Evening in the Crystal Empire was always the most beautiful time of day. Oh, when the noonday sun hung high in the sky, with every surface reflecting its light in a riotous display, the place looked like a fireworks display on the ground. But evening, with the sun only just barely over the horizon, causing the snow to sparkle like it was made of diamonds, and rays of light seemingly shooting between individual homes, the place was instead a quiet rainbow, thrumming with the power of the Empire that had once made it great, and was slowly bringing back the status it had once held in this world.
Inside the palace, one could sometimes catch the muted pulse of light as it bounced around inside the walls, and walking through those seemingly empty halls, Shining Armor, Prince Consort and Captain of the Crystal Guard, found the sight as impressive as the first time he’d seen it. He said nothing though as he passed through these halls, did nothing but march onward, up stairs, and past his guards, whom he acknowledged out slightly with a quick salute as he made his way towards the highest tower in the castle. Opening the door to his chamber, he walked inside, and smirked at his wife, sitting there at a table, her eyes barely open as she caught a quick nap.
The day of ruling was hard, long, and it made one tired. Even if the crystal ponies were based in love, shining with it when they felt positive emotions, they still had similar demands of the Princess’ time as the Canterlot nobles did of Celestia. Shining, smiling brightly towards her, walked to the balcony and gently shut the curtains, casting their apartment into darkness. Able to see by his magic though, he trotted closer, and with a sound akin to a striking match, he created a fire by rubbing his magical field against a candle holder, before lighting the thing it held.
The sound startled the pink pony princess, who jerked away, her own horn glowing, as she murmured something about ‘trade’, before finally blinking in the candlelight, peering into the shadows to spot her husband smiling at her. Returning the smile, she moved her hoof over her face, getting a small bit of her mane out of her eyes, and then fluttering them at him in a way she knew he found cute. He chuckled, quietly, before leaning forward, and giving her a quick peck on the cheek.
“Shining, I’m sorry, but I had a trying day, and it was just this one merchant from the Griffon Kingdoms who wanted me to give him a monopoly on some of our crystals in his lands, and I just...anyway, how was your day? Did the guards do well in their exercises?” she asked, sounding flustered, and Shining, tapping a hoof against the end of his muzzle, just shrugged at her.
“Oh? Did they not perform up to your expectations?” she asked, and Shining raised a hoof, shaking it in front of him from side to side, making a noncommittal gesture.
“So they passed your inspection then?” she asked, and again, he just shrugged, causing her to look at him as he stared back at her.
“Are you feeling alright?” she asked, and Shining nodded, but only just, before walking over to her side of the table, smirking in a very sneaky way, as if he knew something she didn’t. He then leaned forward, his foreleg wrapping around her shoulder and drawing her closer. Smiling now herself, Cadence let her knight in Shining Armor sweep her out of her seat, her lips meeting his, as they met in a kiss that was both tender, sweet, and very passionate as the light of the candles played with shadows over the room.
As her mouth opened, Cadence felt something, something alive, be pressed into her body by the tongue of her husband. This surprised her, but excited her too, as the flavor that hit her tongue was something new. It tasted...like marshmallows dipped in chocolate, sweet, and also a little salty, and she thought at first it was some kind of confection the cook had given him to give to her, in a romantic way. Then, as her tongue moved over the thing in her mouth, the object moved, in the way of a living creature, and her eyes shot open, pulling away from Shining, who looked startled as she spit out the mouthful onto the table.
The thing was a human, she recognized it right away, despite being covered in spit from both her and Shining, causing it to shimmer like glass on the table as it splatted onto the cloth covering. It groaned too, it’s body, with arms and legs like a minotaur’s, but far smaller in scale being only the size of a large mouse, all bending in weird ways, trying to wipe the saliva from its body, and already starting to shiver in the open air.
“Cadence, what was that for?” asked Shining, trotting over to the human, and encasing...him she was fairly certain by the body type, yes, encasing him in his magic, and not only cleaning him up, but holding him towards the candle flames, letting him warm up.
“What was that? What about what you just did?” she countered, licking at her tongue. She really wished that the taste on it wasn’t so pleasant, as she looked towards the human, and then back to the stallion.
“That was a present for you. I got this gentleman, Michael, from the staff in the kitchen today. They said you’d never had a human before, and, well, I wanted to treat you to something special,” said responded the stallion, the human, rubbing himself nodding even as he shivered.
“Really? Why would this human consent to such a thing?” she asked, having heard of this sort of person in her dealings with some of the ponies from other places in Equestria, but finding their stories to be just too outrageous to be true. A tiny species that tasted fantastic, and actually consented to be eaten? Like the cattle for some dragon in the wastes? Worse, she’d heard they survived the process, and came up, usually with a burp, and seemed to enjoy the experience.
