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Round 1: Love On The Hunt5,846 words
Round 2: Twilight's Tyrannical Tickling2,693 words
Round 3: Sneaky Sun Goddess4,363 words
Round 4: Fury's Fast Tickle Takedown3,078 words
Round 5: Luna's Last Laugh4,322 words

Round 5: Luna's Last Laugh

"Alright, here we go! The final round! Let's see who can survive the longest!" Fury said. The princesses and Night Fury had all reassembled in the throne room for the final round, Luna being the one who would be doing the searching.

"This is gonna be good, I'm almost too excited for this!" Said Twilight, practically bursting with excitement and anticipation.

“You said it, Twi.” Cadence exclaimed.

“Are you ready, Sister?” Celestia asked, giving Luna a mocking grin.

“Ahh, you seem to doubt my abilities. Let me assure you, I will not make this easy. Especially for our feline friend. He has proven a worthy adversary, and I think it's time he gave a true battle.” Luna said, giving Fury a sly grin.

"Aww, how sweet. The baby is trying to challenge me, ha!" Fury mocked, his grin almost childish. Luna just rolled her eyes, while the other Princesses stifled their giggles.

“Getting a bit cocky, are we?” Twilight asked, playfully poking Fury on his side.

"You four started this game because of me, so I figured I should at least start to get a little more aggressive with my taunts. Like how the giant marshmallow next to me sticks out like a gumdrop on a cookie." He quipped.

Celestia rolled her eyes, amused. The others were just barely suppressing their giggles.

“I’ll let that one slide, Fury. I say enough chit-chat and more play. Is everyone ready?” The Solar Princess asked.

“Excuse me, Sister! But I believe that it is I who should be asking that question,” Luna reminded her. “I am IT, now. You’ve had your chance.”

Celestia shivered at Luna’s taunt. But she played along, nonetheless.

“True that, Lulu. Fire when ready,” she responded.

“Ok everyone! I’m giving you all thirty seconds to go hide.” Luna said. “And your time begins… Now!”

And with that, they all shot off in different directions to find new hiding spots. They all knew that this was the determining factor on who would be crowned the winner, so their spots had to be good. Fury decided he was going to try to stick with someone else and hid with them, this companion being Celestia. While he wasn't confident in being able to hide with her, mostly because of her sheer size, he was confident in his ability to run when things got hairy. And as this round would prove, things would indeed get hairy.

–

As Luna began her search, she moved slowly between her chosen spaces to scout. Paying attention to the most minor of details to try and identify who would be her first catch.

“This better be a challenge, because I want this to be fun for me,” Luna thought to herself. “Who should I search for first?”

Then she remembered how Night Fury had hid with her in a previous round.

“I bet he’s doing it again,” she giggled. “The question is… with whom?”

Luna decided to search for Cadance first. She found the Princess of Love’s make-up lounge and decided to take a peek. She went through every nook and cranny that she could find.

"Oh Cadence, where are you?" She sang as she continued to look around. Cadence's make-up room was rather colorful, so she would be able to blend in rather easily. But Luna could sense that she was close by, a little closer than she had anticipated.

“Hmm… that’s a large futon over in the corner,” Luna whispered to herself. “I wonder if she is beneath it?”

Luna used her wings to cautiously land on the futon. Cadence felt the furniture creak over her, and it made her tremble with excitement. The pink Alicorn just barely suppressed her giggles, as Luna made herself comfortable.

"Hmmm, this is rather comfortable. Perhaps I shall lay down for a nap before I look for Cadence." Luna giggled as she wiggled in place to settle in.

Cadence waited for ten minutes before she attempted to silently move away. She figured Luna would get bored enough within that time to leave, allowing her to get away. Sadly, she was mistaken. As she silently slid out from the under the futon, Luna was waiting for her.

“Naughty, naughty! Trying to get away from me, Cadence!” Luna shouted as soon as she saw her niece. Cadence squealed in false fear and attempted to run, but Luna’s magic held her in place.

“You shall be punished for your acts,” Luna declared. “And I know just who to bring out!”

Cadence’s eyes widened. And she began to shake her head.

“Please, Auntie Luna! I’m sorry!” she tried to apologize, feigning fear.

“Here…” Luna said.

“Auntie, no!” Cadence begged.

“Comes…” Luna continued.

“Please! No!” Cadence begged again.

“THE TICKLE MONSTER!!!” Luna shouted as she tackled Cadance and pinned her on her tummy. Luna then got ahold of Cadence’s back hooves and brushed her wings vigorously against them.

“GYAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAH!” Cadence squealed as she was mercilessly tickle tortured.

