> A [Fe]Male Perspective of Equestria
>  by Spacecowboy
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> 01 - Punching Pony Princesses is Perilous to Preserving Privates
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	It was a dark and stormy night... Cliche as fuck, yes, but nonetheless true. So, it was a dark and stormy night and there I was, masturbating. It had been one hell of a long day, and I very much needed the stress relief. The only source of light, besides the frequent lightning strikes, was the computer monitor and television in my bedroom. I was currently in the middle of my stress relief ‘session,’ hoping that the weather didn’t knock the power out before I could finish.

The next strike of lightning was accompanied with an intense sense of vertigo, as if I had leaned too far back in the chair. The only issue with this was that I was seated on the edge of my chair, and somewhat hunched over, if you understand what I’m sayin’. So, it should’ve been impossible for me to end up falling backwards. Or at least, those were my thoughts as I sent my hands wildly flailing, hoping to find the floor before any important parts of myself found it first.

After my hands didn’t find contact in the first second or two, I kinda figured something was up. That was only made more apparent by my eventual impact, but into something that was both soft and warm. I had cold, wood flooring in my house. At some point I’d closed my eyes, so I decided to reopen them.

To say I was shocked would be to claim that Albert Einstein was only a little intelligent. I stood up, pants still around my ankles, Mr. Thompson at full mast, coming dick to face with a winged purpled, horned... pony thing. I did the most logical thing that came to mind. Screamed like a bitch.

The pony creature thing got to its hooves while I continued my yelling, looking at me with a fair amount of confusion. It went to open its mouth, and I responded with a fist to its face. The horn on its head lit up a weird, pinkish purple color, then immediately discharged right into my groin. Blinding pain encompassed me, and the last thing I could think of was to lament Mr. Thompson’s unfinished business.

Now, I suppose while I’m floating around in my unconscious mind, I could give ya a little bit of background on myself. Name’s Elam. Kinda odd, and not all that common, but at least my parents didn't name me something like Dan, John, Sam... you get the point. I'm about as white as they come, although give it a summer and I can work up a pretty wicked tan. I stand around five foot eleven inches, with a mess of black hair on my head and blue eyes. Nothing else really stands out about me. I've never gotten any tattoos, have no prominent scars, for all the shit I did as a kid, I got off pretty easy in the scar department.

I grew up in one of those small, sleepy towns that no one ever gives a second thought to until a serial killer ends up coming from it. Kept out of trouble, well, mostly, while growing up, and got into the usual teenage shenanigans. Only had to perform a little bit of community service after an incident in public, but hey, it wasn't entirely my fault.

All was well come college, only got arrested once while I was there, and ended up coming away with a degree in criminology after a rather quick four years... most of which I don't really recall due to the drug induced haze that I often found myself in. To think, I was a near four point oh student too. Jumped into the workforce from there, and managed to spend a few years building up a small nest egg. Of course, it all paled in comparison to the minor fortune I'd gotten when my parents passed. Although it was somewhat of a grey spot with the insurance companies, being trampled by elephants is indeed covered as part of the life insurance policy they had. Elephants, yes. It's best to simply nod your head, accept it, and then move on.

So, work was simply something to do to pass the time, as I'd tried simply sitting around living off the interest gained on my capital. Easy to do, yes, but good lord was it boring. However, I think my brain is telling me it's about that time to wake up now.

I felt myself encased in a soft material, and a weight on my chest. Rapidly blinking my eyes, I worked on clearing the crap out of them so I could actually see. It took a few seconds of blinking nonstop, but my vision went from blurry bright objects to definable bright objects. I was in a bed, covered in a rather heavy quilt, in a very brightly painted room. Sunlight was streaming in through a window on one side of the room, which means that I'd been out for the rest of the night, if it had indeed been night when I found myself wherever it is that 'here' is.

I didn't see anything in sight, so figured a good stretch was in order while my brain booted itself up for the day. Curling my hands into fists, I raised them above my head, still laying down, and closed my eyes and simply let them go wherever. A weird pulling sensation caused me to stop though. Propping myself up with my hands, I sat up and opened my eyes, looking down. The fact that the quilt was rubbing against bare skin wasn't even the primary thing on my mind.

Looking down to my now bare chest, two mounds greeted my sight, the chill air causing my nipples to prominently stand out against them. I couldn't tear my eyes away from them, even as I brought a hand into my view. Now that I was wide awake, I noticed its new look. There was a lot less hair and the overall structure was much more lithe and yelled 'female' to anyone observant enough. Fearing for the worst, my eyes still unable to be torn from my newfound cleavage, my hand moved further down to check on my close friend, Mr. Thompson.

