Liquid Pride

Shining awoke, and immediately regretted the decision to do so.

His eyes felt like they had been replaced with cotton balls covered in saw dust. His head felt like it was in a vice. The curtains of the room were mercifully still drawn closed. The sliver of light that managed to sneak through told him that the sun had been up for some time now. He stared at the plaster ceiling of their Canterlot villa. The random patterns of the texture were like amorphous clouds, letting his imagination run free, finding shapes and images in it.

"Ow."

It hurt to think. The past three months had not been kind to him. Or rather, they had been too kind. After the wedding ceremony and honeymoon, the reality of the change began to manifest. He was a prince now. It was a promotion of sorts. And it was a retirement of sorts. But he just felt out of sorts. The summer days had been made long since then by the angst of idle hooves. He was too young to retire. He needed purpose. He needed a reason to get up in the morning. He took off his simple chain necklace, holding it up in front of him. They had tarnished a bit from neglect. He missed the Royal Guard. His dog tags jangled slightly. It reminded him of the noise they would make when he was doing mandatory PT.

Yeah, he even missed the PT.

Shining was never much of a drinker. How could he be? He had to be in top form at all times as the Captain of the Royal Guard. He couldn't be showing up to role call hungover. But now, what did it matter? He put his chain back on, rolling out of bed. It was then that he noticed the water and aspirin on the nightstand. Somebody really loved him.

He drank the water a little too fast, causing him to choke a bit and sputter. The sudden movement setting off an acute spell of vertigo. The room spun as he stumbled, knocking over the lamp, crashing to the floor. The impact was like somepony putting a screwdriver into his temple. He curled up on the floor, cradling his head, and trying not to vomit. He heard the bedroom door open.

"I heard you stumbling about in here knocking things over. I assume it's safe to say you are awake now." Cadence said from the doorway. Shining's only response was a haggard groan of pain. "I'll take that as an apology for your little display last night." She continued in an almost smug tone. "I'll get breakfast started. You need to take a shower and get your butt to the table in thirty minutes or else you're going to be wearing your meal." She knew he responded well to direct orders. He craved the structure of the military life he had left. She left him once he was on his hooves.

Shining leaned against the wall of the shower stall, letting the warm water run over his fur, cleaning the sweaty stench of drunken sleep away. He'd bit the aspirin before swallowing, breaking it up a bit, causing it to take effect a bit faster. He could even swallow them without water these days. He'd been getting good at this game. It wasn't a particularly good sign. He looked up and made the same vow to the shower head he'd done many times before.

"I swear I will never do this again... and this time I mean it." He rinsed the lathered shampoo from his mane, checking the small, ornate clock on the bathroom counter. It'd only been 6 minutes. Despite everything, he still made good time getting ready in the mornings once he actually got going.

Or when a certain pink alicorn put some Thermite under his ass.

He needed to do something today. Something productive. Anything. This whole 'being a prince' business was for the birds, and Blueblood. Shining shuddered. He hated the very idea of himself being compared to that sad excuse for a pony. He had to get out of this villa. Being stuck inside these four walls was making him soft, weak. He needed some action dammit!

He wanted to get out of Canterlot. Sure, Cadence had actual royal duties. But his title was ceremonial at best. All it did was force a good captain into early retirement.

"No, a great captain!" He muttered, leaning his forehead against the cool tile.

The last remnants of the the alcohol's oppression on his body washed away in the warm rivulets of water running down his body. He felt rejuvenated, energized, motivated. His body responded in turn, causing him to tremble as the water ran down along the length of his now-exposed member protruding under him. He had a thought about what he could do with it once he got out and surprised her in the kitchen. But then he remembered how the morning had started. She would be in no mood for his brand of 'surprises'.

He glanced out of the curtain once more. He still had plenty of time before he had to be at the table. And the water sure felt great. He had time to rub out an easy one to start the day off right. Using magic would still be an issue until he got some more electrolytes in him. He braced one hoof against the wall, and began to idly stroke himself with the other.