“Awww, is wittle Cadence's wittle hooves too ticklish?” Luna teased her niece.

"Hahahahahahaha, yes they are! Hahahahahahaha!" Cadence laughed, her body twisting around to try and escape.

“Well too bad,” Luna teased. “Because they are now my new tickle toy. However… I supposed I could release you. You just have to say the safe word. And I believe you already know what it is. Or we could see how long it takes me to break you. I like challenges!”

Cadence’s cheeks turned red, both from how hard she was laughing and her aunt’s teasing. Somehow, she felt even more ticklish when Luna teased her.

"Okay okahahahahay! Uncle uncle!" Cadence called out. Luna released her hold on the pink alicorn and scooted up to her, holding her like a newborn baby in her forelegs.

“Thahahat was torture, hahaha.” Cadence said, still giggling uncontrollably.

"But it was lots of fun for me. Look at you, still a giggling baby like when I first had to take care of you." Luna recalled, thinking back to Cadence's juvenile years when she was a filly. Luna was never the energetic type, but Cadance seemed to change that about her. Night Fury also seemed to do so, his childish demeanor and bright personality making Luna feel more connected to him, like a younger brother that she and her sister never had.

“Yeah, hehehe. That was fun.” Cadence admitted, finally regaining her composure.

“So, who should we search for next?” Luna asked. “You decide.”

"Hmmm… Let's get Twilight! She's going to pay for her crimes against her sister-in-law."

Luna chuckled heartily at that statement.

“So be it. Let’s bring her in,” Luna declared. “By the way, what “crimes” are we referring to? Just out of curiosity.”

"Let's just say we're in a bit of a “Sibling Rivalry”, simple as that."

“Whatever you say.” Luna said, laughing heartily as they both walked out to find Twilight.

–

The two princesses walked down one of the halls that lead to one of the guard barracks, slowly and silently moving closer to their destination so as to not give themselves away.

“Odd place to hide, don’t you think?” Luna whispered softly to Cadence.

"Odd but sensible. She has just as much knowledge about the nooks and crannies of this castle as I do. And if I know her, she would be hiding out in the one place that has the least amount of good spots to avoid anyone coming close to her." Cadence replied.

“Ahhh, Sneaky.” Luna realized. "Well, let's not delay our search. Let's go find her."

They both pushed the doors open to the guard barracks and looked around. The room was silent, not even the slightest peep of sound coming from any direction. The beds in the barracks lay untampered and the lockers remain closed, showing that nowhere in the immediate vicinity were any signs of Twilight.

“So… I want to ask you, Cadence,” Luna whispered. "How did you get to know Twilight so well?"

"I was her foalsitter when she was a filly, we practically did everything together. Watching movies, playing board games, talking to her imaginary friends, funnily enough. And we played all sorts of make believe games, her imagination was a treasure trove." Cadence said.

"I see. Celestia and I were much that way as well. But, going back to Twilight’s fillyhood. Was there any particular tool to get the most giggles out of her when she was tickled? A feather? A mane brush? Something?” Luna asked. “What made it the most intense?"

Cadence thought back to when she foalsat for Twilight and remembered her ultimate weakness. "Oh! She goes nuts when you flick a feather against her sides, she squeals like a baby pig!" Cadence giggled as they continued to look for her. Luna snorted, just barely keeping herself from laughing.

“Oh… okay. Now that is something that I have to see,” Luna said, blushing profusely and trying to retain her composure. As the two continued their search, they finally got a clue on Twilight's whereabouts in the form of a strange rattling.

“Where’d that come from?” Luna whispered, taking in their surroundings.

"It sounds like it came from one of the armor lockers." Cadence said. "Come on, let's go see."

The two walked up to the locker in question and looked it over, not seeing any tampering on the outer hinges or locks. But even so, the rattling was coming from that locker specifically.

"I think we might have found her." Cadence whispered.

“Would you care to do the honors?” Luna asked, with a sly grin.

"Let's get her." Cadence said, using her magic to unlock the locker and open the doors. Inside was a suit of armor, but there was something (or somepony) else inside of the armor as well.

“We found you, Twilight,” Luna said to the armor. “We can do this the easy way or the hard way, I suggest you come on out.”

"No. Twilight cozy in Armor." Twilight said, sounding like a cave pony with her lack of proper grammar. The two Princess’s eyes were watering as they attempted not to laugh.

“Looks like it’ll be the hard way then,” Cadence declared, using her magic to banish the armor elsewhere in the castle. When it disappeared, Twilight fell to the ground and stared at the two princesses, trembling in excitement as she did so.

