Chapter 10
I flipped through the book slowly before I looked over at Luna, “My Sky, would you…”
“No, I will not,” she said glancing up from her notes with a smirk, “You got yourself into this. You get yourself out of it.”
“Not seeing a lot of sympathy from you,” I commented, shifting my wings.
Luna flicked her ears, “Do you deserve any?”
“…I suppose not,” I admitted and closed the book on battle tactics. Written by one Princess Celestia for the Solar Guard.
Not sure it applied here, but it was required reading by all Guard officers.
“Especially after your bet with my sister,” Luna teased and stretched her wings before slowly relaxing again, “I’m a bit curious about what you were thinking?”
I cleared my throat a bit, “Was actually… just kind of trying to get one over her. Sorry.”
Luna rolled her eyes, “Not that, what were you thinking getting into an open ended bet with my sister?”
“Ah. That.”
“Yes. That,” Luna said with a grin, “Want to find out what happened last time a pony was stupid enough for that?”
“…I’m thinking no?”
“I believe the term is marriage?”
Gulp.
I shook my head, “Well, won’t happen this time at least. She has a consort. Marefriend. Besides, she knows that…”
“You two keep flirting?” Luna teased and stuck her tongue out at me.
Double gulp.
“She… she knows it’s just… she wouldn’t…”
Luna laughed and jumped off her chair, padding over to nuzzle, “I’m teasing, My Page,” she said and got onto the couch next to me, putting her wing across my back, “She wouldn’t do it like that with you.”
“…I can’t help but notice that you said not like that.”
“Alicorns are long lived,” Luna said and gave my ear a nuzzle, “I have no doubt you will get involved with the others and other ponies with time. Including Celestia. But I don’t think she would ask you over a bet.”
Shifting a bit, I leaned against her side.
“…Yeah, likely not. Don’t mean I’m not worried about it though,” I admitted, “Whatever she’ll ask if she win, it’s likely to be big.”
Luna nodded a bit, “Likely, yes.”
“…Luna damnit, I’m going to end up with a job, aren’t I?”
That got her to break out laughing and cuddle me closer, “Silly Page.”
“I mean, come on. I’m already crazy busy,” I grumbled and leaned against her side, “Well, there is one way to just never needing to find out.”
Luna nodded, “You need to win.”
“Yes. Yes, I do,” I said and glanced to her, “…Luna. I need to win this!”
She just nodded again, “Yes,” before she smirked, “Still not helping you.”
“Damn it!”
She giggled and nipped at the tip of my ear, “Silly Page.”
“Well, worth a try,” I said and flicked my ear before I picked the book up again, “Well, if you’re not going to help, mind leaving me to my studies?”
“Yes,” Luna said, sounding a bit smug, “Yes, I do.”
Looking at her, I shifted, “…You do realize that to even stand a chance at this, I need to gain every advantage that I can? I need to study as much as I possibly can.”
“Indeed.”
“…And you’re still not going to stop distracting me, are you?” I asked with a small sigh, closing the book.
Luna shook her head a bit and nuzzles at my ear, nibbling along the edge, “No, I will most definitely not.”
Growl.
“My Sky, are you sabotaging me?”
“Am I? Wouldn’t that be against the rules?” she asked with a smirk, “And would I do that?”
I blinked at her before I gave her a suspicious look, “You are angling for something.”
She shot me an innocent look.
“…I’m suspecting I know exactly what you want,” I said and smirked at her, “Well, if you’re going to be distracting me from my work anyway...”
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See, he already has duties!
Quick use your handsomeness to rut Intel out of her!!!
Well.. being the only Male Alicorn might just mean a lot. Especially if Tia wants foals. I imagine Luna might too. And nothing wrong with some sisterly sharing... Especially if Tia's marefriend wants foals too. So I wouldn't mind Page losing this.
9095437
I'm not sure if it was stated otherwise in previous stories, but Alicorns can have children. Just look at Cadænce, Shining and Flurry Heart
9095449
True, but Cadance is an Ascended Alicorn not a born one like Tia or Luna. With how it isn't explored of the possibility of the sisters having had children in the past, one could easily extrapolate that they haven't been able too until a male Alicorn showed up. It's been that way in some stories. And Cady is a special case with her being what she is. She did have the first Alicorn foal in millennia after all.
9095462
They may still be able to have children, but it's never elaborated on the differences between an ascended alicorn and natural-born ones, so I guess we can't say 100% for certain they can't have children. On the other hand we can't say they can have children either, with the amount of suitors they must have had, or the amount of times Celestia may have tried to have a child
With a setup like this, I expect he’ll lose and, for suspense/drama, it’ll happen at the last minute where it shows this was “all according to plan” for Celestia or she had a backup plan. Kind of sucks some of the drama out when you expect it to go a certain way (cool if he wins though. Might be able to do the “and what WERE you going to ask for if you won” bit but I don’t expect him to win).