Certainly, as newlyweds, they had enjoyed their fair share of consummation. But as his idle discontent grew, that aspect suffered. But there was something else as well. Something that kept the fire from being as hot as it was before they had gotten married. Shining chalked it up to the institution of the marriage itself. As a married couple, the act no longer held any deviance, no thrill. It was now just a normal thing that they were practically expected to do. But the more he'd thought about it over the weeks, the more he realized that it was not the case. There was something else.

Guilt.

Every day, everything he did felt tainted with it. He couldn't get what happened on his wedding day off his mind. Not the Changeling queen, or the invasion, but Twilight. Not a day went by where he didn't think about her. Not that he minded, but there were times when it was a bit intrusive for her to be on his mind. Like now, for example, as he stood there in the shower, beating himself off to the memory of his sister deepthroating him less than an hour before he'd gotten married. But there were other times as well, like when he was making love to his new wife.

Which is to say, every time they made love.

Every time since that day, it wasn't Cadence he was thinking about as they rutted, it was Twilight, his sister. Though it had been happening less frequently of late. Simply because they had been rutting less frequently. In fact, beating off in the shower now was the first action Little Shiny had seen in over two weeks. He actually started to feel a little indignant. He was a stallion with needs after all. "How dare she withhold sex as a weapon?" He clopped more aggressively now, almost angrily. Any trace of guilt in his choice of thoughts melted away. He actively thought about Twilight now. He replayed the scene in the castle dressing room. Her love confession, and the ensuing carnal outpouring from them both. He was grateful that he'd kept enough sense of mind to carefully memorize every vivid detail of the event.

The sight of her, his beautiful sister in her lovely bridesmare's dress. The sight of her out of it. The taste of her kisses. The smell of her arousal. The slurping sound of her aggressively felating him. The feeling of her strong muscles milking him as he burst his hot, sticky semen into her throat.

"HNNNGG!" Shining grunted as he sprayed his load against the tile of the shower stall. There was certainly a lot of it this time. He washed his mess down the drain and turned the water off. He shook the bulk of the water from his fur before he began toweling off. The vent pulled cool air in under the door, causing him to shiver a bit after the warmth of the shower left him. Though, it did expedite Little Shiny's retreat. He quickly brushed out his short mane and threw on his bathrobe.

His royal bathrobe. With his gold-lace monogram. By the elements he hated the thing. But it was improper for a prince to show up to the dining table 'nude'. He groaned and tied the waistband, heading out to the kitchen.
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Elsewhere in Canterlot, Ms. Hay Bailin was midway through submitting her latest fanfiction to Princess Celestia for review. She had scheduled the block of time weeks in advance, as she levitated the hefty stack of paper in front of the sun princess. Celestia quickly read over each page, amending corrections, making small edits here and there, or just giving a check mark to good pages.

"Why does she insist on having Daring Do in a romantic relationship with Ahuizotl?" Celestia thought to herself as she read on. "They're enemies! *sigh* Some ponies..."

After a good hour of judicious proofreading, their time was nearly up. She found herself flipping pages faster, checking off pages with more haste. She did NOT want to have to schedule another session of this.

Just a few more to go...

BOOM

The door to the throne room was thrown open as one of the Royal Guard ponies galloped inside, up to the throne.

"News from Northern Equestria, Your Highness!" He called out as he ran.

"Yes?"

"I am simply to tell you that IT has returned." He said with a reverent hush. Celestia nearly panicked. That message could only mean one thing...

"Find Princess Cadence and Shining Armor!" She commanded of her guards. They took off immediately to fetch the pair for her summons. Celestia began to hastily scrawl a letter to her protege,

My dearest Twilight,

You must come to Canterlot at once! I have a test for you that requires your immediate attention.

Awaiting your arrival with all haste,

- Princess Celestia
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"I was thinking about going to Ponyville today." Shining said between bites of his hash browns. "I haven't been there in a while. And I figured it could be something for me to do while you're busy with... princess stuff."

"We've already been over this." Cadence said. "You're royalty now. You can't just go waltzing off on your own any time you feel like it. It could be dangerous!"

"Yeah, and? Celestia does it all the time!" He huffed.

