Me and Shy were dancing in the ballroom all eyes were on us, one hoof was on her shoulder the other close of her flank. We were lose in each other eyes not caring a second for the crowd around us.
``I love you Shy`` In the corner of my eyes I swear I could see a midnight blue form in a window of the castle. But as soon as I saw it, it’s disappear I shrug it off returning my attention to the mare in front of me
``I love you too Dream`` We finish our dance with a kiss, the crowd politely applause. Finally it’s was time for me to ask her. I took a little jewellery box from under my wing and open it, inside of it was a golden necklace with a pale grey feather attach on it.
``Fluttershy will you marry me?`` Her face was one of shock but quickly change for something I wasn’t expecting, anger. My heart, instantly drop.
``That’s the last straw! I had to play this game for way too long!``
``Wha?`` I was shocked and confused at her outburst.
``I don’t love you nopony love you in Ponyville it’s was just a role!`` She scream in disgust.
``But it’s couldn’t be a simple game with all we went through!`` I said trying to prove her wrong. Celestia came slowly trotting toward us.
``I’m the one who ordered to play her role and I must say I’m disappoint in you, element of kindness you shouldn’t have reveal your intentions, not so soon anyway.`` She said like a mother scolding her child.
``B-But why would you do this?! Why would you want me and Shy by together if her felling are not genuine?!`` I said tears forming in my eyes.
``Simple, a pawn can’t fight with all his power if he have his moral down, you were even more useful than what I through you were worth for the trouble, revealing a member of the Reapers and giving me back my daughter so that I have finally less to do for the useless common ponies, that was quite useful, but I think I have used of you’re service enough as it is, you will die.``
``You- you bitch! That, what I get for helping you? I through you ponies were good, but you’re are as worst as the humans!`` I scream glaring dagger at the immortal princess.
``I have heard enough of this primate, subjects obey thy princess and kill this useless piece of trash!`` All the pony approach me with lust for blood in their eyes some, even had knifes under their costumes.
Fluttershy smirk at the scene and began to leave the ballrom with the princess who had a satisfied smirk. ``Shy please help me! I through you loved me we were going to have a foal!`` I cried in distress and sadness.
``Sorry ‘love’ but I think he or she will better placed in a orphanage where I won’t have to care for it’s disgusting needs, goodbye Dream.`` And with that she let a giggle before closing the door leaving me with the insane ponies. One of them lift a hoof to crush my skull, I close my eyes and prepare myself for the hit... But it’s never came.
When I open my eyes I saw all of them being hit by rays of lights making them disappear into oblivion. ``We must admit thy dreams are really disturbing my friend`` A regal voice spoke from behind me, I spun around and was met with the princess of the night.
``Luna! What are you doing here?`` I ask surprised at her sudden apparition.
``Well this is my masquerade isn’t it?`` I gave her a sheepish smile, I had totally forgot about that.
`` But the true reason is because it’s our duty to help ponies in their own dreams``
``Dreams? You mean all this is not real?!`` I ask sceptically everything so far had felt realistic to me.
``We would like to talk more about this, but it’s look like thou are about to wake up, we will see thou in the real masquerade,`` She said before casting a teleportation spell, as soon as she left the environement began to destroy itself, before my vision turn to black.
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I open my eyes. ``Luna?!`` I cried but I was not in Canterlot anymore, I was in the familiars sheets of Fluttershy’s bed.
``No I’m not Luna love but I hope you’re not disappoint`` Said a familiar quiet voice with a giggle.
``Fluttershy!`` I scream in joy tackling her on the ground giving her a fierce kiss. When, my lips disconnect themselves of the shy Pegasus her face was completely flushed.
``I-I think I will h-have to wake you up more often if y-you react like that.`` She said with a little smile. I gently kiss on her neck and she let out a moan, Mark one day said that in the tree sub-races of ponies, Pegasus are, the most sensitive race to sensual touches. So it’s came to no surprise that Fluttershy was already turn on after a few second of nibbling, her ears.
``D-Dream stop that we must be p-prepared for the masquerade.`` She said disappointed of her own words, I sigh and let her go, when she was back on her four legs she made a motion to folow her. ``I made breakfast so come downstairs.`` My disappointment was instantly forgotten overwhelm by hunger I flap my wings to glide in the kitchen.
I eagerly bite on a hay bacon strip and the eggs made by my fillyfriend and hopefully future fiancée. It’s crazy how many thing these ponies can reproduce like food whitout using meat. I heard that soon they will do vegetables that will taste like chicken. Of course that, do not replace meat for the creature who need it to live like Sonata. But with the growing number of human-turn-ponies that come live in every corners of Equestria, they will probably make a good profit for it, but anyway back to our main subject.
I learn that Twilight had too, an invitation to the Winter Moon Masquerade and she invited Brew. That didn’t really surprise me since she’s Celestia student. What surprise me was that the other girls wasn’t invite. I through I was just invite because I was a friend of the elements, so why aren’t they invited too?
The only pony who was a little offend to not be invited was Rarity, since she like all that have to do with the Canterlot celebrities, but she quickly got over it after a while. After breakfast Fluttershy wanted to go to the spa to relax herself before the date. She want me to come with her, after a little argument we decide that I would follow her but would not have a treatment. I don’t like when strangers are touching me.
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At the spa Twilight, Brew and Rarity were already there. ``Fluttershy darling you’re finally here! And I see you have come with your coltfriend!`` So now I’m just Fluttershy’s ‘coltfriend’ ?... I’m okay with that.