“Because it’s the only thing I can do,” said the human suddenly, and Cadence looked towards him. She knew humans could talk, just like most species, so she wasn’t surprised by that, but his words were rather interesting. Sure, he was small, his kind were small, but surely there was something else? Mind, even as she tried to think of whatever it was someone his size could do, her tongue continued to lick at her lips, taking that delicious flavor from his body.
“See, he wants to do it. After all, who wouldn’t want to feed such a lovely Princess as yourself?” asked Shining, smirking at her like a young colt setting her up for some kind of prank. She then looked at him, back at the human, back to him, and finally turned towards this, Michael person.
“Are you sure about this? Are you absolutely certain?” she asked, and the human nodded, soon finding himself wrapped in her magic. His world then filled with a view of her muzzle opening. The candle light reflected off her maw, her teeth shining like pillars, while her tongue wavered a little, wiggling in anticipation of his flavor on it once more. Then he was tossed, like so much of a treat, into her maw, her tongue rising up to catch him in its pillowy folds, embracing him and covering him, before her teeth closed around him with a clack.
The tongue beneath Mike waved like it was water, undulating and tossing him around the mouth. The soft texture of the thing made such bouncing painless, though, and he felt her salvia soak him again, once again making him warm after the ordeal outside in their cold room. It clung to his clothing, the fancy suit Shining had insisted on dressing him in when he’d been selected for this duty, but he endured it, enjoying the feeling as the tongue pressed him gently against the roof of her muzzle, sucking the flavor off his form.
The Princess’ maw opened up then, allowing him to rest in the center of her tongue for a moment, and gaze outside, finding the face of Shining Armor profiled weirdly in the candlelight, creating an odd shadow on his face. He seemed to be enjoying the show, though, licking his own lips, and staring right at the human on his wife’s tongue, before he jolted forward, his face filling the view of the world, then casting it into darkness once more as his lips met Cadence’s in another passionate kiss.
Then the world went wild, as a second tongue invaded her mouth, a second serpent like member pressing and grabbed at him. The tips of the two poked and prodded at his body, pressing him between them, before they began to tug at him, each trying their best to draw him into their maws. Mike, for his part, lost track of where he was in this wild ride, as the tongues to him were of equal size, and he couldn’t see anything save flashes in the dark as the lips came apart enough to let the candles shine through.
After what felt like hours of bouncing around between the tongues of the crystal rulers, Mike felt his body slip backwards, one of the tongues losing its grip on him, as the other pushed him farther back into the muzzle. The darkness lit briefly, as he got one last look at a pony outside, one he couldn’t see well in the candlelight other than that it was smiling at him, before the tongue rose upwards, and with a deep glurk sound, he fell off into the throat, the walls catching at him, and pulling him downwards.
The course inside the throat of a pony was one he knew well, as Mike’s body was caught by the folded walls of flesh, powerful muscles behind bunching it up into a pillowy soft mess that then began to part below, as above it squeezed shut. Outside, he could imagine a lump passing down the neck of a pony, slowly slipping deeper and deeper into the form, until finally, it would vanish, turning towards their chest, and then being drawn into their body completely, his whole world becoming their body.
The stomach he arrived in was bright, brighter than any he’d seen before. The juices of a pony seemed to shine with the light of their magic, even pegasus and earth ponies from what he’d been told, but this was something else. The lake of juices was like liquid light from the sun itself, collected into a pool that felt warm to the touch even for his body as he was dumped into it. It didn’t hurt though, feeling more like a hottub, as he rose back to the surface with a splash, and looked around.
About him floated the remains of Princess Cadence’s meals earlier in the day, for he assumed such a glow came from alicorn magic in her. On one side, he spotted what must have been the remains of a huge stack of pancakes, now little more than a pile of mush after the day being digested, with everywhere else he saw cakes, cakes of every shape, size, and variety. From the simple cupcakes, to what must have originally been slices of large wedding cakes, and even something that looked like a king cake, a Mardi Gras treat, all melting slowly.
Outside, Cadence giggled at the feeling, as Mike splashed around inside her. She licked her lips, and rubbed at her belly, before taking Shining’s hoof and guiding him to their bedchamber. There, the pair enjoyed a quiet evening alone, before she gently fell asleep, her stomach gurgling around her snack, while slowly processing all the stuff inside it. She was surprised, despite knowing, that the next morning she would let out a thunderous belch, and the human would come up with it. Of course, less than an hour later, he would be between two waffles, and find his way back into her belly, a spot he would enjoy many times over the days to come.