"Yes, and every time she vanishes without telling anypony it causes a panic. You need to start thinking about other ponies besides yourself! Even if nothing bad happens, it still causes a disruption. The mayor would need to be informed of your visit, the royal guards, and it wouldn't hurt to keep aunt Tia in the loop."

Shining finished his breakfast and shoved the plate away. "I am TIRED of half of Equestria monitoring my every action! Last year I was out fighting dragons at the southern border, and nopony bats an eyelash. But now I'm a prince, living in fear of the paparazzi and everypony loses their minds!"

"Keep your voice down." Cadence scolded.

"No! I will not sit quietly and take this. I'm going stir crazy in this bubble we live in and I want out!" Shining stood up from the table, heading for the door. "So unless Equestria is in dire peril, I'm going to Ponyville. On my own!" Shining reached for the door handle just as a knock came from the other side. He opened the door.

"Princess Cadence, Prince Armor, Princess Celestia has summoned you both to the castle at once! Equestria is in dire peril!"

Shining just froze for a moment. The gravity for the situation kept it from hilarity. Just as well though, this meant some action. That was what he'd wanted after all. He clutched his dog tags under his robes and looked back at Cadence, already moving to make for the castle. He faced the guards again.

"'Dire peril', you say?" He tried to hide his smirk.
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The chartered train pulled up to the Northern Outpost Station. Shining stared out the window of the train car. It had been an eleven hour ride. The endless white outside was almost hypnotic. It looked like it just went on forever. He suited up into his cold-weather gear. He'd heard of this place, but only rumors.

The Northern Outpost was the end of the line for the Equestrian Rail Service. Trains only ever came up here once every four months, and that was only to deliver supplies and change out the contingent of guards relegated to the post. The posting here was always used as a sort of threat to younger guards. "Straighten up or else we'll ship your ass out to the Northern Outpost until your mama forgets what you look like!" they'd say.

Good to their word, the guard ponies with 'attitude' problems did tend to get selected for the assignment, or their CO just hated them. Almost none ever volunteered for a tour of duty here, except for the odd recluse, or somepony with something to prove. But one thing was universal; nopony understood why an outpost existed in this place at all.

Until now.

Beyond the dilapidated structures of the ancient station, peering into the whiteout storm, massive light shone forth from the distance. And it sure wasn't the sun.

"Come on." Cadence said, passing behind him, "Auntie Tia said I have to get to the Crystal Empire and spread love and light to keep King Sombra from taking it back into his power." She said. Shining put on his visor.

"Well then, there isn't a moment to lose." He said as the train doors parted, letting in the cold and storm. They made haste crossing the barren, frozen wastes. After the empire vanished, the engineers could only guess where to place the station. To their credit, they were only off by a couple miles. Both going into a steady canter, it felt like a couple dozen miles into the bitter wind.

The sun had fallen below the horizon. Considering the situation, he'd hoped Celestia would've given them an extra hour or two of sunlight. But as she'd say, 'Rules are rules.' And it would be kind of hypocrytical of her after Luna asked for extra moon time. The cold intensified in the sun's absence. A murky black cloud began to manifest on the eastern horizon. It was growing larger, moving fast, and against the wind.

"That's not good..." Shining said. They were closing on the outskirts of the empire. He saw green, it was... grass? Could this mission get any stranger? As though tempting fate, a roar came from behind them.

"Crystals!"

"Okay, that is definitely NOT GOOD!" Shining yelled. "Cadie! Go!" Both ponies felt the cold air burning their lungs as they went into a dead sprint. He was expecting a unicorn king to fight, not this monster! His eyes watered in the wind, freezing against his cheeks. They were both running flat out, but the shadowy monster behind them loomed larger and closer with every passing second, moving with unnatural speed. It was mere yards behind them, tendrils of soot began to reach out as they dove over the border. "NOW!"

Cadence's horn flared a brilliant bluish-white, as an invisible wall rose up, surrounding the whole of the empire. The enormous figure of smoke rebuffed off the unyielding barrier. It tried a couple more times to entreat entrance before retreating back into the white of the storm.