9095466
Honestly it depends on the direction the writer wants to take it. There are a lot of possible ways to have it play out. I, for one, also like the whole idea that Kudzu Haiku came up with for his Weedverse; that Celestia and Luna can have children, but when they have children they always have triplets, one of each tribe. Though perhaps with Gosling now an Alicorn, he might be able to father Alicorns on them... Also that their descendants are pretty much the entire tribe of Equestria in one form or another. The Pies and Apples are descendants of Celestia in that universe, while the Sparkles, the Lulamoons, and the Darks are the noble houses descended from Luna. You can take it many many ways. It all depends on how the writer wants to handle a subject issue that is never going to be raised in canon because the canon is kid friendly.
9095466
It's funny how people always seem to forget that women, human or horse, aren't infinitely fertile. It's entirely possible they were able to have kids, once upon a time, and just ran out of eggs centuries ago.
9095515
Very possible, though I guess I hadn't thought of that because my own headcannon for most immortals is they either age too slowly for negative things to happen on the body, they stay the same age as when they gained immortality, or they grow to their bodies natural peak, then stop aging. All depends on the universe it's set in and circumstances
9095520
Even if they stop aging it doesn't change the fact that they have a finite amount of eggs. Unless part of their biology includes being able to produce new ones, but that's up to the author. Typical it's assumed though, or rather not addressed at all.
Still, I would be very amused if in these kinds of stories if for once the immortal can't have kids not because of some inherent species infertility or species incompatibility, but because the immortal passed her menopause centuries ago.
OwO
Bow Chicka Wow Wow.
Page needs to find her a lover for Celestia otherwise he will be chained to that throne for the rest of forever.
Thank you. :)
That chapter was what I needed after this day.
9095567
Tucker?
9095830
Who's Tucker?
9095844
Tucker is from Red vs Blue, a Halo-based series by Rooster Teeth. One of his catch phrases is to respond to any innuendo with Bow-chika wow wow.
9095872
Oh. Gotcha. Never seen Red vs. Blue. I just heard the phrase somewhere else and liked it.
It's amusing that Blank seems to think victory is even possible. Even IF he meets the objective and wins the bet, he's still gonna lose, Celestia is more than experienced enough to see how to turn a bet with these kinds of objectives into a victory for her no matter what happens.
9096111
A simple and hilarious trick is to put something on the throne. Something he can't see. He has to sit on the throne, whatever is on it doesn't count.
9095567
Bum chika bum bum.
Shut up caboose!
9096339
Heh. Nice.
9095893
That and that catch phrase is a slapstick emulation of the guitar riffs common to the background music in 80s porn.
9096373
Well, I wasn't even a THOUGHT in the 80's... so.
and play time is happening.
and as the only Allicorn stallion i can see this bet getting interesting.
say in 300 years he owes Celestia a foal / a bit of personal time.
9096375
Jeez, I feel kinda old now
9096419
Sorry.
...Yeah, he's screwed. I mean, there are options for bullshit like using the mirror pool and/or changelings to throw an absolute horde of duplicates at the throne, but with Celestia personally involved I don't see it working. He might have a chance if he can get Chrysalis to legitimately help, but realistically speaking there's no way that's happening unless he essentially gives her his favor.
9096425
Nah no worries I'm just messing around
Knowing Celestia if Page wins he still loses.
Wasn't it agreed while they were making the rules that they weren't allowed to ask luna for help?
9614163
) I’m actually reasonably sure it just slipped Page’s mind, though if Celestia wanted to rules-lawyer she could try to make a case that he’s already forfeited the contest here and now. Not that I’d really expect her to bring it up (for that extra cherry-on-top bit of teasing) without beating him fair and square first, mind.
True. Nor Twilight or Cadence -- in other words, none of the other alicorns. (Well, okay, I suppose the terms of the agreement technically don’t cover Flurry Heart...
After Celestia wins
Celestia: "Page. I want a foal."
Page: "... Luna! I thought you said she wouldn't do this!"
9964260
Why does this not surprise me
And this is where I left off ages ago
Time to make a foal or three
10194463
At least 2 years would be my guess.
9964260
Luna: I said she wouldn't ask for marriage My Page~
Page is going to wear the maid outfit isn't he?
11642417
Wouldn't you?
9964260
Page: "Hm, hm... k' bye!" *teleports away*
Luna: "Was that a yes?"
Celestia: "It wasn't a noo~"