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// Chapter 1: The Royal Couple 
// Story: One Feather of a Fetish: Adventures in Canterlot 
// by AngelShy24 
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	Ahhh, smell that fresh morning air. It’s 8:30am and I’m perked up and raring to go. Surprisingly to me, the streets were already filled many ponies that were out and about doing their usual leisure. Well that certainly was lucky for me. After all, who would notice a cute little colt holding a camera in the middle of a crowded street; not much I’m sure.
Wow, many flanks on the left, and many flanks on the right. No matter where I looked, there were nice sets of beautiful hilltops. Heh, I came up with that one myself. I brought up my camera and started to snap away at any lovely flank I could get my lens on. Some were covered by fancy fru-fru, or some kind of rich clothing, and some were completely bare; switching around as they walked. But hey, we ponies don’t normally wear clothes; aren’t I right?
“Hey, say cheese!” I would shout out to some.
“Pose for me, please?” I would say to others.
“Can you help me practice my talent?” I would say to those who might seem to suspicious.
But no matter how I did it, no pony suspected a thing. I was just a young colt who wanted to go around and snap pictures with his camera. And it didn’t matter what angle I did it either; some of the rich mares were completely oblivious of the fact that I was getting a major kick out of their sexy bodies; awesome.  
Well, as much fun as this was, I wanted to start aiming to my main goal at the Canterlot Palace. On my way there, I heard a random unicorn filly shout out to me behind me.
“OMG, your’re Featherweight, aren’t you?!” she asked.
When I saw her, my mind went blank and I slightly blushed. But seeing that a filly in who I have never met before came up to me, I smiled and was feeling lucky of this opportunity.
“Um, yeah… I’m Featherweight. Have we met before?”
“No we haven’t, but a friend of mine in Ponyville knows you; her name is Twist!”
“Oh yeah, I know her,” I responded.
Twist… she was one the fillies back home that truly blew my mind with her poses. Knowing that this random filly knows her just me feel even luckier.
“My name is Dew Drop,” she said while slightly blushing, “So where are you going in such a hurry?”
Aw man, she’s giving me a look that’s making my wings stand on end.
“O-oh… just to the palace,” I said awkwardly, “who’s asking?”
“I am, silly. Didn’t you hear me?”
Well I did, but apparently she was causing me to feel a little flustered. Did this filly somehow know about my photo fetish?
“Well anyway, I’ve been there many times; it’s more beautiful inside than it is outside.”
“Thanks for telling me that,” I said, “W-well, I must be going now.”
I started walking again, but then that filly got in front of me with her eyes so bright; what does she want? She’s making me feel all sweaty.
“So, Twist told me all about her moment with you taking photos of her and how you find it… kinda kinky.”
Oh crap, she does know about my fetish. Twist promised she wouldn’t tell anypony about it yet.
“But hey; don’t worry about it though,” she said with a light giggle, “Twist and I are best friends and both trust each other;” She suddenly got up close to me with her nose touching mine, “Your secret is still safe with her… and me.”
What do I do? What do I do? What do I do? This filly was being very risky with a colt with a fetish like mine; I didn’t want to end up doing something that I would regret. But thankfully, she suddenly she just pulled away giggling a bit at my reaction face.
“Anyway, I gotta go; my mom is expecting my company; but I hope I run into you again today. Have fun at the Canterlot Palace… you naughty little foal.”
She started to walk off, but I realized that she was walking awfully slow and was swaying her tail around a little more than she should have. I think she was testing me to see if I would take a pervy picture behind her back. Nah, I shouldn’t; I should just go on and… aw man, I couldn’t look away from her juicy petite flank; she wasn’t playing fair. I just need to look away, pay no attention to the filly doing the sexual act behind me and… ah screw it; you all know that I couldn’t ignore it, right?
I quickly snapped the picture and then ran off in the opposite direction blushing. Then unknown to me, Dew Drop looked behind her and smiled. What could she have been thinking? 
