It took the group a whole day to even reach the half of the Mirage Forest, but with the dense foliage, the amount of potential threats that lurked in the dark of this forgotten place, and with the night closing in, it was understandable.
“We need to find shelter; it seems rain is coming in from the west.” Said Fluttershy, after conversing with one of the smaller birds from the forest.

The rest of the group nodded in agreement, and after a usual squeak from Pinkie Pie and intense pointing, they saw what she did; it was a cave, and seemingly empty. They cautiously went into the foreboding darkness that engulfed the inside of the cave. Luckily, the unicorns and Luna used their magic to illuminate the damp inside of it.

“It seems clear. We should set up camp over there, on that ledge, in case of critters.” Luna suggested, and the mares followed on her suggestion.

Applejack and Vinyl set up the tents, while Twilight and Rarity made a fire, after making sure the smoke was going out of course. Pinkie and Fluttershy were busy preparing the provision to cook, as a hot vegetable soup can do wonders for the morale, in face of such peril. Luna was busy studying the map the pegasi had provided her, with details of the hive they were about to storm. Her gaze was looking to the exit of the cave, as the tall hive structure could be seen in the distance, a day’s walk or less.

The princess felt sudden warmth next to her, and a quick glance confirmed it was the purple unicorn whose curse got them here in the first place.

“We have set up camp, and the soup is coming along nicely. Would you like to join us?” she said.

“In a moment, I am still contemplating the way of our attack. I think an assault from the east wing would be the best option, provided the diversion goes well.”

“What diversion?”

“All in due time. Listen Twilight, I know we, the others, have not seen or heard Bass coming out of you, but during that rage speech you had at the town hall, I felt her.”

“I hear her Luna, every second, and her voice keeps getting stronger. I pray that nothing is going on, so you do not lose focus on saving Dash. It was my perverted mind that got her in this mess; I can’t let it help Chrysalis in any form or fashion. That is why I have been keeping myself from falling into real sleep these last few days.”

“I understand your decision, but bottling you emotions and parts of your mind is what got you in this mess, well that and being too nosy. I know you will not agree, but the only way you can stand a chance against a changeling queen full on affection and love is by using your curse to your advantage, and that means on mending fences with Bass.”

“But she is pure evil Luna! You said that she is the embodiment of the curse, and this whole quest is to also stop it from taking me over completely, so I don’t become some power hungry overlord with an almost endless magical pool.”

“Twilight, look over there, who do you see?”

“Well Rarity and Vinyl, and they seem to argue over the tent placement.”

“Yes, indeed they do. But think about it, if it were true, and the only way the curse can end is becoming evil, then both Rarity and Vinyl would have been vain or thrill seeking to the extreme. Instead, their personality is now in its true form, as they understood that the curse was only using their deepest secrets against them…”

“But when they admitted to them, and embraced them the curse had no effect!” Twilight ended Luna’s idea with a big grin on her face.

“The only way you can do that is if you talk to her face to face, and are honest. Otherwise the evil in Discord’s spell will consume you whole, and this distorted image of your desires will rule over all.”

“Very well, I will try my best.”

A sneeze, and the quick reaction of everybody to not touch the devilish form of Pinkie, who laughed at her joke broke the silence that had taken hold over Luna and Twilight.

“Oh come on, it’s “Hug an imp” day!” Pinkie yelled, to which the group responded with unanimous laughter.

The dinner was wonderful, as Fluttershy and Applejack showed their culinary prowess, although the lack of variety in Applejack’s cooking left ponies who have not a fondness for apples wanting for more.
The mares went to sleep soon after, with one in particular trying to find an ally in the hardest of places.

“Bass… are you here?” said Twilight, as she entered a white void inside her mind.

“Yes, I am here. So you finally stepped up to see who gets to control this body.” Bass replied, and materialized in front of Twilight, smiling coyly.

“No, I am here to correct my mistakes.” Twilight replied with guilt in her voice.

“Mistakes?” Bass said with visible confusion in her voice, struck back by the sudden humility of her nemesis.

“Yes, as I have understood that fighting you is like trying to defeat my own shadow. If Dash is to be safe, we must fight together.”

“What is this corny junk you are trying to sell? Well, if you won’t fight, I will!”

Bass jumped up, and was about to strike her fore hooves onto Twilight’s head, but an unknown force stopped her in midair, leaving the white unicorn perplexed and in shock. Something was holding her back, something powerful and it was not Twilight.

“What is this? What have you done?”

“You can only defeat me if I see you as my enemy, as a cursed entity born out of some chaotic creatures sick mind. But if I see you as you really are, a fragment of a shy pony who has needs and seeks the thrill of some forbidden fruit, begging for its stupid host to take a chance for once, and not be the boring calculative idiot she really is.” Twilight said, a small tear in her eye from admitting the harsh truth she was carrying in her.

“That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard! Let me go and I will prove it to you!”

“Okay.”

“Okay?” Bass replied in confusion as the magical grip lessened, gracefully letting Bass drop on the floor.

“You must have hit your head or something since the last time we talked, now prepare for…”

Bass’s yelling was interrupted by a forceful kiss coming from Twilight, wet and full of repressed desire. Sure, she kissed Dash the same way, but only as Bass. Here she was Twilight, the shy pony, who for the first time, just tried to wing it, like her dream pegasi.

Bass was busy trying to comprehend what had just happened, but her tongue was going rogue, and beginning to dance with Twilight’s, desperate to get in on the wonderful love that was coming from it.

Soon Twilight went in deeper, plunging her hoof into the exposed folds Bass was trying to hide. A squirm and a groan were signs that Bass was losing her will to fight, and gaining her will to make hot and intense love with her host.

