Confident that the former pirate vessel was well in hoof, Silver left them to continue what remodeling could be done while out on sea. The ability of ponies to 'accept their role' was fascinating and horrifying in equal measure, but ultimately it was a boon, compared to having the lot of them thrown into a jail or executed for their crimes.
He held Bottom in his hooves as he flew and found that the thin stallion was worryingly light for being a full horse in size. When he set Bottom down and landed beside him, he pointed to the stairs leading down. "You need to start eating a little more."
Bottom shrank a little. "If I eat too much, they'll think I'm a trouble to keep around."
Silver frowned. The scowl seemed to cow Bottom who began to shake in place. Silver softened his expression on seeing the reaction. "I'm not angry at you, Bottom. Nopony around me goes hungry. How much have you been living on?"
Bottom held his forehooves together close. "A little bread, some water? Sometimes I got a treat."
Silver turned away. "Come on, we're fixing that." Slowly, he reminded himself. He didn't want to cause any harm by stuffing a starving pony. Did ponies have that problem? As he led the way, he heard Bottom's hoofsteps behind him. They were light and uncertain, like a shy deer.
Bottom spoke up along the way, "You really don't have to go to any trouble for me, sir."
Silver snorted softly. "I want to, so I am. My name's Silver."
Bottom moved up beside Silver, one ear directed at him. "Yes, sir. I'll be good, promise."
Silver grit his teeth, wondering how hard it would be to bring the pony out of his shell and give him the dignity of life. "You're not a machine."
Bottom blinked with confusion. "No, sir. I'm your servant, sir."
Silver grunted a little. How was he suddenly collecting servants all over? "You're a pony, Bottom. A wonderful pony with wonderful thoughts."
Bottom went red across his face. "T-thank you, sir. Did you want to ride, after the food?"
Silver recoiled at the casual invitation. "N-no, that won't be needed right now." They arrived in the dining hall to find Celestia already present, sipping some tea and reading a different book.
She looked up at them curiously. "Who is that, Silver?"
Bottom gaped at Celestia, starting to shake all over before he sank to his belly and closed his eyes. Silver shook his head a little. "This is Bottom Rung. He was the pirate's omega. Bottom, this is Celestia, and she is a caring princess that would like to see you eat a little as much as I would."
Bottom peeked up at Silver. "Princess? Is she... yours, sir?"
Celestia smiled gently. "He is mine."
Bottom seemed to grasp the meaning of domination easily, nodding his head. "Um, nice to meet you, ma'am. Am I yours? I... don't know as much about mares, but I'll try my best."
Celestia's expression darkened. "No, I'll leave you with Silver." She turned her eyes to Silver then. "Who I assume plans to take very gentle care of you."
Silver nodded and nudged Bottom towards the table. "He's malnourished, practically starving. Can you help me feed him without getting him sick?"
Silver sat beside Bottom at the table, and Bottom looked from plate to plate with obvious confusion mixed with a trace of ill-concealed desire. Celestia picked up a plate of hay fries and floated it over to Bottom's place before a lone fry lifted to his snout and pushed against it. "Go on, it's delicious."
Bottom opened his mouth to allow the treat and the moment it was touching his tongue he quickly devoured it, but made no move to get another. Celestia tilted her head. "Eat another." The command was enough to get him to nudge at another fry before inhaling it. "And one more, but chew this one. Enjoy it." Bottom slurped up a third, but didn't instantly swallow it, worrying it with his teeth instead while looking to Celestia for approval. When she nodded, he swallowed it and smiled.
Celestia looked across at Silver. "You have your work cut out for you." Her gaze returned to Bottom. "You're welcome with us. If you get hungry, come here and eat. That's an order. If you're not hungry, don't eat. If you're thirsty, drink." She pointed to the pitchers on the table. "Just pour a drink into one of the cups and enjoy. Nopony will be angry at you for doing these things."
Bottom leaned forward and sniffed at some of the pitchers curiously before nodding. "Thank you, ma'am. I'll do that, ma'am."
Silver decided to get some food of his own, filling his plate with a selection of food. It was a mix of Anugyptian and Equestrian fares and it was all delicious as far as he could tell. Refusing to let a bangle tell him what to do, he used his horn to lift the food to his mouth, ignoring the mild arousal that resulted from it. At least until his semi-hard member was consumed in moisture and sucked on gently. Silver dropped what he was holding in surprise as he grunted in a combination of shock and pleasure. He looked down to see Bottom had nuzzled around his cape and buried his snout into that available groin, seeking to handle his master's 'problem' for him. The stallion was clearly practiced, and Silver squirmed under the gently press of tongue and lips. "You don't have to do that, Bottom. We're eating." He couldn't quite bring himself to just shove the stallion away.
Bottom withdrew enough to nuzzle at the flattened end of Silver's member as he spoke. "You smell good, and taste good, sir. Ma'am said nopony would be upset for eating." He sank back down over the member, running his tongue in slow circles as he bobbed up and down over it. Silver couldn't ignore the sensations, and leaned back a little. Stallion or mare, the mouth was the same, and Bottom knew how to use his.