Houston, we have a problem. Smooth flesh greeted my hands, until my fingers found a cleft in a spot that I most definitely knew about due to the many women I'd spent time with in the past. I did the first thing that came to mind. A very feminine scream tore itself from my lips.

> 02 - Tea Time with Trollestia, Twilight's Told to Teach
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	Into the room walked a rather large creature, this one all white with a wavy, flowing mane. Of course, my attention was still rather distracted, so I didn’t hear the door open, close, or the hoofsteps as it walked into the room.

“Will you cease that dreadful racket? I swear, you humans have such a ridiculous pair of lungs that belay your size.” The words startled me, causing me to take a momentary breath so that I could continue screaming. Its ears folded back in response as an annoyed look came across its face, and it began walking towards me. As it got close enough, I pulled back my left hand and made a fist, readying it to take a swing.

“Tut tut, you think one would learn not to try and punch the first sapient intelligence they encounter. Really, are you lot still so barbaric?” It spoke, and I noticed my hand was still pulled back, encompassed by a golden glow that matched the one around its horn its. “Besides, the last time you punched one of us you hit my dear student in the face and became a mare in the process. One would think after the first surprise, you wouldn’t want a second.”

I’d finally ceased screaming, more because it was starting to hurt than anything else. “What the fuck are you, and why the fuck am I a woman?” I tried to yell with anger, but my new voice definitely wasn’t meant for it. Instead my words came across as more of a pout, which caused me to inwardly groan.

“Oh, so it does talk. I was wondering how much longer it was going to take.” She snickered at me, as if she took enjoyment in whatever the fuck it was she was doing. “You may call me Princess Celestia. I am one of the two rulers of Equestria, where you now find yourself. As to your first question, I am an alicorn, which is the harmonic embodiment of the three races native to my country. As to your second, well...” She trailed off, apparently unable to control her mirth.

As much as I wanted to leap out of this bed and knock the shit out of... her, I figured modesty for my hopefully temporary situation was the better choice. “The fuck is so funny? How long until you can make me a guy again and send me home?”

She continued to laugh as she raised a hoof to her mouth, which I just noticed was covered in a golden shoe, as if her hoof would stop her laughter or keep me from hearing it. “Oh my, I’m so sorry. It’s just been awhile since I’ve been in this situation, and no matter what, it’s never loses its humor factor.” She took a moment to straighten herself, during which I did my best to glare a hole through her.

“So, to answer your second question, and as to when you might be able to go home. Long story short, as I understand you humans just love your brevity, you can’t. To either. Sure, I could send you home as is, but something tells me you’d be pretty well fucked, and given time, in more ways than one.” She looked at me with a shit-eating grin, as if daring me to refute her.

“Bullshit. Long story.”

She cut her look short, appraising me and sizing me up with her eyes. “I see, wasn’t expecting that reply. Damn, I owe Luna a thousand bits. Well you see, there exist multiple universes, as well as parallel ones. This makes for a nigh infinite amount of worlds and timelines. Now there are a few planets that act as hubs, for lack of a better term, and are frequently in contact, or nearby, to a large selection of other worlds at any given moment. You managed to find a sinkhole between worlds, which brought you across universes to Equus from your Earth.” She paused, giving me a moment to take in her words.

“So... this means that somewhere, there’s a world where I went to punch you in the face, and you didn’t stop me?” I smirked at the question while also showing her that yes, I did indeed understand the multiverse concept, even if I was having a hard time believing its existence.

She narrowed her eyes at me, giving me a brief look that spoke volumes. Tone down the belligerence, or else. Yeesh. “Your quips aside, yes that is indeed the case. Usually, when one of you stumble across to here, we’re able to send you right on back. A little dash of magic, and you simply think it was a rather lucid dream, but nothing else.

“However, you humans are like magical sponges. You suck the magic right into yourselves, and after a certain point we really can’t send you back.”

“So, why can’t you just use your magic and fix this shit? Sounds like you use magic on a frequent basis, and have dealt with shit like this before.” I stopped glaring at her as yet again my new body twisted my action, and well... I don’t want to mention what it looked like. Yeah, that bad.