“Now… for… some… bonding. ” Twilight said between love bites on Bass’s neck.

She gracefully turned around the stretched mare, and plunged her nuzzle into the moist treasure of her alter ego. Bass obliged, as the darkness that had created her was losing grip, and leaving the projection of Twilight’s desires to work on her own. Both she and Twilight wanted to make the other feel good. It made sense to her, after all she and Twilight are the same. One was timid and polite, the other outgoing and brash, but they were the same pony. And that pony wanted to have the best sex of her life.

A soft bed arose from the bottom, hugging the pair. It was their Dreamscape and by Luna, they were going to use it.
“Time to up the ante!” Bass commanded, and quickly formed a pair of latex socks around Twilight, and a whip near her.

“What’s this supposed to mean?!” Twilight asked, perplexed how Bass was not eating her out.

“Well I have been a bad mare, and I want my timid self to punish me… it’s not you like don’t want to. I know you Twilight, remember?”

“You arrogant, cocky self-centered ass… Come here!” Twilight said in fumes, but a slutty voice rose soon after. Bass knew her almost too well.

A session of whipping ensued, as Bass’s moans and cries melded one in the other and echoed against the walls of the Dreamscape. It was music to Twilight’s ears. She was the teacher, and Bass the misbehaving student. Things could not get any better, and Twilight laughed manically, akin to how Bass had before she realized the truth that she was merely looking at a mirror every time she saw Bass.
Bass behind was slightly red once the session was finished, and both mares were out of breath.

“That was amazing; you have a knack for being the disciplinary committee Twilight.” Bass admitted; the evil and desire in her to defeat Twilight evaporating with each passing moment.

“I wish to do one more thing before this dream ends.” Twilight said, a faint purple glow around her horn forming, as she came off the bed, and stood on her four hooves under the sitting Bass, her sore behind in a mold of cooling gel.

“What are you…oh, oh my.” Bass retorted, only to be stopped by the sheer size of the dildo Twilight had stuck on her horn.
Bass instinctively spread her hind legs, and welcomed the hornjob of her life. Twilight hammered right away, and Bass did little to protest. Each thrust was with meaning and seemingly on the edge of pain. Twilight was hitting Bass with one endorphin rush after the next, making the pleasure all-encompassing. Bass was yelling Twilight’s name in approval, begging for this moment to never go. The rhythm quickened, and the pace of the throbbing inside her was too much for Bass to handle. Her horn was becoming black at the tip, and a large black orb formed soon after. With each passing moment that the white unicorn was reaching her orgasm, so did the orb increase in size.

Then, with one big dominant and commanding insertion of the purple dildo, Bass orgasmed. Her scream was animalistic and magical, bringing the cum-faced Twilight to large kinky grin. The orb of darkness blew up into nothingness, and Bass collapsed into the bed, only the slight tingle of her buttocks keeping her from going into a blissful sleep.

A few minutes later, the white unicorn awoke to a gently smiling Twilight.

“It’s gone! Gone! The pain is gone!” Bass screamed, tears of joy running down her snout

“Need air…” Twilight begged, the stranglehold of Bass’s hug crushing her only air supply.

“Sorry Twi, but I finally feel at peace. I’m sorry for doing those horrible things to you! I would never hurt me… oh Luna, Dash!” Bass kept on yelling, her tears becoming those of sorrow and regret.

“It’s okay, I forgive you. If I had been more open to you and understood sooner that you are me, I would have prevented this from happening. But I know that this curse can be used as a blessing. I… we need to save Dash, and to do this we need to work together.”

“I understand. I feel the same love for Dash as you, and I want to save her. I would give everything to save her.”

“You only have to begin believing in me.”

“Very well.”
Bass kissed Twilight the same way her purple friend did, and the Dreamscape began to collapse.

“Oh no, Bass is waking up!” Pinkie Pie jelled as the rest of the mares went into a defensive stance.

“What are talking about?” Twilight replied.

“Twilight… is that you? For real?” Rarity asked, and Twilight looked at herself.

A familiar white mare coat greeted her, and she smiled.

“Yes, it is me. Bass and I have made peace.”

A unanimous cheer, leaded by the pink mare followed suit and a big hug from everypony, including Luna as well.
The group packed up their belongings soon after, and went into the final part of the forest, right before exit that leads to the Hive. The only thing that was preventing them from advancing was a large bolder that was blocking them. As Luna was about to use her magic, Twilight stopped the moon princess.

“No need Luna, I got this.”

A purple glow formed around the front hooves of Twilight, and she rose on her hind legs. With a strong scream and a forceful punch, the huge boulder split in half. As the others looked in shock, Twilight turned around with a cheesy grin.

“Woah…” Vinyl could only muster, her glasses slipping downward, as she shared the look of disbelief.

“What was that?!”

“Way of making me proud kiddo.” Bass commented to Twilight, still enjoying the comfort of her mind.

“Twilight has finally mastered the powers of the curse with accepting Bass, and with her magic helping her; we may stand a chance against Chrysalis.” Luna explained, as Twilight continued to smile boastfully.

“Say Twilight, why are you still in that white coat anyway?” Vinyl asked her friend.

“I always found your look cool; I never thought I could pull it off, but here we are!” Twilight replied, and passed through the rubble, followed by the rest of the mares.

In the distance the Hive was standing, a deep green glow emitting from its many windows. If the mares listened carefully, they could hear a familiar laugh, dark and foreboding.

Author's Note

And the cards are set, and we ready to go into the final stretch. Bass and Twi are now together, in the true way. Next up, diversion time!
Editing by Barnabi, thank you good sir! http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Barnabi