Though the skies were dark as midnight approached, the Crystal Castle was alight with excited conversation and cheering.

The room everyone gathered in had plenty of pillows and mattresses for comfort, and sex toys galore for pleasure.

“Ten minutes until midnight, everyone! Congrats on making it!” Cadence announced to the massive room filled with all the winners.

As her voice echoed throughout the crystalline walls and thankfully not past the soundproofed doors, the chatter got louder, one could practically hear the desperation and relief dripping from all the voices inside.

Chrysalis, however, was more interested in the walls of the room than the others inside of it. She kept walking around the perimeter, methodically knocking her hoof against different spots on the walls she deemed suspicious.

“...Is it even worth asking?” Cozy asked, shaking her head.

“I am telling you, there’s a secret room somewhere! There’s gotta be another entrance!” Chrysalis insisted. “It’s a giant room full of string and photographs of all of us! She planned this whole thing!”

Cozy looked at Chrysalis with bewilderment. “Yeah, we all know she planned the whole thing, she’s the host!”

“You don’t get it!” Chrysalis growled. “I know what I saw, and I’ll prove it! I just need to find it again…”

Cozy took a brief look out of the window at the moon. “We are less than ten minutes away from a night’s worth of sex. Unless you plan on humping the walls like a freak, why don’t you go get ready to suck someone off or whatever it is you do?”

“Fine, but when her evil schemes get unearthed, you’re the first I’m saying ‘I told you so’ to!”

“I’d say that you need to get laid, but that’s literally the whole point of being here…”

Windy Whistles was quick to pull her daughter into a rib-crushing hug. “Ooooh, look at us, Dashie! Both winners this year!”

“Hhhgkkk! Y-Yep…Thanks, mom!” Rainbow Dash choked out.

“Oooh, so many winners!” Windy said as she ogled around the room. “I wonder what I should do for my first time…Oh, what did you do, Rainbow?”

“Mom…”

“I mean, there’s Princess Celestia over there. Do I go for her first so we can get our pent-up horniness out with each other, or should I save her for last?

“Mommmm…”

“Unless you wanna have a go at her first, sweetie! Ooh, that’ll be fun, I get to watch you having sex with Princess Celestia!”

“Mom.”

“Yes, Dashie?”

Dash glanced over to Thorax, who only looked back and raised an eyebrow. “Damnit…” she grumbled, taking a deep breath. “Mom, I know you’re excited for tonight, and I know you’re really happy that we both made it. But please, can you not do something embarrassing? No cheering for me while I’m in a threesome, no chants as I’m eating somepony out, just…I really wanna enjoy tonight, so…please?”

“Of course, sweetie!” Windy answered almost immediately.

“I know that’s a lot to ask-wait really just like that?” Rainbow turned her head so fast she nearly gave herself whiplash.

“Yeah! I’ll always respect your wishes, Rainbow!” Windy planted a kiss on her cheek. “If you wanna have fun tonight on your own, I’ll make sure it stays that way!”

“...Huh…” Rainbow Dash was stunned, but pleasantly surprised at how painless and easy that whole process was. “Thanks, mom.”

“Why, did you think I was gonna go a full month without clopping just to be your cheerleader all night?” Windy clapped her hooves and rubbed them together. “Ohohoho no, I’ve got needs.”

Rainbow’s eyes quickly shifted from side to side. “Uhhh…”

“Now if you’ll excuse me, dear, momma’s gonna be busy!”

At the back of the room was the familiar display case of all the miniature crystal hearts, albeit with some drastic changes to several of them after the events of the month. Almost everyone present was seeing them for the first time since the start of the game, and it was quite an entertaining sight to notice all the notable differences.

“Heeheehee, look at Gallus’s face!” Silverstream giggled, pointing to one of the hearts showing Gallus’s head now being sandwiched between Silverstream’s hoof and Smolder’s foot.

“Yyyep, that looks like Discord’s doing alright…” Velvet tsked, looking at the hornless Twilight’s face. “Cadence is definitely bringing that up at Hearth’s Warming…”

Kerfuffle looked at two of the hearts with a wistful sigh. At least they looked happy going out. Tempest sure did, at least. She tried to push those negative thoughts of longing to the side, distracting herself with the sight of the other eliminations. “...Is that Feather Bangs?”