Alternate Ending: Shining Armor
As he was pushed out of the throat, the human landed with a splash inside the stomach of the pony who’d swallowed him whole. The stomach juices of the pony glowed, a pale blue, showing he was in Shining Armor’s stomach, having gotten tossed around by the dueling tongues above, and being passed into his muzzle at some point. He didn’t mind, however. This was, as he’d said, his job now, being a snack for a pony. And he had it better than most, after all, as the ponies of the crystal empire were quite kind.
About him floated the remains of Shining’s lunch, the hayburger almost still whole, probably been shoved into his muzzle and then swallowed down without a thought, while the hayfries he only recognized by their number, mushed piles floating here and there in the stomach juices. Mike, leaning back and letting the churning walls create waves, just relaxed. He knew in a few hours, he would pop up out of Shining’s stomach, probably being belched up considering the stallion’s size, and he’d be asked to do this again, after being cleaned and fed himself.
His relaxation was interrupted, however, when the world began to violently rock forward to back, shaking the stomach contents, including Mike himself around, and eventually trapping him beneath the stomach juices as a heavy bun fell on him. He sighed, as he found himself trapped, not panicked or the like. He would be fine, but knowing that outside, apparently Shining and Cadence were having a lot of fun. Which they were, as Shining bounced himself all about as the Princess of love whacked him with a stick for stealing her treat.
6886075 ah don't worry, I'm sure a simple flank massage isn't going to rile her up. If you have a dog like me, then you know that, no matter what gender they are, a dog loves a good butt massage. Plus:
*Celestia giving you the seductive look*
P.C.: mm... not massaging the royal flank, I guess this will be good, for me at least. *her horn glows and pick you up with her magic. She teases you, but drops you into her mouth, where you are then swallowed* Now, you're going to stay in there until I say so *she goes to sleep and you are inside, hearing her body at work around*
6886237 True, they do like that.
*Sighs* "Well, at least I'll have some time to run."
*Pulls out vial of ipecac and empties it*
"I'm going to be showering for weeks."
*Waits for the ipecac to kick in, and to be vomited out*
6886455 *Nothing happens, sadly.*
P.C.: *Snickering* You seriously thought that would work? This isn't the first time I ate something that would make me throw up. I've had thousands of years in experience with this; why else are there so many assassination attempts that all fail? I bet you're lonely in there, here, meet my friend: Banana cream cake! *eats cake and swallows. You are then covered in globs of chewed up cake with bits of bananas inside*
6886573 "Banana, why does it have to be banana, I hate banana. Wait, just how many assassination attempts can there be in a supra peaceful kingdom? Let alone with the Sun and Moon being two pieces of a glorified clock... Um, how about some nice music to not do anything mean to me..."
*Pulls out phone, selects music file, and presses play*
*Pulls out a mysterious device and whispers into it*
"You gotta get me the heck out!"
*Gets teleported to safe location while an exact duplicate takes my place, music still playing even.*
6886661 *listens to the music inside*
"Hm... this is actually relaxing. Alright, I'll let you out, but only to hear the music better. *she concentrates and belches loudly. The device and duplicate out. She noticed the duplicate*
"Oh ho ho! A teleportation spell!? 2 can play!" *she casts a spell, and sees a trail leading to you.* "Ready or not, here I come!" *she gets up and follows the path*
6886749 Hmm, seems I'm going to be in trouble in the future.
*Running, talking out loud to myself*
"Okay Jerec, time to get to the village where I'll be safe, well, at least until a certain purple Alicorn comes to have me pay my debt. The things I do to get out of certain situations, and when she finds out what situation I just got out of, I'm sure that'll make her even more ready to collect."
*Eyes go half lidded, gains sarcastic tone*
"And that'll be so much fun."
*Sees village outskirts*
"Woohoo, home free! I just jinxed myself didn't I!"
6886848 *Celestia crashes down right behind you, the ground shaking beneath her weight, causing you to fall.*
"You sure did!"
*You get up and began to run away. Celestia, on the other hand, smiles and walks, catching up to you easily. You trip, and Celestia, being the troll she is, decides to mess with you. She gently lowers her towering hoof over your small body. You see it just a couple of inches away from you.*
6887362 "Oh great, the fun only gets better."
*says sarcastically and rolls out*
"You're quick! Oh look some humans outside the village."
*points off in a direction, accidentally toward an actual group hiding in a bush, and runs in the opposite direction.*
"Did I really just try the oldest trick in the book? Nevermind, it's that or be caught by a vengeful giant pony princess."
*Her horn glows and picks you up*
"Oh please, I'm only here for you. If you want to, I'll let them join you."
