Four Corners

It was perfect. Beyond perfect.

Celestia thought that she was going to have a hard time getting the pair to sleep in the same room. Of course, the whole incident was an accident. But that didn't make matters any different - Luna had just flopped down next to Fox. And now she was under the covers with him. This couldn't get any better.

But then it did.

By sheer coincidence, Luna had left her balcony door unlocked, letting a breeze open the door ever so slightly. Not enough to disturb the sleeping victims, but enough to alert the Princess of the Sun of the door's status. Celestia felt herself shiver in anticipation. The looks on their faces when they woke up would be priceless if she did things right. Celestia continued flapping her wings to fight the force of gravity, and eventually landed gracefully on the balcony. The only sound made was not by her, but instead by the large duffel bag she had slung over her shoulder. A quiet but noticable clunkle-clink of various items knocking together caused Celestia to tense for a moment, then relax.

Celestia quietly rested the bag on the ground. It had been causing her trouble with flying since she'd stuffed it with all her pranking needs, but now that she had said weight lifted, she took a quiet moment to stretch her wings and let her silver blood flow through them again. She then peered at the door again, verifying that it wasn't locked, and opened the duffel bag. Celestia swore she could see its contents glowing angelically.

The bag was littered with a great many items that were... well, not foal-friendly. Playcolt magazines, a box of XL condoms and a multitude of plastic rods shaped according to certain organs of the male anatomy; some not even equine. Celestia smiled cruelly. Her sister was going to freak.

Celestia slowly and quietly pushed open the door with a hoof. She let out a quiet curse when she bumped her injured horn against the frame (as it was obivously made for Luna, not Celestia), then took a careful step inside. Now she could get a better view of the situation. The TV was left on, and upon closer examination, it looked like the room needed a bit of dusting done. Other than that, nothing out of the ordinary. But that was going to change soon. Very soon.

Celestia set to work, stashing various horrid items throughout Luna's room. She took a few condoms, stretched them out then very carefully laid them next to the sleeping duo. A couple of naughty magazines here, an overturned piece of furniture there... And, of course, a few empty bottles of Applejack Daniel's, laid accordingly on the floor next to the clueless victims. Luna's bed was quickly adorned with some naughty lingerie, and a ball gag Celestia had to disguise herself to buy without drawing attention. Celestia almost burst out laughing, but quieted it to a snort when the pulled out the second-last item. Lipstick.

Why was lipstick so funny? Well, alone, it isn't. But if it's very carefully applied to a mare's lips then drawn on an unaware sleeping fox's cheeks and chest, it can make for a very surprising revelation in the morning. Luckily, Fox's undershirt was already half-pulled off, so Celestia didn't have much trouble drawing fake smears all over him.

And last, but definitely not least, came a sticky white mixture of corn starch and water, mixed carefully to resemble a certain liquid. She even sweetened it with sugar if a curious Luna gave it a taste. Celestia drizzled the goop onto a few places of interest. Luna's bed, bathroom mirror, curtains and the blanket the two shared were soon littered with several white streaks each. Now the best part.

Celestia very, very carefully pulled the blanket off of the pair. With a quick check to make sure the pair were still in a deep sleep, she drizzled a few white streaks onto poor Luna's muzzle, mane and even rump. Celestia wanted to go further, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. Then, as the finishing touch, a large glob of the remaining slime was drizzled onto Fox's pants.

Suddenly, Fox's eyes snapped open. Celestia froze, and their eyes locked.

"... Five more minutes." Fox shifted a bit, then his eyes shut again.

Celestia slowly withdrew herself, having to shove her face into one of Luna's bed pillows to keep her snickers from being heard. She stood and admired her handiwork. It looked like the pair had hosted a sexy party last night, and the white strips of corn starch goo sure made it look believable. Celestia took a spare condom and filled it with a small bit that was left in the container, just for safe measure, and laid it next to Fox before snatching the empty duffel bag, spreading her wings and darting away.

Upon reaching her bedroom a few minutes of flying later, Celestia lost it. She laughed, she hawwed, she snorted into her pillow until she slowly laughed herself to sleep.

Luna's mental alarm clock went off, gently waking her from her slumber. She was awake, but didn't open her eyes yet. She delayed her alarm for a few minutes. She savored those last few minutes of sleep she had, before her mental buzzer went off again. Reluctantly, Luna cracked one eye open. The first thing she saw was her belly; she had managed to curl up in a ball like a dog. She unfurled herself and slowly stretched out her back, before remembering Fox was still sleeping beside her. She blushed a bit at this, but nevertheless relaxed at the satisfying pops her vertebrae made. Still facing away from Fox, she began to stand up to raise the Sun for her sister. Then, Luna noticed something far out of the ordinary; her nose was covered in some white stain.

