A sunny afternoon at Canterlot Castle gardens, Celestia was happy, she was out in the garden, lying on the lush grass with a certain someone. That someone was cuddled against Celestia's side. Without warning the princess of the sun gave him a lick on his cheek. "Tia, stop it, that tickles.", he complained making the sun princess give him a devilish smirk. "Oh, does it?" she said as she continued to lick him across the face. Making the cute blond laugh as slowly the licks became less playful and more sensual, the laughs starts to slowly turn into moans. "Oh Tia," as the blond moaned as Celestia moved further down, her tongue slowly traveled further down his body.
Suddenly Celestia shot up in her bed, drenched in sweat, "It was this blasted dream again! A few weeks after the wedding. I started to have those disgusting dreams of ravaging him...", she thought to herself as she got up and walked towards the bathroom. "Why do I keep having these dreams? I can't possibly want to do that with...". Her train of thought was broken as the bathroom door opened to reveal Griffifth coming out. Both their hearts jumps up into their throat when the other saw the other. Griffifth immediately hid a plastic bag behind his back.
"What are you doing up, Griffifth?" she asks, the fact that he try to hide something behind his back didn't went unnoticed. Griffifth tried to calmed his breath, "Using the bathroom, sorry if I woke you up." he responded.
Celestia gave him an unbelieving look, "Nice try, What's with the plastic bag?" she asked unconvinced. She knew that he was laying when his eyes went wide for a moment.
"This bag has my dirty clothes in it," he said unconvincingly but after the unbelieving look the princess was giving he knew it was useless to continue lying. "Fine, you got me. These are the pants I was wearing earlier tonight.".
"Oh... You had a little wet dream?" Celestia asked with a smirk. Griffifth started to sweat, and look away from her, "You did, didn't you!" she said. "Who were you thinking about?"
"I'm not telling you that!", Griffifth said as he marched back to his bed, but he froze in his step by the princess next words, "You weren't thinking about me, were you?" she said, making him turn around, showing him her smirk. "Ugh! Not even!" Griffifth shouted as he placed the bag in his suitcase, "Why would you even ask that?", he said as he jumped back into his bed, pulling the covers over his head. "Because the face you make when you get uncomfortable is just adorable!".
That morning at the breakfast table, the gang was all there save for some late sleeper as the rest talked about the day excitedly. They were planning a trip into the city, just doing something that would interest them. Sutakira was enjoying his pancakes as Rarity with a big grin on her face took a seat next to him. "Morning, Rarity. What are you so happy about?", he asked as his white friend used her magic to pour herself a cup of coffee. "Oh no reason...", she said dreamily as she took a sip. Looking around, Sutakira couldn't see a certain brunette anywere. Which was unusual as he was an early riser and he shared a room with Rarity. "Where is McGrath?".
"After the night we had, properly still asleep.", Rarity admitted her cheeks turning red as she realized what she just had said, "Oh uhm... Sutakira can I ask you something?".
He gave her a nod so she continued, "Uhm... Is it normal for a human male to have a hole on his backside?".
"Guys have those too, Rarity." Sutakira replied dryly but before Rarity could ask anything else, McGrath himself teleported into the room in a flash of green light. Placing a kiss on her cheek he took a seat and started a discussion with Phoenix and Pinkie about what they should do in the city. "Hey David! I know a good joke!", Pinkie said, clearing her throat she continued, "Knock, knock." she said but McGrath interrupted her.
"No. I am the one who knocks!", he said. "...Okay..." Pinkie said slowly.
A hour later, the gang arrived in the city close to the Beach resort they were staying in. Much to the shock of McGrath and Pinkie the city's name was Twiy Town. "This place looks nothing like my Twiy Town.", McGrath complained as they entered a clothing store, his complaining was cut short as he spotted some very nice shoes. Rainbow was bored out of her mind, she didn't care for fashion. Her eyes fell on a small bracelet with a flower symbol on it.
"It's so cute! The flower! It's so teeny!", Rainbow squeed as she admired the bracelet. ""So you buying that?", a voice said close to her ear making the blue pegasus jump back in shock. The one who spoke was Skywalker who was standing behind her with his hands in his pockets.
Rainbow gave a quick look between her human friend and the bracelet, "Who!? Me? No way! Honest! There's no reason! Maybe if I was girlier then it'd make sense, but hell no!", she said with a awkward chuckle.