"Okay Twilight, here it comes!"

“No, please no!”

“TICKLE TIME!!!”

Luna and Cadence tackled Twilight and instantly began tickling her. They made sure to hit all of Twilight’s sweet spots. Twilight was in stitches, unable to contain her laughter as they attacked all of her tickle spots.

“NOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!!” She cried out.

“Are you ticklish here, Twilight?” Luna asked, rubbing her feathers across Twilight’s right side.
And sure enough, Twilight squealed just like the pink Alicorn said.

“Told you.” Cadence quipped, continuing to tickle Twilight’s hooves.

Twilight’s eyes were flooding with tears of happiness as she was mercilessly tickle tortured.

"Uncle uncle!" She cried out, freeing herself from her ticklish prison. Luna and Cadence released the pressure on her and allowed her to breath, her wings splayed out at full length.

"Wow, she gave up fairly easily. How disappointing, I was hoping for some more time to tickle her." Luna said. This comment caused Twilight to blush.

"She was never the resilient type, I'll tell you that. But she can hold her own when she needs to." Cadence said, looking down on her sister-in-law.

“That is true,” Twilight said. “But… perhaps we can arrange a date to do some more tickling. If you’re that desperate to get me, that is, Luna.”

“Believe me, Twilight Sparkle,” Luna said, chuckling heartily. “I would love to tickle you completely silly.” She wiggled her feathers across Twilight’s rear right hoof to prove it, causing Twilight to laugh hysterically again.

"Okay okay, I get it!" Twilight squealed. "How about we go looking for the others now? I think I saw Fury and Celestia going to hide together somewhere."

“That wouldn’t surprise me,” Luna said with a smug grin.

“Lead the way, Twilight!” Cadence cheered as they trotted off to find the last two.

–

As the day was coming to an end, the sky grew dark and the hustling ponies below began to retire. But not for the three princesses on the hunt, they were looking for one of their own and another whom they were friends with. They scoured high and low for them, looking in every direction that they could have gone in. They soon came up to a set of doors that they didn't recognize. In an act of pure desperation, they opened the door to find a room full of fluffy cushions and pillows.

"Cadence… since when did you have a giant room full of pillows?" Twilight asked. Cadence blushed and decided to reveal her secrets.

"You know how when I'm super drowsy after a long day and I say that I'm going to bed, but the next day, I come out of these doors saying it's a “Guest Bedroom”? Well, this is my private cuddle room. It’s where I come to relax on top of soft and cozy pillows when I can't make it to my bed. And also a place where I like to cuddle stuffed animals and relieve stress. Although, I would love to have somepony… well, alive to enjoy this with." Cadence said.

“I’m surprised you haven’t told Shining about this, Cadence,” Twilight remarked. “I’m sure he’d understand, and be happy to oblige.”

"He isn't allowed in here. I need a space to myself so I can decompress. A girl has to have her own things in her marriage too, don't you think?"

“Ahhh! That makes sense.” Twilight reasoned.

"Hmmm… Maybe Fury would be interested? We did make the offer that we'd all be welcome to have him cuddle with us after he said he's never cuddled with a girl before." Luna reminded her niece.

“Well… perhaps,” Cadence agreed.

“And if he’s not around, you could always send me a letter asking for this. I’d be happy to help you.” Twilight admitted, a blush appearing on her cheeks.

"Aww, you're all too kind. But enough talk, we've got some friends to find and tickle." Cadence said as she led them into her private room to search for the remaining two players.

The three of them climbed through the pillows and cushions as they searched the room, looking for any signs of the solar goddess and the black cat. They turned over every pillow, cushion and pad in search of the final two. But nothing was found.

"Wow, those two really hid themselves well!" Twilight exclaimed.

"I've searched every white pillow here, and none of them have a pair of feathers." Luna said.

"And I can't find Fury! There are no black pillows in here, I was expecting him to stick out like a lollipop in a black licorice factory." Cadence added.

“Hmmm…” Twilight thought. “Does anypony have a suggestion that would usually be crazy to think of? I’m sure all of us are open to suggestions.”

"Ooh, I have one!" Cadence said, lighting her horn and making a large canister appear. "This tank is filled with laughing gas! If we let this leak in here, we'll see where they are and it'll be an easy game over!"

"Ummm, maybe we shouldn't," Luna warned. "I wouldn't want to subject Night Fury to that. And besides, he doesn't have the large lung capacity that we possess. What if he runs out of air and starts to cough up?"