Luna crossed her eyes to get a better look at it, and gave it a poke with her hoof. It was still a bit gooey, and had the consistency of slippery gelatin. She took a bit on her hoof and stuck it into her mouth; salty, yet sweet at the same time. It was probably some ice cream that Luna had missed last night. She then remembered she had showered and washed it all off of her. Puzzled, and still weary, she let her eyes droop and she planted her rump on the couch. Squelch.

Luna jumped at the sudden noise, and as she stood up and turned around, got her first glimpse of Fox. She recoiled in shock, seeing the fellow covered in the same white slime and with a few lipstick kiss-marks on his face and chest, which was exposed as his shirt was now lying on the floor. She turned and looked at what she sat on, and found out her rump and even some of her tail had the same white goo on it.

What happened last night?

Luna opened her eyes a bit to get a better look at Fox, but something in her peripheral caught her vision - a long, pink rod. The still sleepy Luna took a few seconds to stare at it, before realizing what is was. She gasped loudly and covered her mouth with her hoof, which was covered in something else slimy. She pulled her hoof away, and the same red lipstick was all over Luna's mouth, smeared badly.

Oh no.

The puzzle pieces slowly came together as Luna spied the various other items in the room; dildos, Playcolt magazines, more smears of white stuff and other naughty items of interest were scattered about the room. Luna's eyes widened in shock as she realized exactly what she had on her muzzle. She took quick, shallow breaths, her eyes never blinking at the various horrors around her. Fox was still sound asleep, but Luna was far from sleeping now. Her heart raced in her chest, threatening to burst out at any moment. Luna went lightheaded, and nearly tripped on a bottle of Applejack Daniel's.

"We didn't." Luna said quietly to herself, her voice trembling. "We didn't."

Fox shifted in his sleep, before one of his eyes slid open, the other following. His eyes shot open at the sight Luna was; tassled mane, smeared lipstick... Wait, lipstick? Fox took a closer look at Luna, who still hadn't noticed him waking up. It appeared she had multiple smears of something white on her body, muzzle and behind. Her breaths were quick, her eyes were bloodshot and her wings were flared. Something wasn't right. Fox then looked down and saw himself.

He almost yelled at the sight of the same lipstick covering his chest, and he only now realized his crotch was covered in a crusty white substance. He immediately knew what it was. He turned his head to see the same horrors Luna did.

A minute of the two silently dying on the inside passed.

Fox broke the silence. "Luna..."

Luna jumped at Fox's voice, only now realizing he was awake.

"Fox... You're..." Luna couldn't finish her sentence, her voice cutting off.

"What happened last night?" Fox asked. Luna turned away, blushing.

"The alcohol... It must have..."

"No." Fox cut her off, his voice stern. "I don't drink. I would never do anything like this."

"Then explain!" Luna yelled, the room trembling.

"I remember watching that show with you, and that was it. I don't even remember going for booze!" Fox sighed and looked around the room. "Besides, I don't think any of this is yours."

"What do you mean?" Luna asked, suddenly curious.

Fox reached down and pulled up a girl's toy, almost the length of his forearm and tossed it to her. She caught it and took a look at it; it was definitely too big. She turned back to Fox, who was now standing up.

"I don't think it would fit either," Fox said, chuckling.

"Fox!" Luna roared, blushing. "Stop!" Luna couldn't help but smirk in dark humor.

"Look," Fox said. "I know we didn't do anything last night." Fox made a futile attempt to wipe the lipstick from his chest. "If I did, I would know."

"Just to be sure, I shall check myself." Luna began to walk towards the bathroom.

"How?" Fox asked, kicking away a stray bottle.

"I was, and hopefully still am, a virgin," Luna spoke back before disappearing into the bathroom. Fox blushed heavily.

"So... you're gonna check..." Fox dropped the subject.

A moment later, Luna emerged from the bathroom.

"I am pure." She smiled, relieved.

"Heh, good to know..." Fox shook his head to clear himself of any odd thoughts.

"My sister will be waiting for us at the breakfast table in about 30 minutes," Luna said, wiping a white streak off of her necklace before slipping it on. "Get ready in the bathroom, and wash up. I will have maids clean this up."

"Um, won't they get... you know..." Fox made a few motions with his hands. "Suspicious?" He demonstrated in the way only he could, as he had fingers; a finger going in and out of a loop repeatedly.

