Short Hand: Celestia's Plan 1 · 3:24pm Apr 8th, 2021
Shepherd was summoned to Princess Celestia's private office. He sat down across from her on a couch. She sat across from him with a smile.
Celestia: "Thank you for coming, Ser Shepherd."
Shepherd: "Not at all, Your Highness. What can I do for you?"
Celestia: "It's more something I'd like to do for you, Ser Shepherd."
Shepherd: "For me, Your Highness? What would that be?"
Celestia: smiles "There are concerns about you in Parliament."
Shepherd: "Oh God. Someone wants to tax me? Or subsidize me? If they'd like to subsidize me, I suppose I can shoulder the burden of more tax money being spent on me. I'll just give it back to the common ponies."
Celestia: chuckles "You've been sharpening your wit, I see."
Shepherd: "Being away from television does wonders. So what are these concerns?"
Celestia: "Well, given you are a mighty warrior and defender of ponykind-"
Shepherd: "The tag line on my action figures?"
Celestia: "I enjoy the kung fu action, myself. But as you are a mighty warrior and defender of ponykind, there are concerns about your species dying out."
Shepherd: "Well yeah... Kind of hard to fix that given I'm the only example of my species around."
Celestia: "Oh, that is easy enough to fix with magic and the human genes already in the pony population. No, the bigger issue is who you would marry and have foals with!"
Shepherd: "Um... I think I can sort that part out myself?"
Celestia: "The aristocracy does not think so. They think I should take a personal hoof in things."
Shepherd: "In what way? You gonna set up an arranged marriage for me? ... Please tell me you aren't going to do that."
Celestia: "Well we know Twilight's going to need all the help she can get, don't we?"
Shepherd: "She's not that bad... Okay she is that bad but she'll get better! An arranged marriage won't help!"
Celestia: "That was my thinking as well. So instead, I will find a surrogate mother to have a child with you. One you can relate to as you wish!"
Shepherd: "Ugh. Figures it would be a bunch of aristocrats who came up with something like that. I trust you'll make sure it takes forever?"
Celestia: "On the contrary! I have the mother chosen already."
Shepherd: "I refuse to-"
Celestia: "It will be me."
Shepherd: "... Pardon?"
Celestia: "Well I'm hardly going to let my ponies do anything I wouldn't be willing to do myself. There were multiple volunteers, of course. My dear sister wanted to do so, but I'm afraid she's too emotionally fragile to handle pregnancy so soon after her return. Princess Cadance is engaged, and Twilight... Well she's too young. So it should be me! It's the logical choice."
Shepherd: "Uh huh... And why should I go along with a bunch of aristocrats' paranoia and delusions of being competent at breeding?"
Celestia turns into an insanely sexy human woman. She smiles warmly and sexily at him.
Shepherd: "... That's... A good argument."
Celestia: "I thought it might be. I don't need an answer immediately, of course. You may think on it."
Shepherd: "I'm... Yes... I will think on it..."
Celestia: "My eyes are up here, Shepherd."
Shepherd: "I'm trying to look at them, Your Highness. I swear I am."
Celestia: smiles "I didn't say it was a problem, did I~?"
"With all due respect, Your Highness, there are a number of myths on Earth about immortal monarchs who live in glorious mountain cities and take mortal consorts. They rarely end well for the mortals."
"I'm not married to the goddess of marital fidelity, Ser Shepherd. And even if you do get turned into cattle, that will only mildly harm your social life."
XDDDD Loved this.
I think this is probably the smoothest attempt to get into his pants, yet. Making it optional, rather than a demand. A very... tempting option.
I have to remember to use this response if I ever get the opportunity.
... and if the woman gives THAT response I must marry her.
SOLD!
Ya gave me a hearty chuckle there.