“Heh, I knew it; he couldn’t resist me.”

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Alright keep it together, Featherweight. All those ponies on the streets and that… f-feisty little filly that was all up on you; they were just warm-ups. A little exercise on the photo taking reflexes. It was time to head towards the Canterlot Palace to see if I could try my luck in capturing the majestic rump of our dear ruler… Princess Celestia!
I was able to travel past the main gate; mainly because no pony was there. Wow; bad example of security, stallions. It started to seem like getting into the palace was going to be a walk in the park. But when I was nearing the steps that led to the castle entrance, some guards gathered together and blocked the path; dang it.
“Halt, who goes there?!” one of the guards shouted. But they soon realized that I was no threat… well, to the untrained eye.
“Oh, it’s just a kid,” the main guard said to the others while looking down at me and my suspicious camera and baggage with an intimidating leer, “Where do you think you’re going?”
Well, this was no biggie. All I had to do was stay calm, act natural, and be very friendly.
“Hi there; my name is Featherweight, sir. I’m just a normal little colt who wishes to go into the Canterlot Palace and observe the wonderful history within its walls… *COUGH!* andseetheprincess.”
I kinda hesitated a bit there on that last part, but maybe he didn’t notice.
“Do you have a Royal invitation pass?” he asked me.
I wasn’t quite sure what he said at first.
“A… a what?”
“A Royal invitation pass; it looks like this.”
He held a held a heart-shaped slip of paper with some fancy writing on it and an imprint of the royal seal on the bottom. The pass seemed a bit girly if you asked me but it was good enough. However, I looked at the guard nervously and answered.
“Heh… um, no sir. I… I don’t have one.”
Therefore, the guards stayed where he stood and didn’t let me go by.
“If you don’t, then I’m afraid we can’t let you in without Royal permission.”
It couldn’t end like this; I need to get in to acquire my target! I wasn’t about to let my lack of an invitation pass stop me now!
“Come on; are you going to deny a young colt who wants to gain some knowledge?”
They still denied me, “Sorry, son. Without a pass we can’t allow you in.”
Maybe they would fall for a desperate pleading face; it has to work. I got down on my knees and placed on the ol’ cute face.
“Please, sir; have a heart! Please do a fellow Pegasus without any means to get a pass a favor and let him in… pretty please?”
Unfortunately as I feared, nothing was getting through to them; nothing! The main guard raised his voice a little to make sure I heard what he said.
“Look, kid, I don’t want to start any trouble. For the last time… without a pass or an approval, you… can’t come… in!”
He didn’t have to prolong it like that like I was stupid in hearing. Well, maybe I was a little; but still…
“Now turned around and walk away, please?”
“Fine…” I sighed. I turned around, had my head and tail hanging down, and I sadly walked away. It all seemed to happen so fast! I guess I won’t be able to get what I want after all; it just didn’t seem fair.
As I walked back past the main gate, I was lamenting that a photo of our Princesses’ posterior would never be mine. But suddenly, hope was about to turn back around for me when I accidentally walked into somepony and fell back onto my flank. Then, I heard a voice talking.
“Oh; hey there, little colt. Are you lost; do you need something.”
I looked up in front of me, and who I saw made me feel totally shock yet slightly excited inside. No it wasn’t Celestia, but it was somepony who was almost as good; Celestia’s niece, Princess Cadence! She was standing right there in front of me with her husband, Shining Armor. 
My excitement didn’t show because of my failed attempt to get into the palace. My face still looked a bit upset. But then, it finally hit me; I could put this expression to good use on Cadence. Those guards want me to get a royal approval, then I was about to get one!
“Who is this kid?” asked the elegant prince.
“I’m not sure,” the beautiful princess responded, “but he doesn’t seem too happy.”
I kept on my sad face and latched myself onto one of Cadence’s front legs.
“Pr-Pr-Princess Cadence…”
“Please, just call me Cadence.” 
Being on Cadence’s leg, I could feel her soft fur and enjoy it without any suspicions. Plus, I was close enough to see the side of her flank… score.