"You know, that wasn't what I was thinking.", Skywalker said with a shrug of his shoulders as he petted her head, messing up her rainbow colored manes a little. Rainbow couldn't help but blush and pout as Skywalker gave her a soft chuckle, "Dashie, you really are... too cute.".
Rainbow became red as a tomato, "You! You moron!" she shouted completely embarrassed. This made Skywalker chuckle again as he gave his best friend a warm smile, "Think nothing of it. Though I want you to know that I wasn't joking.", he said as he left the store and headed for a comic book shop across the street.
Rainbow watched him leave, her blush disappearing from her face, "Why does being close to you, feels so good?", she thought to herself as she followed Applejack, Phoenix and Sutakira who were going to visit some store more her style.
Meanwhile over at the Comic Shop, Skywalker was browsing its content with Griffifth. Unfortunately for him, none of the comic they had caught his interest, though he hadn't search the entire store. "You are too willing to involve yourself in the affairs of others, Skywalker. Each time you put yourself at risk. One day you will not be so lucky." Griffifth said to his friend as he browsed through some comics, the new issue of 'Mare Of Steel' or 'Batmane' hadn't been released yet.
"You have a better idea?", Skywalker asked as he studied a particular comic closely, it featured a six of pretty boys wielding what appeared to be key shaped swords, the comic's title appeared to be 'Quest For Equestria'. "Keep your head low." Griffifth suggest as Skywalker spotted some Vanguard booster packs which peeked his interest, "That sounds like a way to go through life without ever knowing anyone. How well has that worked for you, Griffifth?", he said as he studied which booster packs they were selling.
"All I'm saying is, guard what you have.", the blond told him as the both of them brought a large amount of booster packs. Skywalker couldn't help but chuckle as they left the store, "Like a dragon! Guarding my treasure hoard. Shall I eat passersby? Maybe I can demand virgin sacrifices.", he said as held his right arm over his chest while propping his left elbow up on it and placing a hand on his chin. Griffifth shook his head, "Even dragons are eventually slain, Skywalker. One day you may simply end up being rewarded with a blade in the back.".
Skywalker unfolded his arms turning to his friend, "Not your blade, however.", he said with a confident smile, showing his friend that he had his full trust. "Not my blade, no.", Griffifth said softly with a smile of his own. He could never do that to Skywalker, he was the first true friend he ever had.
"I have nowhere else...", Griffifth said turning his eyes to the ground. Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder, looking up he saw Skywalker's amber eyes looking into his own ruby red ones. "Well, you can stay with me.", a soft smile graced Skywalker's lips as he said that, and Griffifth couldn't help but feel a faint blush creep on his cheeks.
Later that night, for dinner they had somehow persuaded Skywalker to cook knowing he would make something delicious. "Wow, that smells so good! It's making me all hungry...", Fluttershy admitted as she and Phoenix watched the young knight work his magic in the kitchen, she had to admit, he looked cute in that apron. "That's Messiah's cooking... Will there be any leftovers?", Phoenix asked with glee, he had become very fond of his friend cooking over the years. "Can't you tell?", Skywalker asked dryly as he chopped up some vegetables which nearly all of his friends forget to eat most of the time.
"...You're supposed to be a good friend and make larger servings!", the red head wined as he dropped his head on the table as Skywalker pointed his kitchen knife at him. "You're supposed to not be an idiot. Look, there's obviously more than twelve servings here.", the dark haired pretty boy said as he threw his freshly cut vegetables in pan.
After diner they had all gathered around a camp fire which wasn't difficult to start, seeing as we have for magic users, a guy who can shoot heat beams out of his eyes and a guy who has fire as his super power.
"I think I have a good game for us to play. AJ, you brought some of your 'hard brand' cider, right?" Celestia said suddenly as she turned to the apple sister who nodded, "Then how about we play 'Never Have I Ever'?".
The gang agreed thought Twilight had never heard of it, "I've never heard of that game.", she admitted.
"Oh, it's such a fun game, Twily.", Sutakira was the first to explain, "Everybody gets a small glass, and we all take turns saying something that we've never done. If somebody else here has done it, then they have to fill their glass with booze, cider in this case, and gulp it down!".
The sun princess nodded, glad to see that this game was pretty much the same in every world. "For example, never have I ever made out with somebody on a beach with other people watching me.", Skywalker gulp down his glass, remembering the time he and Luna did it.
