The sensation of a liquid against the back of my neck slowly pulled me from sleep, my eyes slowly opening to the dark interior of the room. The next thing I noticed was that I had four hooves, as well as a wing wrapped around me from behind. I know Twilight had mentioned that she, like all ponies, enjoyed cuddling, but yikes. I felt like a stuffed animal with how tightly she was holding onto me, although I would be lying if I said I didn't like the warmth it provided as well as the close contact. For some reason it made me feel safe; probably another aspect of my ever-changing mind while I made the transition to pony.
Two more equally awkward connections were made within my mind as my brain passed the point of single word thoughts and began to form sentences. First was Twilight's morning wood, which thanks to her grip on me, was sandwiched rather tightly between us. Just as awkward was that her head was resting on my neck, and the liquid had a very high probability of being drool. A slight shudder passed through me as these two thoughts assaulted my feeble morning mind.
"Mister Smartypants?" Twilight muttered and then her head lifted from off my neck as she smacked her lips. A yawn ripped from her mouth moments later, and I took that moment to wiggle a bit in an attempt to extricate myself from her grip. Her hooves on top of me mercifully unwrapped themselves and I rolled out of her embrace, bringing a hand to the back of my neck to feel my ha– mane for the wet spot.
"Eww... Twilight drool." I made a point of bringing my now wet hand to Twilight's side and wiping it off on her, pointedly ignoring the flagpole she still hadn't noticed. I couldn't help but snicker as she slowly turned to look at me; Twilight definitely was not a morning pony.
"Uh, what?" Twilight said before vigorously shaking her head in what I assumed to be an attempt to scatter the last of her drowsiness. "Oh sorry, Elam!" she stuttered, "I can't believe I drooled in your mane..." Twilight paused a moment, clapping her hooves together twice. Light flooded the room and I quickly shot a hand in front of my eyes as the sudden shift momentarily blinded me.
A gasp signified that Twilight had just been greeted by her lower half, and a quick pop reached my ears. The bathroom door closed as my eyes finally adjusted, and I couldn't help but laugh as I noticed Twilight's absence. I tossed back the covers and pulled off the classic stretch and yawn maneuver. I couldn't help but notice afterwards that I seemed a bit smaller once more; a few more inches lost.
I stood up and walked over to the table, idly running a hand through my mane as my tail swayed– I pulled my hand down and reached behind me as I looked, and sure enough I had a tail now. It seemed to be a mirror of my mane, copious amounts of hot pink with a stripe of dark blue down the center. I looked around for a mirror, and finding none, changed course to the bathroom even though Twilight was inside.
I opened the door and couldn't help but laugh again as I saw Twilight in the shower basin with the water off, wings spread stiff. "Don't mind me, just need to use the mirror right now!" I hollered rather loudly, causing her to jump and turn the loveliest shade of crimson, which only further intensified my mirth. Ignoring her stammering, I looked into the mirror and turned around, craning my head over a shoulder. Another interesting thing to note is that I was much more flexible; I wasn't quite able to pull the classic horror film head turn, but I had almost no problem getting halfway there.
There was a bit of dark lavender fuzz between my shoulder blades which briefly caught my attention before I looked at my new tail. Obviously enough, it grew from my tailbone right above my ass. I noticed a small amount of fur around its base as well; and I tried to focus on the new appendage. No matter how much I focused on getting it to move, it just sat there in defiance, refusing to comply. Sighing, I conceded defeat and moments later it flicked to the side.
I simply facepalmed as Twilight's laughter reached my ears. She seemed to have taken care of her issue, although she was still in the shower's tub. I quickly closed the few feet between us and turned on the cold water knob full blast, soaking her in seconds. I was rewarded with a very loud sound of... something from Twilight, although the fact she had magic at her disposal had somehow slipped my mind. I found myself in the air within moments, blocking the cold water from her as it struck my back instead, and it was my turn to let out sounds of shock.
Thankfully the water soon came out warm as Twilight set me down next to her and began cleaning herself. I made sure to get a generous helping of shampoo myself and focused on a particular patch on the back of my neck first.
The shower passed in relative silence as we each cleaned ourselves, and I learned something very interesting about tails. After finishing with my mane, my tail was pretty thoroughly waterlogged. I figured it'd be easier to just grab it and bring it up to me, rather than having to contort to shampoo it. I pulled my tail up, and suddenly I forgot to breathe as I let out a rather throaty moan.
Twilight took one look at me, my tail in my hands, and simply laughed. "Elam, you really shouldn't do that. I hadn't gotten a chance to mention it yet, but when a mare's tail is raised like yours, well it means that she's looking for some. Not to mention it's another one of those sensitive spots..." I blushed and very quickly let go of my tail as my thoughts turned dirty.
Luckily I was able to reign in my mind before it went too far down that path; today was all about the prank that I was hopefully going to pull off shortly after breakfast. I didn't need sex to be on my mind distracting me from what should be something of epic proportions.