“M-Miss Cadence, I just wanted to go in the palace to explore it and… and take some pictures, and maybe … s-see Princess Celestia in person, but those mean guards won’t let me in.”
Shining was looking at me feeling a little uncomfortable, “Wow, he… he really isn’t happy.”
Well duh, that’s what your wife said. Suddenly, Cadence looked at him while generously smiling.
“Hey, I think he’s that colt from Ponyville; you know the one that we heard likes to take pictures for other ponies.”
Wait, she knows about my hobby? Who told her; how much does she know? What if… oh wait she just knows that I like to take pictures; false alarm.
“W-wait… y-you know about me?” I said in such an adorable tone.
“We sure have. But don’t worry, we can get you in; I’m sure Aunt Celestia won’t mind.”
I suddenly jumped onto all of my four hooves and looked at her with a bright smile.
“Really, you mean it?!”
“Of course, mister photographer,” she answered while nudging my nose with hers. Whoa, it’s almost like she was about to kiss me; sigh, too bad she didn’t.
“Say, Shining Armor,” said Cadence, “what do you say?”
“Sure, it’s fine with me,” Shining responded with a smirk, “What harm could it possibly do?”
I was so ecstatic and very happy I had to hug Cadence’s leg again; after all, it did feel comfortably soft.
“Thank you, Miss Cadence! Thank you; you’re so kind!”
Just then, I heard Shining straighten out his voice to gain my attention. I looked at him with curious eyes and then realized what he wanted.
“Oh, and thank you too, Shining Armor.”
Sure, I didn’t sound as ecstatic that time, but I still meant it.
“Well, come on,” Cadence instructed, “We’re on our way back to the palace anyway.”
“Coming, your heinieness… I-I mean, your highness!”
Whew, I almost messed up there. Cadence just smiled at me not realizing what I said at first; however, Shining did. He looked at me kinda suspiciously, but then he figured it was just a slip of tounge. Heh, heh… heinieness.
We got to the bottom of the castle entrance stairs, where I was turned off, and the royal couple was greeted by the guards.
“Welcome back from your morning stroll, Prince; Princess!”
They both acknowledged them with a bow.
“Why thank you, good sirs,” said Cadence. She was so lovely when she’s being polite.
Suddenly, the main guard looked behind Cadence and noticed me; he probably thought I was trying to sneak in with them.
“Excuse me, your highness,” he said so boastfully, “I do believe that you have a stowaway trying to sneak in behind you.”
Stowaway? This is a palace, genius; not a ship.
“Oh don’t worry about this little guy,” Cadence responded, “He’s with us.”
The guards looked at each other with arched eyebrows then stepped aside from our path.
“Of course, Princess,” said the main guard. 
I let the couple go by first, and then I followed behind afterwards. The main guard just gave me a profound look like I was up to something; but I think he was just upset that I got the better of him. I decided to throw a nice little raspberry at him as I walked on forward; and I don’t mean the fruit kind.
“What the… did he just… why I oughta…”
“It’s not worth it, man,” quoted another guard, “it’s not worth it.”

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Once we reached the palace doors, my body was shaking with excitement; I was finally going to infiltrate… I mean, enter the threshold of Celestia’s palace. There was a quick glimmer of light that sparkled as the doors opened; just walking in was a moment of brilliance.
“Well, here we are,” said Cadence as we walked in.
I was so astonished about every single aspect of the inside. I looked all around temporarily forgetting my main objective and took a few pictures of the many designs and architecture as we walked down the hall.
“Wow, this is awesome,” I said, “You know, I’ve never seen the inside of the palace before.”
Cadence smiled down upon me as I was enjoying my surroundings, “Beautiful, isn’t it? They say that this palace was created by the magic of the very first Alicorn that ever lived.”
My eyes grew wide with knowledge shock, “Whoa, that long?!”
“That’s right. You see all these crystal windows; each one symbolizes a legendary event that took place across Equestrian history.”