Rarity began to talk eagerly to her best friend, so I took a seat and wait for them to finish. I heard them giggling and I saw Rarity talking with her gossipy smile, I could arleady tell it would be a long day. After a hour of this I was extremely bored, seeing this the girls tried to convince me to join them. ``There no way I’m getting a treatment!`` I replied stubornly with a huff, Brew slyly smirk at me.
``For somepony who wanted to live in the land of peace and harmony, you are very concern of your masculinity.`` I threw her a unamused glare.
``Yeah, yeah, laugh it up.``
``You weren’t so concerned of your appearance the night I gave you a massage and brush your mane`` Said Fluttershy, my cheeks feel hother as the other girls laugh at me.
``It’s wasn’t the same! We were in private and you were just there with you’re adorable eyes pleading me to let you take care of me, I’m just a stallion you know!`` I huff, it’s was her turn to blush at my comment.
``Come on Dream just a massage from the spa staff can’t hurt, they see dozen of stallions like you each weeks.`` Said Twilight in her lecture voice, I groan in annoyance.
``Fine! But don’t expect me to like it!`` They all smile in victory before calling the spa sisters. And I must admite it did felt wonderful, it’s was not as good as the time with Fluttershy, since it’s was more intimate and with somepony I love and trust, but they were definitely good at what they were doing.
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Back on Earth three representatives of Hasbro where completely devoid of any color and emotion as they began to talk to a man who was calmly sipping chocolate milk. ``Master Discord we finally convince our boss to let you create the game to take over Equestria, they are only asking for thirty five percent of the profits. `` Said the man in the middle.
``Ah! It’s was about time! I don’t care about the money they can all have it I don’ t care, as for you three I don’t need your services, you will all return to your homes and sleep three hours you will not remembers the last months you all pass with me.`` He said before snapping his fingers.
``Sir! Yes sir!`` They all replied with a salute marching out of the house.
‘Finally I can’t stand the sight of these mindless slaves they are just downright creepy.’ Replied a dark feminine voice in the head of the disguised draconesus.
``Yeah but at least they were useful in the end, now I must find a little crew to begin this game!`` Discord said with a grin.
‘Why don’t you just snap your little finger and get over with it like we should have done since the beginning?!’ Ask Nightmare getting impatient. ‘We’ve been stuck on this stupid primate world for months! These humans are disgusting always backstabbing each other literally or politically they are no better than mindless animals!’
``Now, now, relax Nighty there not so bad when you know them better.`` She just huff in response. ``And I don’t snap my finger like you said because humans have no magic. They would find it very strange that a game big like what I have in mind appear in one day out of nowhere. And also the biggest flaw of all mankind is their desired to have always more, like the dragons, if we make them wait for this ‘revolutionary’ game they will all throw themself at the first stores at the release!``
‘Making people wait? Who are you and what did you do to Discord?’ Nightmare, ask jokingly.
``Yeah I know, normally I would hate to wait and make a plan in a boring place like Equestria, but here I don’t even have to do anything this world is already chaotic on his own! Just yesterday I saw a cat made of pop-tart doing a sonic rainboom, in space!`` He burst out laughing before singing a strange catchy tune and the dark mare sigh in exasperation.
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After my massage I had yet again to wait two hours for the girls to be ready, we were now on the road for Canterlot, I had put my tuxedo that Rarity made me for the first concert of Sonata and Fluttershy had her gala dress. Rarity gave us all our masks before we depart. Twilight would have want to transform a apple into a chariot like for the gala but with the cold weather of winter it’s would have been cruel for the ones who would pull it, so we decide to go in train.
Finally Canterlot was in view, I would never get tire of the sight of the castle, the flags of Equestria gently moving in the breeze of the wind the giants white walls. And the rooftops all made of gold, and the snow covering it. All that place on a cliff, that should not even be able to endure all this weight. I look down at Flluttershy who feel asleep on me. I may not be sent to heaven when I died but this is the closest thing, if not better.
I saw a lot of ponies heading in direction of the palace, surprisingly at the opposite of the gala there was a lack of high classes ponies, of course they didn’t invite poor ponies either but they look more common than the usual ponies of Canterlot.
It’s wouldn’t surprise me that Luna invited common ponies to make her festivities more interesting. But I’m still wondering why she didn’t invite the other girls. As the train stop, I was forced to wake up my fillyfriend. ``Shy wake up we’re here`` My only replied was a quiet mumble, I gain a evil smirk and I brush my left wing on her neck.
Her lips tremble. And she burst out laughing, I continue to attack her with my feathers without mercy. ``Ahahahah, S-sto-op D-Dream ahahah`` But I didn’t stop I was having too much fun Her laugh was like music to my ears. I didn’t want this moment to stop, but at this moment I remarked that some ponies in the train gave us weird looks, some even giggle at us. I stop my antique embarrassed at the scene I was making I retracted my wing back on my side,
Shy shrink as well at the attention and she whispered in my ear, ``I will get you back for this.`` the element of kindness getting revenge on me? That I gotta see. Twilight and Brew we talk for a while waiting for the ponies toleave the train so we could pass, after a few minutes the train was almost empty and we decide to make our way to the ball room.
There in the room was dozens of ponies from all the corners of Equestria, all waiting for the arrival of the host. Finally another few minutes of wait a dark Alicorn walk in the ballroom. ``Welcome to the first, since our banishment. Winter Moon Masquerade!`` Everypony cheer in excitement at the arrival of the princess. With a smile Luna horn began to glow with her magic, she began to flap her wings and flew, her back face to the window. The sun disappeared out of sight and made place for the giant glowing rock that is the moon.
``Let’s our masquerade, begins!``