Once more I was thankful for majeek, as Twilight dried my mane and tail with it. Otherwise, who knows how much scrubbing and the number of towels I would have to do and use in order to get them dry. And then an insane amount of brushing afterwards. She was even able to magic my undergarments to allow for my tail, although I wouldn't be using them for much longer.
"So, Twi. This thing is good for how long again?" I asked, holding up a circular band that had been on the table. It was made from what appeared to be gold and had runes etched into the outside of the band.
Twilight quickly hummed as the ring took on a lavender outline. "I'd say an hour, maybe an hour and a half at most. I'm honestly surprised Luna was able to craft one so powerful in such a short time."
"And all I have to do is ensure I get it on her horn? Nothing else?" I asked Twilight, plucking the ring out of her magic and tossing it between my hands. It was rather amazing, this not so little ring I had in my grasp. According to Luna, it would block off all attempts to use magic through a unicorn, or in this case, an alicorn's horn. It was rather important that Celestia not be able to use magic, as my prank involved me getting a bit physical with her.
Twilight nodded her head as she began to talk. "Yes, it'll keep her from being able to gather magic within her horn, so she won't be able to cast any spells. Of course, I can't say anything about after she breaks it, but until then, it's one less concern you'll have." I just grinned like the Chesire Cat at that, I was looking forward to this entirely way too much one might claim.
"Excellent... And Luna said she'd take care of the guards, so I don't have to worry about getting a spear in the back or anything. Always a good reassurance to have, y'know?" Twilight dryly chuckled at my remark; she had only grudgingly given in to helping us and keeping this a secret from her mentor. Of course, it probably helped that Luna had offered her some very special time; I believe I heard the words rope, bit and crop tossed around during that hushed debate. I really do like how well these new ears pick up on sounds, gotta say that.
"But still, Elam, I'm not entirely certain this is the best way to 'get back' at Celestia..." Twilight trailed off at the end. She had made her reservations known yesterday, and there was only a miniscule chance of me becoming a blood stain on a wall, floor, ceiling, etc.
I kneeled down, put my arm around her neck and hugged her close to my body. "Relax, would you? I mean, what's the worst that could happen?" Now, let's just hope I don't end up eating those words.
I watched from the shadows as Celestia was going through the preparations for a session of what Luna had called Day Court. Apparently they, being Luna and Celestia, put aside time for anypony to come and petition them. Poor sods is all that I could think of when Luna told me of it, and she'd asked me if I was referring to her and Celestia or the petitioners.
Anyways, the prep time was when we'd decided was the perfect window for this prank of mine. There would be a room full of witnesses for it, and it should, if done right, bring a lot of humiliation and shame to Celestia. The perfect payback in my mind. Finally, Celestia turned her back to the entrance where I was hiding and I slunk out from behind the door, my already sneaky steps further muffled by the carpet on the floor. That, coupled with the near nonstop chatter of Celestia and her guards basically guaranteed she wouldn't hear me until it was too late.
Thirty feet left. A guard or two saw me, and I got mixed looks of humor and horror from them. However, Luna had apparently bribed them all rather well, as not a sound escaped from either. She'd mentioned something about extra cider, extra pay, and not having to serve a rotation in Ponyville. I didn't understand the last point, but I definitely understood the first two, especially that cider.
Twenty feet. I continued to inch my way forward, and now I had the ring out in hand, a few fingers around it to ensure it wouldn't fall when I made my move.
Fifteen feet left.
Ten.
Five.
And without a word, I jumped onto Celestia's back, doing my best to jam the ring onto her horn. She'd already gotten some magic called up, but the moment I got that golden piece on her horn, the glow immediately disappeared. I quickly positioned myself just in front of her wings, ignoring the fact that half my tail was underneath my ass, grabbed some of her mane and kicked my heels into her side.
"HI HO, SUNNYBUTT!"
Celestia bolted in surprise; not even taking the time to look to see who it was that had jumped on her back, apparently. I just dug in; using one of the few things I was good at back home. Horseback riding. I apparently had some sort of natural skill for it, much to the dismay of those who actually wanted to make a job of it. So, as Celestia took off like the wind, I was able to adjust my weight so that my ass didn't completely get bruised.
I did find an advantage of having my tail stuck between my ass and Celestia almost immediately though. It absorbed what bit of impact that I wasn't able to compensate for. She stopped rather quickly though as she blasted through the doors to where the petitioners for the day were waiting. Before she could say a word, I yelled at the top of my lungs what Luna had told me to do. This bit was all her idea.
"Free cake for every petitioner! Directly from the royal stock!" It was so quiet; you could've heard a baby pass gas. Or would that be a foal? Either way, everyone present was completely speechless at the sight of me astride Celestia, and I doubt she'd forget this day for years, if not decades, to come. Totally worth what I'd have to put up with in the future. "Come, Sunnybutt, adventure awaits!"