"Okay, I think I get the gist of this game. Let me try... Never have I ever... kissed another person of the same gender on the lips.", Twilight said.
The group remains quiet for a second, then a few took a glass of cider: Pinkie Pie and Celestia. "Okay I remember that one time where Pinkie kissed another mare at a party a few months ago, but Celestia!?", Big Mac said as the princess noted the look on everyone's faces.
"Sure, I've had a few girlfriends, but I'm over two thousand years old, and when you been around as long as I have, you become open to experimenting.", she admitted as if it was no big deal.
"Let's see...", Rarity said as it was her turn, "Never have I ever... had more than one partner at the same time!". Both Phoenix and Celestia take another glassful of cider, then high-five each other once they finish their glasses. "I'm beginning to wonder just how much we don't know about the sun princess.", Griffifth thought to himself, his train of thought interrupted by the voice of Fluttershy. "Um... can I go next?", the shy mare said. "Go on Fluttershy!", Skywalker shouted, filling the shy mare with confidence. "Never have I ever... drank so much at a party that I fainted afterwards."
Of course, Skywalker, McGrath, Phoenix, Celestia, and to everybody's surprise, so did Rarity. Noticing the looks, Rarity blushes, "Pinkie Pie's last party was very... interesting..." she admitted.
Skywalker held his right arm over his chest while propping his left elbow up on it and placing a hand on his chin, "Hmm... Never have I ever... kept a crush hidden for a long time.", he said as he, Fluttershy, McGrath, Big Mac, Phoenix, Pinkie, Griffifth and Celestia took their drinks.
This went on for half an hour, some of those less used to the effects of alcohol started to become a little tipsy, except Phoenix who can't handle his alcohol at all, a simple beer would be enough to make him very tipsy.
"Uh... oh... Never have I ever had any dirty thoughts about somebody else.", Celestia said, nobody drink, that was until Celestia herself turned around and secretly drank.
"Fossil, I think you should take it easy now...", Griffifth said but the princess of the sun placed a hoof around him, "N-No, n, Griff... Griffifth I'll be... I'll be fine...", she said a little disoriented before passing out. "I told her to lighten up. Luckily, no one went overboard like fossil...", the young blond thought to himself as he looked over his other friends.
Pinkie and a very drunken Phoenix were dancing over the beach while singing, "Heineken das ist meine bier! Heineken dast ist viel plezier!", over and over and over.
Shaking his head, Griffifth lifted Celestia up and on his back, making his way back to their hotel room.
McGrath meanwhile was sitting at the shore, watching the stars. The last few days he had read everything his father had left in that suit case, while some thing about what he could do sounded promising, there was this name that kept popping up. "Who is this Marc Morgenstern?", he thought to himself, not noticing Pinkie taking a seat next to him. "So... How are you doing David?", she asked him, breaking him out of his thoughts.
"I'm getting better, but it might be some time before I can get out of my old mind set...", McGrath admitted as his pink friend nodded, "To tell you the truth, Pinkie... I'm jealous of you.", not facing his friend who gave him a surprised look. "I wish I could live life the way you do. Just following my heart.", he turned to face his friend who gave him a soft smile. "Yeah, well, I've got my share of problems, too. Like... wanting to be like you.", she said turning her gaze towards the sky.
McGrath scoffed, shaking his head as he tried his hardest to suppressed a grin, "Well, there is one advantage to being me... Something you could never imitate.", he said gaining a questioning look from his friend, "Having you for a friend.".
Pinkie beamed when she heard that, "Then I guess... I'm okay the way I am. I've got something you could never imitate too.". They look up at the star filled sky and close their eyes, feeling the breeze on their skin and hearing the sound of the waves.
"I owe you a debt Griffifth! And a Celestia always repays her debt!", Celestia declared as Griffifth carried her into their hotel room. Griffifth said, "Fossil, you aren't a Lanister." as he placed her in her bed. "I'm not!?", was the last Celestia shouted before falling into the sweet embrace of sleep. Griffifth gave her one lest look before pulling her covers up.
In a dark cell, deep beneath the earth a dark red figure was chained to the wall. He had been here ever since his defeat at the hands or rather... hooves of the princesses. It felt like aeons since he had last seen another living thing that wasn't one of those guardians. A sudden click was heard as the wall that functioned as the door to his prison cell slid open, revealing a tall figure in dark robes. "Lord Tirek, I presume?", Marc Morgenstern asked as his eyes flashed blue menacingly under his hood.