"Not with a few extra bits on their paycheck," Luna giggled. "Now hurry up, I need to shower too."

Fox wasted no time, picking up his jacket from the floor and bringing it into the bathroom with him. He shut and locked the door before stripping himself and turning on the water, letting it warm up. He took the time to relieve himself before stepping inside and washing up, savoring the sensation of hot water cleaning his fur. He used a healthy amount of shampoo to get the lipstick stains off of his face and chest, not forgetting to get behind his sensitive ears which always seemed to get itchy at the worst of times. He also made sure to clean off his tail, which was one of the few parts he didn't cover up in his uniform. He was surprised to find a small pair of lingerie panties tucked inside his fluff; how it had got there, he didn't want to know. When he was finished, he turned off the water and pulled open the curtains, stepped out and dried off. Dressed and proper, he stepped out and spent a much longer time waiting for Luna to finish showering.

"What is taking you so long?" He called.

"This white stuff isn't coming out!" She snapped back. "I'll just be a bit longer!"

"We're late for breakfast, and if I miss pancakes, you're at fault for it!"

"There's one tiny little stain I just can't reach, even with my magic," Luna called. "Would you care to scrub it for me?"

"Sure!" Fox said sarcastically. He then realized what he had just said.

"... Well, come in here, then!" Luna could be heard stepping out and unlocking the door.

"Um... I'd rather not, actually!" Fox said loudly enough for her to hear.

The door opened unexpectedly, causing Fox to jump back in surprise and trip over a conveniently placed "boy toy". He averted his eyes immediately, trying not to look at the princess' nude form. She was still dripping wet, her mane plastered and weighted down by water, with no trace of waviness to be seen. Her tail fared no better.

"What's wrong?" Luna asked, cocking her head. "You've seen me without my metals on before, yes?"

"Yeah," Fox said, daring a look at Luna. "It's just... awkward when you're in the shower."

"I just need a hand with one stain, please?" Luna giggled, stepping closer to Fox.

"No!" Fox turned and crossed his arms, back facing Luna. "Now go finish up, I'm hungry."

"I can't even see where it is!" Luna begged.

"Then how do you know it's there?" Fox asked, peeking over his shoulder.

"I can feel it clumped in my fur." Luna's eyes went puppy-like. "Please?"

Fox knew the feeling; the feeling of something sticky in your fur that just won't come out. He felt a pang of pity for the princess.

"Oh, fine," He scoffed, turning around. "Where is it?"

Luna turned around unexpectedly, baring her rear end to Fox and making him shield his eyes again.

"It's just a little below the middle of my back," Luna said, as if nothing awkward were happening at all. "See it?"

"Yeah," Fox said chuckling. "But give me warning next time, I thought you were gonna whip me with that tail of yours!"

"Just get the clump," Luna scoffed, rolling her eyes. She jumped at a sudden pressure on her back, before it pulled away again.

"There," Fox said. "Happy?"

"Very!" Luna said. "I'll just dry myself and shall join you momentarily."

Luna kept her promise; within a few minutes the pair were fully dressed and on their way to the royal dining room. On the way out, Luna summoned a maid with her bedroom bell. Before the maid entered, Luna made sure the mare was a few bits richer before leaving her with a mess that nearly made the poor thing faint.

"Mon dieu," She cursed, whipping out her trusty feather duster. "Zis is going to tage a while."

Celestia was still giggling when she went for her daily morning check-up. After a puzzled doctor examined her horn and determined it was still healing properly, he let her go. More laughs at breakfast, causing the three aliens, minus Fox (obviously) to ponder, but nonetheless continue waiting for their noms. After a few morning greetings and several minutes of two obvious people not showing up, Celestia decided to liven things up a bit.

"Someone's not here," Celestia said, faking concern.

"I noticed that," Naughty said. "But who is it?"

"Guess," Horatio said. "Who are the only two not here, having breakfast with us?"

"Fox and the blue pony," Milvar said, crossing his arms. "I know where they are."

"You do?" Celestia asked, almost bursting out laughing at the same time.

"Yeah," Milvar said, leaning closer. "I saw Fox go into Luna's room last night." He snorted and danced his eyebrows suggestively.

Several excited murmurs went around the table.

"I wonder what's taking them so long?" Celestia asked, over-exaggerating.

As if on cue, the dining room door opened. In trailed Fox and Luna, and surprisingly, a somewhat shaky Twilight Sparkle. The group recoiled in surprise, but Horatio was the first to greet her.