Suddenly, I noticed a certain window that displayed an event that I was familiar with.
“Look, there’s Shining’s sister and her friends defeating Discord!” I shouted with excitement.
“Yeah, that was a very momentous occasion;” Cadence responded, “Shining was really proud of his sister once he found out about this one. Isn’t that right, honey?”
Cadence’s husband just smiled and nodded in agreement, “Yep, Twi and her friends truly made big history that day; as well as when they defeated Nightmare Moon and changed Princess Luna back to normal. I really am quite proud of her.”
It was actually really fun learning these facts about Equestria’s history and the photos I was taking were going to be worth it; but speaking of photos… it was about time to return to my main objective. I soon noticed the cutiemark on Cadence’s royal flank; a crystal heart. I’m pretty sure it stood for how well she is to heal one’s love emotions. Well… I definitely loved the sight of which I saw. Wanting to be closer, I started to walk right beside her and started a conversation.
“Sooooooo… tell me; how does it feel to be married to the Captain of the Royal Guard?” 
Shining Armor noticed on how close I was walking beside his wife and my eyes weren’t always fixed on her face. Oh lighten up, mister; she’s married to you and I’m only 9. I don’t have a chance; but that won’t stop me from getting a photo shot of that… wow, it looks so perfect.
“Well, it’s been quite rewarding actually,” said Cadence in response to my question, “We’ve been in love since we were teenage ponies; around when I started to babysit Twilight when she was just a little filly. Even though we both have a different, important role, we’ve always found time like this morning to spend with each other.” 
“Did you two do it yet?” I said quite slyly.
Cadence stopped suddenly and looked at me very questionably; and Shining was looking like he was about to bop me on the head for saying that in front of his wife; he better not do it though, I know… skills.
“Well, aren’t you an educated little colt; although, the answer is no. But… we were thinking about trying to have a foal soon.”
“Um… Cadence,” said Shining feeling very weary of me, “do you think it’s wise to tell that colt about that area of our business?”
“It’s okay, Shining,” Cadence responded, “he’s just being a little curious. There’s no harm in that.”
Oh, she has no idea. I sorta liked how I was getting on Shining’s nerves because I was hogging his wife to myself; suddenly, a smirk came onto my face. I flew upwards and then laid myself upon Cadences back so I feel her soft fur against my underside. So comfy… so warm… 
Cadence just looked over at me and just chuckled at my adorable little actions, and poor Shining was feeling so jealous.
“Say Cadence,” I spoke out, “do you think that one day it could be possible for me to become… Captain of the guards?”
“Well, if you study and train hard enough, I’m sure you would make an excellent one.”
I turned around at Shining Armor who was still keeping a close eye on me and I gave him a little sinister smile. He became a little flustered and was about to say something to his lovely wife, but then he decided to just leave it alone for now. Heh, wise choice.
“Hey, Featherweight,” said Miss Cadence suddenly.
“Yes, Miss Cadence?”
“I know you said that you wanted to come in here to explore and study the palace and meet my Aunt in person, but think there’s something else that you have planned.”
Oh dear, she was looking at me arching her eyebrow and smiling. Could she really know what I’m planning; or at least know that I am planning something else?
“What?!B-but… w-what makes you say that?”
She gave me a little bop on the nose; did that mean that she thought I was a bad pony?
“I can see it your eyes,” she responded, “Plus, I don’t think you would need that much film just to explore the palace.”
Darn it; she knows that I’m up to something! Should I tell her; and if I did, how would she react? Well I could just mildly tell her the truth.
“Okay, I confess. I didn’t want to just see Celestia, I wanted to snap some photo shots of her too. Is that a problem?”
I kinda lowered my head hoping that she would never harm a little pony like me.
“Of course not,” Cadence responded, “It’s not a problem at all; however, I’m afraid she not here right now. She’s taking care of some royal business; you know how it is.”