Celestia watched with a smug expression that Silver didn't favor, but he had a hard time focusing on her while he was brought closer and closer to release. She pointed at Bottom. "That's a clever pony. There's a keen mind hiding in there, and I look forward to your bringing it out."
Bottom purred around Silver's horsecock, pressing a hoof gently against his balls and caressing them. Silver could feel that familiar tension, and didn't try to hold it back. He jumped inside Bottom's eager mouth and began to spray across his tongue and filled his mouth. Bottom swallowed eagerly at his liquid meal, but it was clearly more than he was used to and some spilled out around his lips despite his best of efforts. When the climax petered out, Bottom drew back, licking at the member and cleaning it diligently of whatever escaped his initial efforts. The attention to his sensitive member made Silver squirm, but it was short-lived. Silver reached for Bottom's head and pet between the ears while nudging him upright. "You really don't have to do that."
Bottom tilted his head. "I wanted to, sir. I hope it does not offend, but you are very... filling. You're warm and a little tingly and..." He licked over his lips, cleaning the mess there. "I'm sorry. I'm..." He looked like he was withdrawing again, shrinking on himself and going quiet.
Silver put a hoof under Bottom's chin raising it so they were looking eye-to-eye, even if Bottom kept looking off, trying to avoid just that. "Telling me the truth makes me happy, Bottom. I need the ponies around me to be honest, even when I disagree with them."
Bottom perked his ears, then they rolled back. "Alright, sir. Did you... Was I good, sir?"
Celestia snorted delicately into her tea. Silver barely resisted the urge to glare at her, trying to be in the present with Bottom. "You did just fine, it's just that I don't need that. I'll get like that anytime I use magic."
Bottom tilted his head. "Did the captain do that? I couldn't tell with a mare."
Silver shook his head quickly, failing to entirely stifle a chuckle. "No, it's not a unicorn thing. It's a 'me' thing."
Bottom nodded a little and smiled. "I'll be happy to help you with that."
Celestia frowned suddenly. "Bottom, smile for me."
Bottom smiled wide, and Celestia focused magic on him, fixing his teeth suddenly and chasing away the rot that came with poor dental health with it. "That's better. You need to keep yourself cleaned and nice-looking, or it will look poorly on Silver."
He looked appalled. "Oh! I'll do my best, ma'am. Thank you, ma'am." He raised a hoof to poke at his repaired teeth, then smiled at Silver. "How do I look, sir?"
Silver smiled and nodded at him. "You look a lot better. Can I ask you a question, entirely theoretical, that you can say no to, or yes to, without any repercussions."
"I don't understand, sir."
Silver tried to scale back his words. "I want to ask a question, just for fun, and your answer won't make anypony mad, no matter what it is."
"Alright, sir."
Silver pointed at Bottom. "Did you ever want to be a mare?"
Bottom looked confused at the question at first, but then it lapsed into proper thoughtfulness. "I... don't know, sir. Am I ugly, sir?"
Silver shook his head quickly. "No! No, you're not ugly." Actually, he was kind of cute, or so Silver thought. He was slight and graceful and shy. Silver inwardly groaned. Bottom was already throwing out mixed signals. "I just noticed you prefer to approach stallions like a mare."
He nodded. "That is true, sir. But I'm happy as I am, sir. Especially with such a kind pony like you, sir."
Silver flushed a little as he nodded. "Just checking, forget I ever asked." He turned back to his food and tried to resume his meal.
Celestia leaned forward a little, her eyes locked on Silver. "Considering making him a mare, for his own good?"
Silver perked an ear at her. "Only if that was what he truly wanted. I will not decide his gender identity for him. He's happy being a colt cuddler."
Bottom looked between the two curiously a moment. "Has this happened before?"
Silver grunted annoyedly. "Yes. I was a princess before a prince."
A new voice spoke suddenly, "No way!" Bright Eyes entered from outside. "There is no way that's true!"
Silver set his food down as he looked to Bright. "How long were you snooping on us?"
She waved the question off. "I asked first. What do you mean, princess? Why did you change?"
Celestia smiled lightly. "Silver was quite the pretty princess, with a pink dress to go with."
Bright Eyes seemed to imagine that and grunted. "And I get stuck with ye afterwards? Just me luck. What turned ye back? Can we use it again?"
Silver clopped the top of the table. "I am quite happy as a stallion. No one is taking that from me, or Bottom, without our consent. You're going to have to get used to working for a stallion."
She waved off his angry tirade. "Ye practically act like a courtly mare half the time. I'll just have to settle with me imagination." Her eyes moved to Bottom. "So how'd you get over here, Bottom? Are you causing our master trouble?"
Bottom flushed at Captain's words, looking unwilling to speak around her. Bright snorted softly. "Fine, keep it to yerself then."
She stormed off, leaving them to finish breakfast.