Shining and Cadence were cut off. No plan, no backup, and no exit strategy. Lying panting on the grass, Shining was beginning to rethink his wish for action. Cadence's tears thawed and flowed freely as she tried to recover on her patch of grass as well. But her magic didn't falter. She would need him now, more than ever. It was going to be a long twenty two hours. Tomorrow, he would make for the outpost station to escort Twilight and her friends.

If they even make it through the night that is...
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Twilight exited the train at the very same station the next day.

"Twilight!" A familiar voice called out from the storm.

"Shining Armor?" Twilight called back.

"Twilie, you made it!" He said, running up and hugging her tightly. He had missed her even more than he had realized. "We'd better get moving. There are things out here that we really don't want to run into after dark." He said. Twilight could see a look a genuine terror in his eyes. It was the kind of look that said, "I've seen some shit, Twilie. I've seen some shit."

"What kind of things?" Fluttershy asked.

"Let's just say that the empire isn't the only thing that's returned." He said grimly. He led the way as the group made its way into the frozen north. "Something keeps trying to get in!" He called back to the ponies behind him. "We think it's the unicorn king who originally cursed the place."

"But Princess Celestia said I was being sent here to find a way to protect the empire. If King Sombra can't get in, then it must already be protected." Twilight argued. Dusk shrouded the land. A fell howl came over the wind.

"That's one of the things isn't it?!" Fluttershy cried out.

"We have to get to the crystal empire, NOW!" Shining commanded.

Sombra materialized behind the group, closer and faster this time. He would not make the same mistake twice. Shining snatched up Spike out of his catatonic state and they all started running for it. The empire was in sight, but Sombra was closing fast. Too fast. They weren't going to make it this time.

"Almost there..." He needed to buy them some time. He turned about, making a stand. All he had ever asked of his life, was that his death be for something, not of something. The girls made good their escape. Sombra slowed his pursuit, facing the brazen stallion. He would not be denied his return by a mere unicorn. Shining reared up.

For Twilight.

A beam of magic shot from his horn at the imposing figure. It did naught against the ethereal being. Shining stood his ground. Sombra dove in for the attack. Shining tried to call for his magic shield...

The stallion tumbled through the shield moments after the others. Twilight rushed to his side.

"Oh no! Shining Armor! Your horn!" She cried. Shining had been a split second too slow on the draw this time. Sombra hadn't power enough to kill the former captain outright, merely cripple him. Shining could no longer use his magic shield to aid Cadence. Shining didn't say it, but she could read it in his face. 'I've made a huge mistake.'

After escorting the ponies to the Crystal Castle, he and the group rejoined with Cadence.

"Are you okay?" Twilight asked Cadence.

"Cadence had been able to use her magic to spread love and light." Shining explained. "That seems to be what is protecting it. But she hasn't slept, barely eats. I want to help her, but my protection spell has been countered by King Sombra."

"It's alright Shining Armor. I'm fine." Cadence interjected.

"She's NOT fine." Shining continued. "She can't go on like this forever. And if her magic were to fade, well, you saw what's out there waiting for that to happen."

"That's why we're here." Twilight said.

"Why we're all here." Applejack added.

"Well, with Cadence putting all of her strength into keeping her spell going, and me trying to keep an eye on signs of trouble in the arctic, we haven't been able to gather much information from the crystal ponies. But we have to believe that one of them knows how to protect the empire without having to use Cadence's magic."

"A research paper! That must be a part of my test. To gather information from the crystal ponies and deliver it to you!" Twilight said to Shining "This is going to be great! I love research papers! Don't worry big brother, I am really good at this sort of thing." She put her hoof around him, giving him a reassuring hug.

Shining watched as Twilight and her friends went off to 'save the day' again. It was all Cadence could do to barely stay upright on the crystal throne. It pained him to see his wife in such a state with no way to help her beyond holding her hoof.
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Some time later, Twilight and Spike returned with a large book.

"A Crystal Fair." Twilight read aloud from the book to them. "According to this book, it was established by their first queen and became their most important tradition. The fair was held every year to 'renew the spirit of love and unity in the empire so they could protect it from harm. My friends and I could put it together. Everything we need to know is in the book."