Aw man, you got to be kidding me! I went through all that trouble going through those guards and luckily running into these two, and now I find out that Celestia is not even here; so much for gaining some photos of the royal rump.
Shining Armor just smiled a bit as I flew back down on the ground with my head hanging down in disappointment. 
“Oh well,” he idly said, “I guess you can’t practice your talent on the Princess after all.”
I could tell that he was sort of mocking me; he probably thought that I deserved it after trying to steal his wife’s attention away from him.
“Hey, I have a great Idea!” said Cadence so suddenly, “Why don’t you practice your talent on us?”
“Wait, what?”Shining responded.
My ears suddenly perked up, and lifted my head back up. Plus, I found that my wings were rising up a little too. 
“What… y-y-you would let me do that?” I said with a slight blush.
“Why not; it’s the least thing we can do for you since you went through all that trouble only to be disappointed. I may not be my aunt, but…” She suddenly did a little flourish pose, “aren’t I beautiful and majestic enough to practice on… as well as my husband?”
Well, well… taking lovely, sexy photos of Princess Cadence and… ugh, her husband. Oh, I know! I can take some of them together and then I’ll request some of just her and her royal body. That would be the perfect set up.
I bowed down in front of her and raised my hands while telling her, “Miss Cadence, it would be an honor to practice my photo skills on you and your beautiful physique!”
She gave a little chuckle upon hearing my statement; I guess it was amusing to her hearing a colt like me make such a commitment.
“Don’t forget about my husband,” she told me.
I looked over at him and he gave me a suspicious glare; didn’t faze me at all.
“Oh… y-yeah, and him too!”
“Well then,” said Cadence, “I know the perfect place for you to practice on us; come on.”
As Cadence walked on, I prepared to follow. However, her suspicious husband got in front of me and made sure that I wasn’t up to anything.
“Listen, you seem like a nice little colt, so if you’re going to do this, just remember not to do anything you might regret; all right?”
I just smiled and nodded my head; then he went up to catch up with his wife. *Sigh* he so protective of his lover, but I am afraid this is one predator that he cannot keep at bay. I whipped out my camera and had a little smirk as I closed in on Cadence’s flank that was switching around right in front of me. I knew that I would get an opportunity to do this in a minute… but it was too great to pass it up; I took the shot.
*FLASH!*
They both turned around suddenly towards me; curious of the shot I took, “What was that?” said the protective guard husband, “Where did you take your shot at?”   
When they saw me I was already facing another direction at a random object.
“Oh, I was just admiring that… l-lovely vase over there; its design is so… alluring!”
“Come on, sweetie,” said Cadence to Shining as she playfully elbowed him, “stop being so suspicious of him.”
They both turned back around continued walking forward; with me following close behind. Shining actually bought that statement… sucker.

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“Behold our royal bedroom,” shouted Cadence as we finally reached our destination.
Their royal room was very elegant-looking. It was filled with crystallized tiles on the walls and floor. There was a huge bath in the back, and the enormous bed I saw was… well, enormous! I expected no less from a room inside a huge palace.
“Pretty neat, isn’t it,” asked Cadence.
“Pretty astonishing is more like it! I feel like I’m a real prince just by standing in this room. You two must love to spend a lot of time in here, don’t ya?”
“Um… that is… true,” Cadence responded awkwardly, “we do like to spend time… in here.” 
Shining just planted a giant facehoof on his face. What was that all about; it was a really awesome room, so I asked if they really liked to spend a lot of… time… omg, I just got it. Wow, what I’d do to see what they do in here.
“So, mister photographer,” Cadence proudly called me, “how exactly do you want to practice with this?”
Well I didn’t want to go right into it and suggest taking solo photos of her first, so I decided to play it safe for now.
“I sure do, Miss Cadence. I was thinking maybe I can do some photo shots of both of you together.”
Shining arched his eyebrow and look at me while thinking to himself, “Really; that’s not what I expected.”
“And then,” I continued, “I can take some of just… you?”
Then Shining rolled his eyes and thought, “And there it is; never mind.”