Celestia turned and ran right back through the doors, which closed immediately following her passage. "Get off of me this instant, Elam, before I do something you'll regret!" I couldn't help but laugh at her demands, as she wasn't really in a position to do anything about it, as she was about to find out.
Celestia pointed towards two guards who were doing their best, and mostly failing, to keep from falling over in laughter. "Guards Swiftbreeze and Sky, remove Elam from my back at once!" Both guards did their best to snap to attention while still laughing, a most comical sight.
"Princess Celestia, it is with deep regret that we must inform you we cannot comply with your request! It would directly disobey an order already issued by your sister, Princess!" Sky said, and I had to give him credit. He managed to hold his voice level throughout the entire report. I could only imagine Celestia's eyes widening as her guard refused her order, and I just started laughing harder.
"Princess, you'll get me off your back when you remove me yourself." I whispered into her ear, letting my hot breath wash over her ear. I was treated to a shiver running through her entire body; whether from anger or at how I made it sound sexual I wasn't really certain, nor did I care.
Celestia tried to roll to get me off, to which I replied with laughter as I hopped off her back and then immediately got right back on once she came out of it. It was a pretty basic maneuver to keep from getting crushed when dealing with uppity horses. I'd have to say Celestia was indeed uppity, although maybe not a horse.
She took off from the room down the nearest castle corridor, and I simply held on for the ride, laughing from time to time. Anytime we passed a guard, I risked removing a hand from her mane and saluted them, regardless of what they were doing. In all honestly, this was rather boring so far, as staying on the back of a horse, or in this case pony, galloping in a straight line was a snooze.
"Come on, Cakeflank, is that the best you got?" I hollered, making sure she heard my words. We burst out into an open courtyard, and Celestia came to a halt. I felt muscles in her sides tense that I hadn't felt yet, and realized what she was up to as her wings extended to become parallel with the ground.
Celestia turned and met my eyes; an angry fire burned within hers. "I'll show you 'cakeflank,' uppity human!"
"Oh shi–" With a mighty jump and flap, Celestia went airborne. At this point, if I'd any sense of self preservation, I would have jumped pony and run for cover. However, I simply dug my hands in deeper into her mane and tightened my thighs around her barrel as she took off for the sky.
Being on the back of a pony while flying is a much different game than when they're on the ground running. With every beat of her wide wings, I had to attempt to adjust to the up and down rhythm they caused. The worst part is, once I'd finally gotten used to the new feel of Celestia flying, she banked to the left, and hard. It felt like I was in a flight simulator as g-force began to come into play.
My stomach felt like it was somewhere in my throat as Celestia came out of her bank and did a loop, all the while with me holding on for dear life. In the brief moments of when I could see the ground, I noticed that a small crowd had formed outside and were playing spectator to our little aerial... whatever you want to call it.
I felt my grasp on her mane slacken a little, and my muscles began to burn as I tried holding on for dear life. She'd managed to flip the tables onto me by taking it to the air, and I was barely managing to hold on at this point. The breaking point came at last when she pulled out of a somersault and went into a barrel roll. My hand slipped and I began to free-fall in the air from some couple thousand feet up.
Luna was on standby in case something like this happened; even then it didn't keep me from being a bit scared out of my mind. However, she wasn't going to interfere unless I was close to becoming a splat on the ground, so I spread my arms and looked up. Celestia was in a dive heading directly for me, and she was coming in pretty fucking fast I had to say.
Within seconds she had me secured within all four hooves and began gliding down to someplace within the castle grounds. She let go of me from six or seven feet in the air and I landed in a small pond, getting thoroughly soaked, as she touched down on the edge of it. Climbing out, my mane and tail were plastered to me back, and I walked to where Celestia lay on the ground. It seems that, although our little exchange couldn't have lasted any longer than ten to fifteen minutes tops, she was thoroughly winded.
"Oh, Celestia," I spoke, almost singsong like as I sauntered over to her. Kneeling down, I took her head in my hands and kissed her, throwing as much passion behind it as I could. Either from total shock or exhaustion, she made no move to reciprocate, and I broke it off after a few seconds. Leaning in close to her ear, I once more let my breath wash over it as I spoke. "That was fun; we should do it again sometime."
I laughed as I removed the inhibitor from her horn, then got up and began to walk away. All told, even with the free-falling through the sky portion, it was a ton of fun, and maybe in a few days Celestia would agree with me.
I paused in my tracks as a massive ringing filled my head, the remote sound of something tearing and splattering reaching my ears. Slowly, I reached my hand to the source and felt something wet as the ringing intensified. Bringing it back in front of my eyes, my hand was covered in red.
The last thing I recalled was the ground rushing up rather fast to meet my face before everything went black.