"Actually, Luna, I know all about this gas,” Twilight said, using her magic to summon another smaller box. “And I have the antidote right here. One for each of us, just in case we get exposed. And while this gas will cause us to laugh ourselves silly, it doesn’t have any long-lasting side effects other than the subjects retaining their happiness for a while. As a matter of fact, Pinkie Pie fills her balloons with this stuff."

"Even so, I think it would be cheating to use the gas. Let us use our own devices to find them. Let's have some honor." Luna said.

“Fair enough,” Cadence agreed, but then put on a goofy grin and hugged the container. “I still want to experience this stuff, though!”

"Maybe on your own time. For now, let's try and find those two." Twilight said, continuing the search for Celestia and Night Fury.

“Any suggestions as to where we look next?” Luna asked the troop.

"Well, the pillows go deeper down. So maybe they're hiding somewhere right under us." Cadence said.

“A plausible theory, Cadence,” Luna complimented. “I say we put it to the test!”

“Let’s dive!” Twilight yelled as she shot herself up and proceeded to Cannonball into the pillows, the others following in her wake. As they dove down, they felt the soft fluffy of the pillows grazing against their bodies, some passively tickling them with their own material.

"Hehe, I see why you enjoy being here, Cadence. It feels so warm and cozy in here." Twilight said, pushing her way through the numerous cushions and pillows.

“How deep does this go?” Luna asked, attempting to keep from laughing as a pillow brushed under her wing.

"I don't know," Cadence admitted. “It's been a long time since I've been in here."

Just then, they heard the telltale sound of whispers and giggles.

"Stop squeezing me! I'm not a squishy toy, but I'll squeal if you hold me too tight!" Whispered one voice.

"You were the one who wanted to hide with me, so I get to hold onto you how I want." Said another.

The three Alicorns were just barely keeping themselves together as they followed the voices. Tears were falling down their cheeks and each of them were clenching their teeth in goofy grins to keep from giving themselves away by laughing.

"I think we're getting close, I can hear them." Twilight acknowledged.

“How should we get them?” Luna asked.

“You two take down Auntie Celestia, and I’ll go after Night Fury. Okay?” Cadence ordered. The two other princesses nodded and squeezed their way through the pillows until they caught a glimpse of a few specks of black and white.

“On the count of three,” Cadence commanded as they prepared their assault.

"One… Two… Three!" They all rushed in and surprised the two sitting within the pillows.

"Yikes, they found us! Sorry, Celestia, gotta squirm!" Fury said as he quickly squirmed up towards the surface, leaving Celestia alone.

“Night Fury! You coward!” Celestia cried out before Cadence and Luna overtook her.

“It’s tickle time!” Cadence squealed with joy as she began tickling her aunt’s hind hooves.

"Bahahahahahahaha! Nohohohoho! Fury, I'll get you for thihihihis!" Celestia squealed, squirming in ticklish delight.

“Haha! I’d like to see you try!” Fury called back, mocking Celestia’s predicament.

“She won’t have to!”

Fury turned around to come face-to-face with both Luna and Twilight. His scream of terror quickly turned into a scream of laughter as the two princesses pinned him against the pillows and began to tickle him mercilessly.

"Nahahahahahao, not like thihihihis!" Fury called out.

"Oh, but it is happening like this! You're under our control now!" Twilight said, but Fury wasn't going down that easily.

"Not for long!" Fury said as he began to spin up. Luna and Twilight were surprised at the new trick, and were even more shocked when he shot all the way up and out of the pillow pile and landed on the surface, leaving all of the princesses underneath his belly as he laid there in relief.

"Phew, I got away. They're pretty deep in there, so they'll have to squirm a fair way out if they want to get back up here." Fury sighed in relief. Meanwhile, the princesses heard his muffled voice from below him.

“What now?” Twilight groaned in annoyance.

“I have an idea, Twilight.” Luna said, as she began to light her horn. A small pink orb appeared, and Luna sent it in Night Fury’s direction.

“What was that?” Twilight asked with a sly grin.

“Just a twinkle orb, Twilight.” Luna replied, calmly.

“Seriously? I expected something more from you,” Twilight said, disappointed.

Luna gave the younger Alicorn a sly grin.

“You didn’t notice its color, did you?” She asked.

“Of course I did,” Twilight groaned. “It was pink!”

“True, but what shade of pink?” Luna replied, flashing her eyebrows. Twilight stared at Luna, confused by the question. However it sank in a few seconds later, and once again, she was in tears trying to keep herself from laughing.

On the top side, Fury noticed the small pink orb and just laughed.

“Is that the best you can do? A small twinkle orb?” Fury laughed as the object in question closed its distance on him.

