Spike strolled through the Changeling Kingdom, taking time to stop and smell the various flowers as he circled counterclockwise around the border, walking at a leisurely pace until he stumbled across the prince walking in the opposite direction.

“Oh, hey Spike,” Pharynx said, raising up his spear as a greeting. “Didn’t think you’d be here so early. Was almost done with my patrol if you wanted to join me for the rest.”

Spike reluctantly shrugged, turning around to march with Pharynx. “You know, you and Shining Armor are like, the only royalty I know who still patrol their kingdoms even when they already have guards,” he snarked.

“Well, then maybe he’s one of the smart ones,” Pharynx smirked. “You still gotta know how to protect your home.”

“Yeah, but the Crystal Empire is a nice bright and shiny place in the middle of a snowy wasteland, and this is a kingdom full of flowers and butterflies.”

“Exactly. You can never let your guard down.”

Spike rolled his eyes. “Why’d you call me over, anyway?”

“I wanted to get to know you.”

Spike did a double-take. “Woah-ho, I’m used to Thorax trying to beat around the bush, but wow! There’s only a few days left, you sure-?”

“Not like that, you horny idiot!” Pharynx groaned. “I dunno, I just see Thorax being really…intimate with you. Which is weird cause I know that he’s with Ember, and I’m pretty sure you’re with that pony princess you live with, so what’s up with all that?”

Spike clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth. “It’s…complicated? I mean, I love Twilight, but I also love Thorax. Oh, and Ember, too. And I’ll always love Twilight over all else, but as long as everyone’s fine with it, I don’t see a problem with me having more love to spread around, you know?”

Pharynx looked at Spike for a moment, bewildered. “That sounds like such a headache to try and maintain.”

“Sometimes it is, but…I’m still happy,” Spike shrugged.

“Well, I wanna know what Thorax sees in you that makes him wanna take two dragons at the same time.”

“Probably because I’m just so drop-dead sexy,” Spike said, flexing his not-so-impressive biceps.

Pharynx blankly stared at Spike in total silence. “...Alright, what’s the real reason?”

Spike pouted and rubbed his arms. “Well, I can’t really say what he thinks, but if I had to guess, I’d say that me being his first friend’s gotta count for something, right?”

“I guess so. Thorax was preeeeetty lonely when we were growing up,” Pharynx said, chuckling to himself.

“Yeah, he’s told me about the games you played with him,” Spike said, flatly.

“I guess it’s a good thing he has you then…and Ember,” Pharynx said with a sigh.

Spike raised an eyebrow. “Was that envy I heard, Pharynx?”

“I mean, he’s the king, he’s got you AND Ember, is it really that strange? Don’t get me wrong, Mina’s great, but I’m still wrapping my head around how he managed to pull Ember with how much of a superdork he is.”

“You know, if you really wanna try out what your brother has, I’m sure he wouldn’t mind if you borrowed me for a bit,” Spike suggested, jabbing Pharynx’s side with his elbow as he waggled his eyebrows.

“Heh, maybe when I’m not directly competing with Princess Luna,” Pharynx chuckled.

“I must say, this is rather unexpected, Mina,” Princess Celestia said with a soft chuckle to the dragon currently sitting in her throne room. “I would’ve assumed that you traveled all the way to Canterlot for a different princess entirely.”

“Ehehe, well, I do have my favorite…” Mina chuckled, nervously scratching the back of her head. “But there’s no reason that I can’t like you, too! I mean, I think you’re still pretty cool!”

“Well, I’m glad to hear such high praise,” Celestia said with a bit of a smirk. “So, what exactly brings you here, Mina? To what do I owe the pleasure of your company today?”

“I just thought it’d be nice to have a nice little chat, make some small talk, you know?” Mina said, giving a little shrug, clearly dancing around some sort of other topic. “...And with the month coming to an end, I wanted to make sure that there weren’t going to be any last second…upsets in Canterlot,” she said, her eyes squinting as she gave the princess the side-eye.

Celestia took it in stride. “Ah. While I appreciate your due diligence, I assure you that I have no current plans to enact any sort of sabotage upon my sister…despite how well it would do for my team.”

Mina tilted her head with a sneer. She wanted to believe Celestia’s words, but there were still a few days left, and she’d had her expectations shattered before.

Celestia could tell that she wasn’t quite reaching Mina. “Do you still hold a grudge against me, Mina? Not that I’d blame you if you did. Luna has informed me of just how much you admire her, after all.”

Mina let out an uneasy sigh. Celestia was cutting right to the heart of things and bringing up things she thought she had gotten over. “I…I don’t know. I mean, yeah, losing the first chance to something so awesome really sucked, but…” Another heavy sigh. “...It’s been a couple years already, it’d be silly to still be mad. I just really wanna make sure this happens this year, you know? Can’t take any chances.”

Celestia nodded with a warm smile. “I understand. I’m glad to hear that there’s no ill will between us.”

“Yeah, and well, Rainbow Dash put me on Luna’s team too, so I’ve already forgiven her.”

Mina awkwardly tapped her claw tips together. “...Althoooough…I’m pretty sure Applejack’s team is still in the lead, and having the first-round sex with Luna would be the best thing ever, so if you really wanna make it up to me…”

Celestia let out a little snort as she playfully rolled her eyes. “I think you might be pushing it a bit, Mina.”

“Eh, can’t blame a girl for trying.”

“It must be exciting to finally partake in a No Clop orgy with Luna, Mina,” Celestia thought out loud. “You must have thought about what you want to do with her extensively…”

Mina felt the blood rushing to her cheeks in an instant. “I…um…well…I guess I have, yeah…?”

Celestia leaned in with a coy grin. “Oh? Then I hope you’re able to properly satisfy her when the time comes. She has very high standards, after all.”

Mina had a feeling that Celestia was just teasing her, but it was enough to start putting some doubt into her mind.

“Though I assume you have talked to her plenty of times in your dreams,” Celestia mused. “I can scarcely imagine how much practice you’ve had while in the dream realm.”

“Hnnngh…” Mina rubbed her inner thighs together, starting to feel some heat in her loins.

Celestia looked off to the side, tapping her chin with her hoof. “I wonder how you’ll start out. Perhaps by tackling her from all the excitement and eagerly nibbling on the base of her neck just to get her to moan first. Or maybe you’d let her take the lead, she has seen a good chunk of your own naughty dreams, after all-”

“AH! P-Princess!” Mina sputtered out, quickly catching on. “Ack, you’re such a dirty tease!”

“Hmhmhmhm, can’t blame a girl for trying, right?”

Mina shivered and shook to try and regain her nerve. “Whew, I really hope you’re as good as finishing others off as you are at working them up!”

“I’d be more than happy to prove it in a few days,” Celestia winked. “If you’re not going to be too busy with Luna, that is…”

“Hmm, the night’s gonna be pretty long, I think I might have time,” Mina winked.

“Well, I know you’ll be a bit busy, so there’s something I think you’d like to know…” Celestia motioned with her hoof, beckoning Mina to get closer.

Once Mina got close enough, Celestia started whispering. “So, I doubt that Luna would ever tell anyone else this, but there’s this spot right between her wings…”

Author's Note

In a mirror universe, Mina is the BIGGEST Daybreaker stan.