, her eyes still closed as she threw the covers off her body. “Just gimmie a bit to get ready…”

Thirty minutes later, Cadence was finally prepared. Prettied up after combing out her bedhead in the bathroom, but still lacking the usual golden accessories she was often seen with in public. “Alright, let’s get this started,” she yawned, scratching her cheek.

“Just like we practiced, alright?”

“I know, I know…” Cadence rolled her eyes, having heard this cautious tone a million times before, if not by her husband, then by her sister-in-law.

“I’m serious!” Shining warned. “Since we both need to cast the spell at the same time, we need to cast it in the right way, too. Who knows what might go wrong if we aren’t synced up properly?”

“Right, because your Chastity Shield has never gone wrong or had an unexpected setback in any other year,” Cadence smirked.

“And yet which one of us has the better track record, dear?”

Cadence’s smug smile was instantly shot down. She couldn’t argue with the results. “Fine, just like we practiced.”

Shining and Cadence faced each other, taking a deep breath as their horns started to glow with magic. They closed their eyes as they focused on casting the spell, doing it exactly like they had rehearsed.

Their slow breathing easily synced up with each other. Even without looking at each other, their chests rose and fell in tandem. They stood up on their hind hooves, supporting each other by leaning forward and pressing their front hooves together.

Their bodies tensed up with unease. This was the point of no return, but as long as they kept concentrating…

Their heads slowly leaned forward, until the tips of their horns touched. The couple let out a quiet grunt as the magic from Cadence flowed into Shining Armor, and vice-versa.

The magical energy was not painful or unpleasant, but the corners of Shining and Cadence’s lips twitched with worry as they focused.

Shining could feel Cadence’s magic flowing through his horn and down his body. Warm and soft, like a tender hug or a blanket wrapped around you in bed. The tenderness lingered in his chest before it went straight to his crotch, which felt a lot more intense than a loving hug. Shining had to resist the urge to arch his back in order to maintain the magical link to Cadence.

Cadence, however, felt a cooler magic from Shining. Cooler, but still loving and strong, like finding shade in the middle of a sunny day or a refreshing jump in the pool. His magic seemed to envelop all of Cadence’s body before it flowed towards her crotch. The princess shuddered and stamped her hoof in place, trying to concentrate on only the spell, but that fleeting, tingling feeling she felt… She knew it was only the first day, but that little rush she felt was just so satisfying. If she could just feel it again, or better yet…make Shining feel it, too…

Once the tingling had subsided, the two opened their eyes and looked down. Their genitals were surrounded by the glow of the other one’s magic aura, before it faded away with a very distinct clicking noise.

“Alright, Chastity Shield Version 6.0.2 is a go!” Shining puffed out his chest, proud of the successful casting. “Now neither of us will be able to cum unless we both perform the unlocking spell together.”

“Does it have to sound like you just patched a video game?” Cadence snarked.

“Who’s the one that came up with the idea, here?” Shining said defensively.

“Well, it was better than your original idea of just ‘having the key’ to the other one’s lock.”

Shining rolled his eyes. “Yeah, that turned into a bad idea the moment I realized you could just turn my shield off and make me lose whenever you want.”

“Oh come on, Shining,” Cadence sidled up to her husband’s side, making her eyes as big and shimmery as possible. “You don’t really think I’d do that to you, right?”

Shining tilted his head and raised an eyebrow.

The uncomfortable silence alone was enough to make Cadence concede. “Fair enough...”

With the immense amount of magic used to cast the spell finally starting to take a toll on his body, Shining leaned against the bed. “Whew…at least it’s smooth sailing from here!”

Cadence climbed back into bed, considering the possibility of catching a few more hours of sleep. “I’m glad you figured out how to make it work for mares, hon.” She let out a yawn as she slipped underneath the covers.

“Well, I don’t mean to brag,” Shining chuckled. “But I think this is the best iteration yet! I should go tell Sunburst about this…!”

“You go do that, hon…” Cadence smacked her lips as she closed her eyes. The spell didn’t drain her energy to the same degree as her husband, but she was still tired for different reasons.

As her mind started to clear and her body started to relax, Cadence’s hoof rested on her belly underneath the covers. If there was no more risk of losing, then surely it wouldn’t hurt to indulge in just a little bit, right? The tip of her hoof slowly moved downwards…

“Gyah!” Shining Armor jolted with a yelp, nearly falling onto his flank as he scrambled to stay standing.

“Something wrong?” Cadence asked, not even opening her eyes.

“I-It’s…nothing. Probably just…a side effect of the spell, it’ll wear off,” Shining said, his reassurance more for himself than for Cadence.

Cadence let out a short grunt, already falling back asleep as her hoof lazily grazed against her pussy lips.

Shining tensed up his shoulders as he felt another tingle. “I…I think I’ll go see Sunburst for a bit.” He started making slow, cautious steps out of the door, worried that something might set him off. “Make sure not to sleep in for too long, sweetheart.”

“Have fun dear…” Cadence mumbled, her hoof falling to her side as sleep finally took over.

Author's Note

Cadence and Shining are officially locked and loaded.