“Fury! What color is that orb?” Twilight called out.

"Pink? So what?"

“What shade of pink, Fury?” Luna hollered, grinning devilishly.

"It's… sort of a hot pink. I don't get it, I don't use magic." He said, confused.

“What common expression involves the color pink and laughter, Fury?!” Twilight hollered, trying to give him a hint. “If you’re just as happy as can be, we could say that you’re what?”

Fury thought about it for a second, and then he gasped. "Tickled Pink."

A split second later, the orb attached itself to Night Fury’s tummy, and he began to laugh uncontrollably.

"Yahahahahahahaha! Not this! Anything but thihihihihihis!" He yelped, the pink orb driving him to his limits. By then, all four princesses had crawled their way back up to the surface to see him wiggle and squirm. No matter where the little orb went on his body, it was tickling him, and he couldn’t do anything to stop it.

Twilight and Luna laughed at how defenseless he was while Cadence and Celestia thought it looked rather adorable. Fury giggled and laughed so much that he began to bounce, some of the pillows following him up and down as he got higher than usual. Then, he began to bounce forward and back.

"Cadence, what is the floor of this room made of?" Celestia asked.

“Beats me. I didn’t oversee the construction of this room.” she replied, with a shrug.

“That’s because I did it,” Luna admitted, with an embarrassed blush. “I… uh… cast a spell that made this place similar to a fun house. This just happens to be the *bounce room*.”

"And it's very bouncy! Hahahahahahaha!" Fury laughed as he bounced up and down. "It's like bouncing on a giant jelly mold!"

Twilight cast a spell, banishing the tickle twinkle from Fury, and then she proceeded to bounce with him.

“I feel like I’m a filly again!” She shouted, happily.

“That… does look like fun,” Luna admitted, with a smile.

"Well, why don't you join in!?" Fury said as he bounced high and slammed down in front of Luna, compressing the bouncy floor.

"Alley Oop!" The black feline proceeded to launch up with the Princess Of The Night in front of him as they flew.

“Hey! Save some for me!” Cadence cried out, launching herself onto the bounce floor. As she reached the peak of her bounce, Fury grabbed onto her.

"Gotcha!" He called out, hugging her tight as they floated for a few seconds.

"Down we go!" And then they began to fall back down.

When they landed, Cadence bounced so hard that Night Fury flew off of her. As he neared a bounce stop, he realized his claws were out. He panicked, thinking he was about to blow everyone’s ears off with a POP!!!

But that’s not what happened. All he heard was a clink, as his claws attached to something metal.

“Huh?” He said, confused. He hopped down and proceeded to examine the object, curious to what it might be.

“Did you find something, Fury?” Twilight called out, as she and the other princesses came to join him, the room assuming its normal state.

"I did. It's something slim, metal, and a shade of pink?" He questioned as he took a look at the object in his grip. He then heard a slight hiss from the object that made him even more confused.

“Please tell me you didn’t just accidentally puncture it with your claws, Fury?” Twilight said, worried about what might happen.

"Punctured what?" He asked. Then, he started to feel weird. "Hey guys, I'm starting to feel… weird. My tummy feels all fuzzy and swirly."

“And…” Twilight bit her lip, attempting not to giggle as the gas had infected her too. “Tickly?”

Before they realized it, the other princesses all gasped. Succumbing them to the effects of the gas as well.

"What's hahahahappening? I feel all fuzzy!" Fury laughed.

Twilight just barely managed to bring the canister’s label into view before losing her composure. She didn’t even have a chance to see what it was holding before she started to laugh uncontrollably. It sounded as if she was being tickled again.

“Oh nohohohohohohoho!” Luna hollered, losing herself to the gas. "I think you punctured Cadence's laughing gas tahahahahank!"

“Mother of mehehehehehehehehe!” Celestia cried out, as the laughing gas overtook her.

“Nohohohohohohoht agaihihihihihihihihihiihihn!” Cadence cried out as she too, lost herself to the effects of the gas.

"Is thihihihis how it ends? All of us laughing while sihihiting on a pile of pillows?! GYAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHAHA!” Twilight laughed.

"I guess sohohohohoho! But I'm not complaining, this was fuhuhuhuhun!" Fury said, still paralyzed with laughter.

No pony could respond with anything but joyous ticklish laughter. But there was no reason to, they were all having the time of their lives. While this would be the final round of the game, they all knew that this would be a memory to last for a lifetime. Nothing would be able to replace the feeling of weightlessness and pure joy as they laughed, giggled, chuckled and hollered the evening out in a blissful state of ticklish happiness. .

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