“Mmhm!” Twilight Velvet nodded. “Poor stallion was so flustered when he talked to me and Windy. Doesn’t look like he’s shy about getting it on with Braeburn, though!”

“Oh yeah, he got real nervous when he was talking to me, too,” Kerfuffle nodded. “Strangest thing. He was a pretty smooth talker up until I mentioned Celaeno and Tempest though…”

“Maybe he was just worried your two mega-tough girlfriends were gonna beat him up,” Silverstream suggested.

“...That would explain quite a bit…”

The three returned to looking at the crystal hearts, it was almost surprising how only half of them were the same.

“Woah, look at those three going at it!” Kerfuffle pointed to the trio of dragons. Though they only saw parts of what happened in the hearts, the differently colored dragon parts invading in the others was enough to paint a pretty good picture.

Silverstream looked over to the heart with her own face inside it. Just her making a fairly generic, happy, but not too excited smile, then glanced over back to Gallus’s, blissed out of his mind from being toyed with. “What do you think is gonna happen to ours after tonight?”

“Guess we’re gonna find out soon!” Velvet winked.

Sandbar and Little Strongheart glanced at each other, awkwardly shuffling their hooves against the floor. Both of them had a plan early in the month, but it felt empty without their partners joining them.

“So…um…Yona told me a lot about you, Little Strongheart!” Sandbar said, trying to get the conversation rolling.

“Oh yeah, like…what?” she asked with a slight smile.

“Well, the fact that you’re really headstrong and tough and fast, but also that you’re really nice, too! Yona said that you were the “best buffalo she ever met”!”

“I’m pretty sure I’m the only buffalo she’s ever met,” she said, rolling her eyes with a smile.

“Hey, still counts.”

Strongheart giggled. “Well, Yona told me a lot about you too! And so did your friend Gallus!”

“I really hope it was all good things…” Sandbar said with a rising dread in his voice.

“There was stuff about how cute you are, how dependable you are, how easy going you are, how you’re always looking out for everyone, how you like your lovers to be big…That last one-”

“-was Gallus,” Sandbar said at the same time, nodding with mild annoyance. “I figured.”

“Well, I know I’m not as big as Yona, I hope that’s not a dealbreaker for you…” Strongheart teased.

“Haha, I’ll survive,” Sandbar chuckled. “You know, Yona really wanted to see how much endurance you have. I wouldn’t mind telling her myself.”

Little Strongheart smirked and started to lean on the stallion. “And from what I saw from Yona, I assume you must have plenty of endurance yourself.”

The two shared a moment, though a cloud of regret still lingered.

“I still wish Braeburn and Yona were here, too,” Little Strongheart rubbed her neck. “You would’ve loved Braeburn.”

Sandbar nodded empathetically. “I bet. What’s he like?”

“Oh, he’s sweet, funny, enthusiastic…” Little Strongheart gushed.

“Sounds like my kind of pony!”

“...And he has a habit of…attracting stallions.”

Sandbar paused and tilted his head, equal parts confused and intrigued.

Strongheart sighed. “Well, no use dwelling on it.”

“Yeah, we can still enjoy tonight all by ourselves!”

Both their gazes started to wander. Sandbar’s to Chrysalis still knocking on the walls, Little Strongheart’s to Thorax chatting with Harshwhinny.

“Okay, I might have a really crazy idea…”

“Me too…”

“So, Miss Harshwhinny, have you decided on what you wanted to do first?” Thorax asked. “We’ve only got a few minutes left, after all.”

“Surprisingly, no, Mister Thorax,” Harshwhinny replied. “Though I do have some appointments, my initial plans with Miss Hugger and Mister Bangs have been canceled.”

“Yeah, I know how that feels…” Thorax nodded sadly.

“And yet, it’s…exhilarating!” she said, a bright smile on her face. “Perhaps it’s the heat talking, but being in this room with so many ponies waiting to ravish me…Oh I feel so excited!”

Seeing Harshwhinny act genuinely giddy caught Thorax off guard. “Well, would it be alright if I had a turn ravishing you?”