"Well, look who's feeling better already!"

"Thanks," Twilight said back, her voice raspy. "Those doctors sure know their stuff."

"We met her on the way back," Fox explained. "I'm still shocked."

"As am I," Celestia smiled warmly. "Welcome, my student."

When the three had taken their seats, idle conversation began around the table over a breakfast of eggs and toast, much to Luna's distaste. Surprisingly, there was bacon alongside their meals, which Celestia claimed that a Griffon traveller shared. The ponies refused to even taste the meat. More conversation.

They talked about the possibility of Horatio returning on his spaceship, which was highly unlikely, and the true nature of Naughty's profession. Naughty described the bears he lived around as cruel and uncaring, which had caused him to grow to such an attitude, hence his nickname Naughty. Though his real name was Norman, he still preferred Naughty. Eventually, Milvar decided to change the subject.

"Alright, I'll be the one to ask." He turned to Fox, who was sitting across the table. "Where were you last night?"

"What?" Fox asked, a small bead of sweat forming on his brow. Luna shifted uncomfortably.

"You heard me," Milvar said, smirking. "We all know you spent the night in the blue one's room."

Celestia feigned surprise. "My, my! Lulu, is this true?"

"... Aye," She said, averting her eyes. "He locked himself out."

"I know that much. Yet I never knew you allowed him in." Celestia rested her head on a hoof, before levitating a forkful of egg into her mouth.

"T'was not in any way sexual!" Luna blurted, making everyone in the room widen their eyes a bit. A few of the guards' ears flicked forward.

Celestia laughed out loud. "Ah, I see. Just an act of kindness, hm?"

"I bet she showed him more than kindness," Milvar snorted, causing the entire table to erupt into laughter, minus the obvious pair.

"Well..." Fox said, leaning back and taking a bite of bacon. "Funny story, actually."

Luna shook her head at Fox. Please no, her eyes read.

The entire table shook with laughter, even the victims of Celestia horrible prank, which she openly admitted after a few accusations from her sister during a few funnier parts of the story where Celestia laughed harder than usual. Naughty couldn't breathe, his sides refusing to release his laughter, and Horatio had literally fallen on the floor when he learned of the pair's misfortune. Even Twilight joined in, her voice a tad less raspy than before.

"I knew it was you all along, sis," Luna growled. "And trust me, I will get revenge for this."

"I understand, Lulu," Celestia chuckled. "But for now, shall we just finish our breakfast?" To demonstrate, she lifted a forkful of egg and shoveled it into her mouth.

She immediately spat it out, coughing.

"Princess?" Naughty asked. "You good?"

Celestia hacked a bit before looking down at what she had just eaten: A hefty chunk of slightly chewed bacon now lay on her plate. Her stomach turned and she barely managed to hold back bile.

"Eugh! Horseapples!" She cursed.

The rest of the table looked on in worry at the princess, who summoned a pitcher of water from a guard. Down the hatch. After a few more glasses, the princess allowed herself to talk again.

"I can't believe I did that," She said, mentally berating herself. "Gross." The table chuckled.

"Hey," Fox said, shrugging. "It's not that bad, is it?"

"It's... I can't even describe it. How do you manage to eat this?" She stuck her tongue out in disgust.

"It's delicious!" Horatio joked, stuffing a strip into his mouth and chewing merrily. "Mmm!"

All of the ponies shuddered.

"Well," Twilight thought. "It can't be too bad, can it?"

"Don't do it, Twilight." Celestia eyed her student carefully. "Trust me, you won't like it."

A curious Twilight lifted her fork with her magic, picked off a piece of bacon, and put it in her mouth, much to the surprise of the others. Her ears pinned themselves back, and she disdainfully swallowed the morsel of meat. The breakfast club waited for her response.

"Well?" Milvar asked, sticking a whole strip of bacon into his mouth. "Is it that gross to ponies?"

"It's..." Twilight coughed, grasping her bandages around her neck. "I've... I've tasted worse."

"I highly doubt that," Celestia chuckled, wiping her tongue with a napkin. "Absolutely horrid."

Luna too gave the bacon a try, with similar results; disgust and an almost lost stomach's worth for the second time in the morning.

"I think it's somewhere between celery and a lot of salt," She stated, forcing herself to swallow a bit. "I think I'm going to throw up."

"Seriously?" Naughty asked. "Is it that bad?"

"Yes!" All three ponies moaned. A nearby guard giggled to himself.

"In all seriousness, I think that was hilarious," Fox laughed. "As they say, Karma's a bitch, eh?"