"That sounds pretty promising." Shining said. He glanced at his wife. She couldn't even keep her eyes open any more. Twilight understood what was at stake.

"We'll get started on it right away." She said. "Come on, Spike. We've got a crystal fair to put together!"
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"Cadence?" Shining Armor whispered into her ear. "Cadence, can you hear me?" She stirred a bit from her trance. "Twilight's back Cadie! They did it! The put together the Crystal Fair! We need to go out on the balcony so it can start." Her eyes listed open, barely awake. He helped her up to her hooves. It would be over soon, and then she could rest. They followed Twilight out onto the balcony.

"Hear ye, hear ye!" Twilight shouted to the city below. "Princess Cadence and Prince Shining Armor do cordially invite you to attend the Crystal Fair!" Ponies below began to fill the streets. Twilight smiled to Shining and Cadence before running off down to street level to oversee the festivities.

Things were looking up. The crystal ponies were happy, looking like their old selves, The shield was holding... for now. Shining allowed himself the luxury of hope. We might just pull this off! But just minutes after the fair had started, Twilight and her friend Rainbow Dash came rushing back up to the castle.

"I think we may have a problem." Twilight started off. Oh, not good. "It's about the crystal heart. I didn't know it was an actual relic. The book didn't mention anything about the crystal ponies powering the heart." Twilight gasped, "There was a page missing! How did I not notice?!"

"It's alright, Twilight..." Cadence's last words before slipping unconscious, falling into Shining's hooves.

"Twilie!" Shining cried out. The shield around the empire faltered and crumbled, exposing the city to the arctic. A howl echoed across the snowy land as inky smoke and shadow surrounded, and began to close in on the city. "The empire is under attack!" Shining helped Cadence back to her hooves. She could see the enemy approaching. She steeled her resolve, and redoubled her efforts. She reengaged her protection spell forcing the king back behind the shield. "I have to find the Crystal Heart!"

"No! You stay here with Cadence. She needs you, Shining Armor." Twilight said as she started off for the exit once more. "I'll retrieve the heart!"

Shining caught sight of her on the street from the balcony, calling out to her, "Twilie, be careful."

"I will." was all she said before running out of sight once more.

Minutes crept by like hours. Cadence was fading fast in his hooves. The shield spell she clung to flickered in and out. Soon it would be no more a defense than tissue paper. Shining didn't know what he would do if Twilight failed. He didn't know how King Sombra operated as the monarch. But the fear he felt in his presence, and on the faces of the crystal ponies who spoke of him, it was terrifying. He feared for Twilight and her friends. He feared for himself. He feared for his poor wife Cadence.

He had seen enough in the service to know that there are indeed many fates worse than death. He couldn't bear to imagine what kind of tortured existence would befall Cadence in her weakened state. Shining swore he wouldn't let that happen to her. He held her close to his chest, hiding the horror at the borders from her view while he considered his options. Peering over the balcony, he made a grim decision. If it came down to it, he wouldn't let them be captured alive. It would be a quick way out. He would throw her first, then he would jump after, meeting her in the hereafter.

Twilight's friends joined them on the balcony, trying to get away from the panicked mob below. Applejack tried to placate them with a skill she was not well versed in: fibbing.

"Now don't y'all worry yer pretty little crystal heads, the real Crystal Heart will be here any second."

"I don't know if they believe you." Rarity whispered.

"I don't know if I believe me." Applejack whispered back.

Cadence gave her last ounce of strength. The final trickle of her magic left her horn, before fading out to dark. The facade of the shield fizzled and vanished, revealing the true threat just beyond.

"Hey! Up here!" Spike shouted from high above. "I've got the Crystal Heart!" Sombra charged towards the castle, riding a spear of jagged, deadly crystal. Spike lost his footing and tumbled over the edge of the precipice.

Shining watched as the last sliver of hope hurtled toward the ground. It was all over. All was lost. He wouldn't let his wife or himself be taken for slaves or worse. They would die now, together. He lifted Cadence and threw her over the edge of the balcony. He started climbing up on the railing. He would jump after, and hopefully the others would be brave enough to follow suit. "Goodbye cruel worl- oh, wait, never mind, she caught the heart and saved the day. That works too I guess." Shining climbed back down from the railing.