“Sounds like a plan,” Cadence responded, “and there’s absolutely no harm in that; right honey?”
“Oh… of course not;” Shining said sarcastically, “you know, as long as he’s careful of what kind of photos he takes.”
He gave me a little serious glare to make sure I got the message; I did get it, but I don’t really care.
“Shining, calm down,” said Cadence, “I’m sure however he practices, it will be completely innocent.”
“Yeah, it better.”
Oh wow, that sounded like a threat! Ooooooh, I’m so scared. Heh, I crack me up.
“Alright royal couple,” I shouted, “why don’t we start off with a lovely embrace; hug each other to death… b-but not literally.”
These two really did love each other; not that I thought that they didn’t, but it was pretty neat seeing another sweet couple that was not my parents share their love. I love my parents but when they get all lovey dubby I feel a little uncomfortable.
Cadence and her husband each had their hoof around the other’s left side and they were nuzzling necks; how cute.
I took one good shot of that scene; one up close to their faces and one from a little distance.
“That was excellent!” I shouted, “Now, how about giving each other a kiss… a real one… on the lips.”
And maybe some in the mouth.
“Oh my,” said Cadence while blushing, “Are you sure you want us to do this in front of you?”
“Miss Cadence,” I said with confidence in my voice, “As a photographer, I will capture the very essence of anything and everything that I can get; trust me.”
Whoo, I’m so smooth with words. I totally nailed that one.
Suddenly, Shining Armor swept Cadence into his arms and gave her a huge, romantic kiss on the lips. Cadence’s Eyes grew wide in shock at first, but then closed her eyes and went along with it as she held onto him and enjoyed his precious lips.
“That’s great,” I shouted, “excellent! Keep it going!”
I was snapping away on their little kiss scene catching as many angles as I could to find the perfect lighting position. At some point, I purposely zoomed in at an angle so that all you could see was the beautiful Cadence and just the lips of Shining. I took that shot for myself; I could use it and pretend that those unknown lips were mine instead of his; heh, heh. Plus I took a shot of her leaning lower body area for good measure. Oh Celestia, I’m bad.
“Oh goodness,” said Cadence in a blissful tone after she broke away from the kiss, “what was that all about?”
“You’re my wife aren’t you,” Shining answered with a naughty smile, “so I’m gonna treat you as such.”
“Now for another good pose,” I said suddenly, “How about if the lovely mare lays down on her side facing my direction and the husband lays his head on her back.”
They both smiled and looked at each other as they just shrugged. They followed my directions and posed exactly the way I said it; they both looked really cute like that.
“Yes, that’s good!”
Despite my certain fetish, taking pictures with my camera was one of the most enjoyable pastimes that I do; and hopefully I can get a career in it in the future.
“You must really love doing this,” said Cadence, “But who am I kidding; it’s your talent after all.”
Shining nuzzled his snout against hers and then looked back over in my direction, “Yeah, he really is a natural, isn’t he?”
After I finished with that, the moment for me finally came!
“Okay, Miss Cadence, now I want to practice some on you!”
She smiled and chuckled a bit, “Very well.”
She looked at her hubbie and gave him the gesture that she wanted him to get out of the shot.
“Umm… sweetie?”
He sighed and walked off away from her, “If I must.” 
Once the Prince walked away, all my attention was on Cadence. Poor little Shining, having another handsome pony gaze upon his wife; he literally looked jealous of me. But of course I can’t be with her; duh, and he knows it. I guess he just wants to make sure.
“So how do you want me to this?” Cadence asked me. I was thinking… and thinking… I wanted this to be special and make the husband as off-edge as I could get him. Suddenly, I happened to see a young teenage photo of her lying on her stomach and flailing her back legs while resting her head on her forehooves. She looks so cute in that picture; and then a naughty idea came up in my mind.
“Hey, Miss Cadence, how about posing like that?”
She saw the picture that I was pointing to and blushed from embarrassment; wow a lot of blushes today, isn’t there?