*She opens her mouth with an 'Ah!' and drops you. You land in her mouth, and the princess tastes you, saliva splatting all over you. She swallows you, and you land in her stomach. She turns to the group in the bush; a large man and twins women that nearly young adults. She takes them from their hiding spot and swallows them, and you're joined by the three in her gut.
"Ah, you tinies are so tasty! Now stay inside, or else I'll chew you next time you escape."
*You and the people sit down in Celestia's stomach, bracing yourselves as the place rocked with her steps. The large man introduces himself as "Bob" while the twins are named "Mary" and "Sue"*
6887632 "Hey, I had no idea you guys were actually in there, I was just... Hoping she'd fall for the oldest trick in the book." *laughs nervously, then mutters to self*
"Could be worse I guess, it could, not be lit in here, and I could also have the same relationship with the royals that's in my fic. That would make this, even more awkward... Well, that and they aren't beating me to death yet."
6887659 *All three stare at you with uninterested looks*
Bob: Yeah, whatever. Look, I don't want to spend another minute in any cartoon horse's stomach, and hearing that you escaped, I want to as well. How'd you do it?
Mary: Yeah, it's like, so gross in here! Ugh! Just being here makes me want to throw up!
Sue: Please, ignore my sister, but yes, it is disgusting here. How did you get out, and please, don't tell me it's... you know."
Mary: Ew! I don't want to escape through her fatass! I'd rather die than go through that!
Bob: As much as I hate the way she talks, I have to agree with her. How do we get out without her noticing?
6887683 "Well the first way I got out, well, as you can see she tracked it down, let alone that was the first use of it. We could use it again, but she promised to chew, and well, you guys may end up out near where you were, but for me I'll just end up in front of a certain purple alicorn. Um, ipecac didn't work, and I'm pretty sure she'd notice if we started hiking through her intestines anyway, and I for sure don't want to add another thing to the list of things her masseuses have to go through." *Stops and whispers to myself* "That and if we did have the same relationship as my fic would make things above and beyond awkward. I mean really, Luna would be in a bit of a tizzy over her adoptive son coming out of her sister's ahem, let alone Shade and Silhouette would be terrors, well kind of at any rate... Wait..."
*Stops and thinks about it*
"How did I end up in the castle in the first place?"
6887719 Bob: The same way we did through that magic thing. I remember appearing in the gardens before being chased by one of those guards.
Mary: I remember appearing with some DJ unicorn. Man, she was so awesome to hang out with!
Sue: of course she was, but remember, it was Octavia and I who made sure that you wouldn't end up as a snack during one of Vinyl's stage shows.
Mary: She planned on eating me?
*Another glurk was heard, followed by another shipment of chewed up cake*
Bon: Oh COME ON!!! Seriously!?
*Celestia belches loudly, but giggles*
P.C.: Sorry, but you should know about my cake habits.
Mary: Yeah, and that's why you're gaining so much weight
P.C.: And that's why you're all part of my diet plan.
6887804 "Actually I appeared in Twi's castle, that's part of how I got this." *Pulls out the teleportation device.* "I sorta made a deal with her, and then of course she enchanted it. On its first use it will take you to the village outside Ponyville, second use it'll take you to her castle, third right in front of her, you see where this is going don't you? So the question is, do you dare to use it, I mean technically it's your first time, so you'd possibly end up outside your village, but for sure I'll end up in Twilight's castle." *Mutters to self* "With one princess I'm indebted to and another possibly angry on"
6887880 Mary: Give me that! *takes the device* FREEDOM!!!
Everyone: NO!!!
*Mary presses the button and all disappear from Celestia's stomach. Celestia notices how empty her belly is*
P.C.: Oh, now you're all gonna get it! And this time, you're all going to only be in your underwear!
*You all land in front of Twilight's castle*
Mary: Yes!!! Sweet freedom!
Sue: But we're nowhere near a village, Mary!
Bob: I don't know about you guys, but I'm getting the hell out of here! *He runs away*
Mary: I'm joining him! No way I wanna be eaten again.
Sue *grabs her sister* Oh no you don't! Tell me, is Twilight like Celestia, in the fact that she likes eating us, or is she the exception?
6887961 "Um, I owe her the debt so, I'm done for so to speak, for you two, depends on her mood. Better than nothing, but we gotta go quick."
*Rushes into Twilight's castle with them following behind*
"Though, she is something of the scientific type."
6887961 Starting to think we should turn this Rp into a collab chapter.
6887990 I was thinking the same thing, actually. Message this whole RP Then?
Jerec's adventure.
6888031 Sure. Maybe put in a little bit more for a background story, and of course it is still ongoing. Poor me, I guess we'll see how I turn out.
I fail to words