Back in Canterlot, Celestia and Luna watched as the northern sky lit up with the ethereal colors, hailing the success of the mission. Celestia breathed a sigh of relief. It was getting time for her to retire. She had to be up early tomorrow. Up with the sun. Just like every other day.

Luna stayed, watching over her night sky, as was her duty to do so. It had been so long since the Crystal Fair lights had accented her nocturnal tapestry. She would enjoy tonight immensely.

Cadence flew back up to the balcony. He ran over and hugged her tightly. He was very pleased that she was not dead. That was when he noticed that she, along with every other pony in the empire, including himself, had become crystalline! Shiny, sparkling, lustrous crystal ponies!

"Wow! That was brilliant!" Cadence said. "I would never have been able to have that kind of take-off speed on my own! Way to think on your hooves!" Shining blushed at the compliment, undeserved as it was. He decided it would be best to take the secret of his true intentions with him to the grave. The ponies below cheered for Cadence.

"Victory party?" Pinkie suggested. Cadence gulped nervously at the idea.

"Actually, after everything, I'm really quite tired." She said. "I think I'll just have a bit to eat and lay down for a while."

"I'll come with you." Shining said.

"Shining, please. I'll be fine. I just need to rest a bit. You go on and enjoy Pinkie's... victory party." Cadence said as she left the group to go retire of the evening.

Pinkie Pie began bouncing away to go throw, what Shining could only assume would be, the biggest party the empire had ever witnessed. The others followed, leaving Shining alone on the balcony.

FLASH

with Twilight.

Once the balcony had cleared, she had teleported down to the balcony from the towers upper level. Before he could say a word, she leaned in close to his ear and whispered.

"I've found some great hidden passages in this castle that nopony else knows about." She punctuated the implication as she started to nibble on his ear. "Come on. This way." She said. Nothing like a near-death experience to really show you your true priorities.

Shining did a quick double-take, checking over his shoulder and around him for anypony that might have been watching. Nothing. He started after Twilight, openly ogling her now. He'd follow that flank into the gates of Tartarus. Which was convenient, since he was sure that was where he would be going after what he was about to do with his sister.

Even so, he couldn't keep the grin from his face.
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Shining could barely keep pace with his sister. She had been wanting this even more than he did it seemed. Her rapid hoofsteps echoed against the empty halls. The entire castle was utterly vacant. Everypony was out in the streets celebrating. And Cadence was in the royal chambers in the far end of the castle. It mattered little though. After being awake for two days straight, that mare could sleep through a hurricane.

The strange architecture of the castle seemed to not make any sense. Some halls seemed to go on forever. Others twisted and circled back around on themselves. And there were so, so many DAMN stairs! Shining was getting impatient. He had nearly caught up with her and was about ready to just tackle her and rut right there in the stairwell.

"Twi, how much further do we need to-"

"Here! It's just through here!" She called back over her shoulder. They had been heading downward for so long he feared that she had led him to some kind of kinky dungeon chamber. She threw open the door, forcing Shining to shield his eyes from the brilliant white light from the other side. He stepped through. They were outside? But how? More so, they were at the top of the spire!

"This... is..." Shining tried to speak.

"I know, impossible right?" Twilight said, grinning like a fool. "If Pinkie Pie has taught me anything, it's to not ask too many questions."

Shining peered over the edge. Indeed they were in the highest point, he could see the whole of the empire from up here. The bright colors emanated from an indiscernible point just over their heads. The origin point was a brilliant white point of light not unlike the sun's. Shining felt her hooves on his face, pulling it to hers. He felt her begin to kiss him deeply. He didn't hesitate to return the sentiment. Their tongues danced together before she finally broke the kiss.

"As soon as the Heart was activated, this whole place lit up. It was so magical. I knew this was where I wanted it to happen." She said as she pushed him down onto his back, crawling on top of him.