“Oh, I don’t know. It would be kind of embarrassing to do that now.”
I gave her the sweetest little face that she could’ve seen from any colt, “Come on, do it for me?”
She couldn’t resist my adorable plea, so she agreed that it was okay to do so; what harm could it do?
“Oh… why not; this is to help you out.”
Despite her royal demeanor and position, it took most of her courage to copy her teenage photo the exact same way.
“So, how’s this?”
This time, Shining wasn’t even paying attention to me; his eyes and mine were both drawn to Cadence. Although Shining was enjoying it more than I was; but is that even possible? Seeing her doing this here and now was even more alluring than her picture; mostly because of the motion and her beautiful tail twisting and waving between her kicking legs… between… her legs… Ahhh! No, no, no! I shouldn’t think that! She’s married, she married, she’s married.
“Well, I guess I still got it,” said Cadence while chuckling a bit, “This is the pose that made Shining fall for me you know.”
“Really,” I said, “I could never guess why.”
“So are you gonna practice your angle shots some more?”
Of course I was… can’t keep this princess waiting. 
“Here’s the deal,” I whispered to the Prince, “You let me get whatever sensual shots of your wife I can get, and I’ll let you have some copieeees.”
He gave me a questionable look, but then nodded in agreement. I knew he would agree to such a request. He may be a prince and the Captain of the royal guards, but sometimes even he needs some relief on duty.
“Alright then, let’s take some shots.”

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It was quite a bumpy ride; well not really, but my little photo shoot with Princess Cadence was completed. I was able to get some nice shots of her beautiful body and I got Shining Armor to not be jealous at me; a big win-win for me.
“Well, that was such a good time, now wasn’t it?” said Cadence.
“It sure was; thanks for making this worth my while… n-n-not that just hanging out with you two isn’t fun enough.”
Man, I need to be careful of how I say things.
“It’s alright, you’re welcome. You truly are an amusing yet adorable little colt with an amazing talent for Photo-taking. This princess was glad to be of service for you.”
She suddenly came up to me and gave me a kiss on the forehead. She kissed me; she kissed me! *Sigh* well, it’s was better than nothing. My heart was a flutter and the air swooped from beneath my feet. My visit here in Canterlot was all worth it so far.
“You don’t mind that I kissed him, do you, my Prince?” said Cadence to her husband.
“Oh, no; I don’t mind,” he responded, “He rightfully deserves it.”
“Well I better get going,” I said with a goofy smile on my face, “My parents are expecting me to join them for dinner.”
“Wait a second, little colt,” Cadence called out, “Here, take this.”
I held out my hoof; and when I looked in them what did I see? It was one of those royal passes that those guards outside told me about.
“Really, for me? But why?”
“Well, you wanted to see my aunt in person here, right? This will assure you the right to return here when you can. Consider it a reward for all your efforts.”
I was so happy that that I practically jumped up around her neck and gave her a big thank you hug.
“Thank you, Princess Cadence; thank you!”
I placed the pass in my bag and then bowed down to royal couple before taking my leave.
“Thanks again, I am forever in your debt, Princess… and Prince/ Captain of the Royal Guard!”
That definitely was fun and boy what great photos I have! Of course I have to keep my end of the bargain to Shining Armor. After lunch, I am coming back here for Celestia, our dear and powerful ruler. But one thing is for certain; I just hope that Cadence didn’t catch on my real photo taking reasons.

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Back at the bedroom…

“Well, he was a very dapper little colt, wasn’t he honey?”
“Yes, well I knew all along that he wouldn’t be any trouble. He just wanted to take some photo souvenirs to take home. I feel glad for him.”
“Mmmm hmmm. Say, Shining, after he leaves town, how long exactly do you think that those sultry pictures of me that he took for himself and you will get here?”
“Well, I would say about… wait, you knew! But… how… and when… wow, awkward.”
“Sorry, you naughty little prince, but I am a princess; nothing gets past me.”