“Oh yes, of course! I was hoping to see you and Mister Armor prove yourselves.” Harshwhinny put a hoof on the changeling’s chest. “I do hope you’re feeling creative, Mister Thorax…”

“Don’t get too excited just yet,” A voice teased from afar.

Miss Harshwhinny cleared her throat and took a step away from Thorax. “Ah, Princess Celestia, Miss Shy, it’s good to see you.”

“It’s lovely to see you and Thorax as well,” Celestia smiled. “We were interrupting some foreplay?”

“Ahaha, not exactly,” Thorax nervously laughed. “We were just talking about how many were excited to be with Miss Harshwhinny tonight!”

“Oh, I can imagine!” Fluttershy nodded. “I know Rainbow Dash has been just itching for her turn.”

“I assume you have quite the queue lined up yourself, Princess?” Harshwhinny asked.

“Oh yes, but I’m sure I’ll manage,” Celestia giggled, wrapping a wing around Fluttershy. “I was just talking with Fluttershy about her turn. It’s something she’s wanted for quite a while, and Shining Armor will be assisting me…”

Just the mere mention was enough to make Fluttershy squeak and turn red, which piqued the other two’s interests.

“Two royals at once? Miss Shy, you naughty dog, you!” Harshwhinny smirked.

“You think there’s room for me?” Thorax asked. “I mean, I’m kinda in high demand, but I’d love to help out!”

Celestia looked down at the flustered mare. “Only if it’s alright with Fluttershy. Though I doubt you’ll hear any objections from her about an extra pair of hooves” she mused. “Or claws, or wings…”

“Ohdear…”

As midnight drew near, Shining repeatedly prodded Cadence’s side, waggling his eyebrows. “Wellll?”

Cadence didn’t even have to look to know there was a self-satisfied smirk on her husband’s face. “Fiiiine, the Chastity Shield works.”

“There now, was that so difficult to say?”

“Just shut it and start the unlocking spell with me before we start…”

“Of course, hon.” Shining puffed out his chest, stroking his shaft in a pre-victory celebration. “Another win for the ol’ tried and true…”

Cadence audibly shuddered as she felt another stroking feeling at her nethers.

“Another spasm?” Shining Armor asked, immediately concerned.

“Yeah! I don’t know why it-” Cadence paused, eying Shining’s hoof as it went up and down his shaft, feeling the same up and down motions on herself. She took the tip of her hoof, and slowly started to rub her clit in small circles.

Shining felt an immediate tingle at his cockhead the moment Cadence started to touch herself.

The couple stared at each other in a stunned silence, watching their partner’s hoof as they played with themselves, feeling a similar tingling on their own body.

“...Fuuuuuck, that explains SO much.” Shining Armor smacked his forehead in embarrassment.

“All those times I thought I was going crazy, it was actually…” Cadence’s mouth hung open in disbelief, before a little snicker went past her lips, then a giggle.

Shining found himself laughing along with Cadence, the two of them laughing over how absurdly simple the explanation to their problems was.

“Well, guess we figured out why,” Shining chuckled. “Shall we unlock?”

“Let’s!”

The couple’s horns glowed once more with magical energy as they leaned their heads forward just enough that only the tips of their horns touched.

Their magic flowed from their horn into the body of the other pony, converging at their loins. Despite all the magical energy being focused, it didn’t feel particularly erotic. As the chastity spell unlocked, their bodies felt freed, like a long stretch after sitting still for hours.

The two opened their eyes, satisfied that the spell worked so easily.

“Almost time, dear.”

“Then let’s not keep them waiting any longer.”

Cadence addressed the room once more. “Alright, winners! Get ready, there’s only a few seconds left!”

Everyone in the room scrambled to get into position, the sexual tension hitting an all-time high.

“TEN! NINE!”

Rainbow Dash licked her lips.

“EIGHT! SEVEN! SIX!”

Miss Harshwhinny preemptively unbuttoned her suit jacket.

“FIVE! FOUR!”

Kerfuffle and Windy Whistles started dancing in place.

“THREE! TWO!”

Thorax and Chrysalis both felt a pair of hooves grabbing them by the waist, tugging them backwards.

“ONE!”

Author's Note

Stay tuned, the orgy's coming soon!