"Wanted what to happen?" Shining asked dumbly. She began to kiss him again, rubbing her leg between his, coaxing Little Shiny out of his sheath. She reached down with her hoof, running it along his length. He had a pretty good idea about 'what' exactly it was she wanted to happen. But he wanted to hear her say it.

She looked down between them, admiring his stallionhood, as she gracefully handled it. She brought her other leg around to straddle his waist, pinning Little Shiny under her at the medial ring. She rocked her hips back and forth, sliding her marehood along it, getting it slick with her wetness. Her juices glistened in the light. Despite their crystalline appearance, her body was just as supple and warm as he remembered.

"Twilie?" He was loving what she was doing to him, but he'd be damned if he was going to let his question go unanswered. She was almost in a hypnotic state, grinding herself along the textured surface of his stiff rod. "Wanted what to happen?" He asked her again, gaining her attention. She answered with shimmying up his body for another sultry kiss. She whispered in his ear.

"This is where I wanted you to finally have me." She felt his penis throb even harder at her taboo words. "This is where I wanted you to take me." She continued, spurring him on. "This is where I want you to take my virginity."

Okay, THAT one got his attention.

"Your... your..."

"You heard me." She said, sliding a bit more up his length until the tip rested at her entrance. This was it, the moment she had been waiting for.

"You mean, this whole time, you never-?"

"No." I was always waiting for the right stallion."

"Like who?"

"Somepony like you." She said, pushing back a bit, causing her marehood to spread apart around his broad tip. Just a bit more pressure and he would be inside her. Another inch backwards and she would be deflowered.

"Twilie, this, uh, this might hurt a bit." Shining warned. While he was no 'Big Mac' (if the rumors were to be believed), he was still a good deal above average. And if this really was her first time, he didn't want to hurt her. And he certainly wanted to make sure it was special for her. He leaned his head back, looking at the whole of the empire sprawled out upside down under him. Considering their locale, it didn't get much more special than this.

Twilight would not be denied her desire. She wanted him NOW. She wouldn't wait another second, pain be damned. She felt her entrance spread around his girth as she backed onto him. She felt his mushroomed head slip inside her love tunnel.

Shining braced himself. He was grateful that he had rubbed one out the previous day, or else he was certain he would have came right then and there. He expected a 'pop' or even a tear, but she took the next couple inches of him inside her without so much as showing a grimace on her face. His medial ring vanished inside her, and soon after, the rest of his well-lubricated dick sunk home.

Her supple ass rested on his hips. He was greeted with a rare view. He could actually see himself inside her. He could see the entire length of his cock filling her inside through her translucent crystalline skin. It was both strange and incredibly arousing. She sat atop him, smiling down at him with a smug grin.

"I- I thought you said you were a virgin." He said, confused.

"I am." Twilight answered. She looked down at her belly, seeing her brother's cock inside her. She rubbed the bulge he was poking out of her tummy. "Or rather, I was." She said with a smirk, rocking her hips, grinding her swollen clit against his pubic bone.

"But what about your-"

"Oh, you mean my hymen?" She giggled, causing her muscles to tremble around his sensitive staff. "That was broken a while ago." She said. He arched his eyebrow. "At the Brohoof Bash. Remember?"

Shining's mind flashed back to the events of that day, where she accidentally fell on his head in the pool, causing his horn to penetrate her for a moment.

"Why do you think I ran off to the fillies room after that? It hurt. And when I saw the blood, I thought you had actually stabbed me until I had figured out what had happened." She blushed. "So I guess you get to take my virginity twice." She lifted herself up and back down again, watching her brother go in and out of her. She had studied plenty of pony anatomy in books. But now they were like a living cut-section diagram. It was getting her incredibly hot.

Shining watched as well, but at the same time had to keep closing his eyes, concentrating on not blowing too soon. This was Twilight, it was her first time, and he wanted to make sure he gave her a good ride before going off. She sure wasn't making it easy on him. She rode him like a seasoned expert. If she was indeed a virgin, how did she ever learn how to do those moves?

"You like that? I've been practicing on that special something I got from The Crop." She answered his unasked question. "I've got to say though, I much prefer the real thinggggGGG OOOohh!" She was not expecting to cum so quickly. But the idea of fucking her own brother had turned her on so much. And she had waited so long for this very moment.

Shining felt her powerful pussy walls clamp down on him as her juices gushed out around him, soaking them both. She lurched forward, grabbing his mane and kissing him hungrily, savagely. She was a mare possessed! Her lust had completely taken over her mind.

The aftershocks of her orgasm rippled through her body and onto him in a series of pulsating contractions, trying to milk his cock, sucking him in deeper. He grabbed her flanks and bucked his hips up into her. He'd be damned if he was going to let his sister save the day AND be the dominant one here and now. She was almost insatiable. The harder he bucked up into her, the harder she slammed her hips back down on him. Each time they collided, it was accompanied by wet, slapping sounds of hot sex.

"Twi- Twilie- I'm, I'm gonna-" Shining barely grunted. He pushed her off of him to get her to stop so he could pull out. But her horn flared to life, pinning him down in a purple aura. Her hips became a blur of movement on top of him, until she felt his head flare inside of her, a sign of the inevitable. She slammed down one final time, burying him deep inside her. Her second orgasm rocked her body, putting Little Shiny in a vice grip. Shining could only look on helplessly as he exploded inside his sisters vagina, throbbing, gushing rope after rope of semen inside her.

The steady stream of colorful light above them was interrupted by an energetic blast of a prismatic light ring radiated out away from the top of the spire. It mirrored the feeling Twilight had of the explosion inside her. The feeling of him pouring his hot seed into her was immensely satisfying to her. It was the sensation she had craved all this time. The one she couldn't simulate with mere toys or magic. It was the real thing at last, after so long. It was really him, and he was hers at last.

Shining could see the mass of white seeping further into her fertile body. He felt the magic binding him to the floor release as she collapsed on top of him, panting in sated pleasure. She refused to move off of him, but spent now, Little Shiny retreated out of his sister and back into its sheath. Shining could feel more of... him, spilling from her. He could only hope that all of it exited. But what was done was done. And there was no use crying over spilled... seed.

After some time of quiet snuggling, the noise of the party below began to subside. Shining rose to his hooves, lifting his sister with his magic. He left behind their mess, hoping this place was as hard to find as she described. His navigation skills were put to the test, but he remembered the way back through the castle.

He brought Twilight to one of the guest rooms. She was sleeping comfortably in the magical embrace of the one she trusted more than any other pony. Laying her in bed, he tried as best as he could to focus his magic on scooping out the rest of... himself from her. She moaned a bit in pleasure in her sleep at the sensation of his magic along her insides. He levitated the amorphous white blob to the toilet, flushing the evidence. Still, no method was 100% effective. But he had done the best he could in light of the circumstances.

He headed down the hallway to check on his wife. It had been so easy, earlier, to forget that he was even married, let alone that his wife wasn't feeling well. He felt guilty about that. Still, she was right where he expected her to be, out cold in bed with a dirty plate on the nightstand from her meal. Three actually. Though, Shining decided he wouldn't start worrying until Twilight was the one who suddenly started gaining weight. He laid down beside Cadence. He had gotten to be quite tired as well.
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The next morning, Shining and Cadence walked the Twilight and her friends back to the train station. The anatomical effect of the crystal heart spell had worn off during the night. The empire was still quite safe, but the ponies were no longer crystalline, much to Rarity's chagrin.

"Everything's going to be okay now." Shining reassured Twilight. She had been so worried about the test that Celestia had assigned her, she had overlooked the salvation of the whole empire. "You've got to stop saving my rump like this. It's starting to get embarrassing."

"It wasn't me who saved you in the end. It was Spike." Twilight despaired. Celestia had specifically told her that she had to be the one to save them.

"It's just a test. Maybe she'll let you retake it." Shining offered, somewhat in jest. Cadence jabbed him with her wing. She did not find it as funny as he had in his mind.

"I don't think she's gonna give me a new test." Twilight said, before bidding him farewell, in a totally innocent, platonic fashion.

On board the train, a panic washed over her. Considering what she had just done last night, she would have to go to the Ponyville apothecary for an entirely different kind of 'test'.