“Well, unlike normal sponges, we can’t wring that magic back out of you. After a certain point of saturation, your bodies begin to adapt to Equus. Any changes that occur after that can’t be undone. I mean, like I said, we could send you back to Earth, but tell me. Does your government still kill the unknown? Or have they finally graduated beyond that?”

I began to think about what she was saying, allowing logic to finally take hold in my brain. Seeing how I lived in good ole ‘Murica, I knew that death wasn’t really going to happen. However, due to my newfound gender, I’d most likely be spirited away somewhere, scanned, tested on... As the thoughts continued rolling, I must’ve visibly paled quite a lot as the horse began speaking to me again.

“So, looks like it’s not quite death anymore, hey? Experimentation?” She smirked again. Oh how I wanted to punch her in the nose. “So you’re basically stuck here, and this is your new home. If you cooperate, it can be a good experience. Otherwise, I’ll just have to send you to the sun... Oh wait, it’s Luna’s turn! So, it’d be the moon for you, then.”

I finally joined her in laughter, I mean, come on! Being sent to the sun or moon? Yeah, right, it's impossible. “That’s a good one, Celestia! Sending me to the moon? Oh man, is it made of cheese? That’s just as good as you saying you can’t make me a man again!” I slapped a knee through the covers, unable to control my mirth.

She barked out a short laugh, then looked at me, deadly serious. “This is no joke. I hold domain over the sun, and my sister the moon. If you prove to be a problem, we shall simply sweep you under the rug. And you still don’t believe me when I say there is nothing we can do about your new gender? Allow me to elaborate then.

“You see, you’re not the first who has ended up a new gender,” another snicker from her, damn that horse! “and so we have tried it in the past. We had an individual who had barely surpassed that invisible threshold that pushes a human to adapt to Equus. We spent the better part of a year on it with a team of the best unicorn scientists working on the matter. The best we managed was to change their gender back for two, two and a half hours at the most. They attempted to push it further, but after an incident that left fifteen unicorns gender swapped, including a rather unfortunate mare who was pregnant it was abandoned. Mind you, that was with someone who barely surpassed the threshold.”

I took a moment to digest the information put forth before me. A pregnant mare genderswapped? How would that even work? I shook my head to refocus my thoughts on something that wouldn’t leave me with a migraine. “So, you make it sound as if I’ve taken a lot more magic than the threshold point... How much?”

“Simple questions. Seems we might get somewhere.” Celestia gave a rather vague, condescending smile. Bah, whatever. Push it back for now, deal with it later. “Well, the pony you first punched in the face is my student, Twilight Sparkle. Otherwise referred to as Princess Twilight Sparkle, the Alicorn of Magic. To give you an idea, only five alicorns currently exist, and they’re all extremely powerful. Each of us hold sway over a domain. Twilight’s is magic itself. She blasted you with enough magic that, if directed into an actual thought out spell, could level one of your cities.”

“So... I’m guessing that’s somewhere around a ‘fuck-ton’ on a scale of one to fucked?” I asked, at this point wishing to whatever man was upstairs that this was simply a trippy dream.

"That actually sums it up very well! I'll have to keep that one in mind for later, thanks!" I simply facepalmed, mentally counting down how long it'd be before I found myself on a celestial body. "Basically, you're going to be a pony, no doubt about that. It's simply a matter of how long." A knock came at the door, causing Celestia to raise her head. "Speaking of, perfect timing! Come in!"

The door opened to reveal the purple alicorn from my first encounter, sporting a minor bruise on her face. Good to know I at least left a mark. I snickered at that thought as Twilight entered the room. "Good morning, Celestia, I–" She noticed that I was awake and staring at her. "Ah, I see he– I mean, she is awake now." She paused a moment, then with a flap of her wings cleared the whole room to land at the side of my bed. Must. Resist. Punching.

"Hi, my name is Twilight Sparkle. Now that you aren't completely freaked out and ready to punch me again, or at least I hope so anyways... mind if I get to study you? You're the first human that's come to Equestria I've seen, and I'd just love to document you, as well as your change!" I think she mentioned a few other things as well, but honestly I wasn't really paying close attention to her once she started geeking out. I was very much reminded of some of those weird mouth breathers who would come in and buy the latest MMO game when I worked retail at GameStop in high school. To sum it up in one word, creepy.

A cough drew her focus to the other occupant in the room. "Twilight, as much as I love your enthusiasm, I've barely just finished explaining that he– sorry, she is stuck here. Speaking of, I believe you have something you need to say, correct?" I simply sat there in the bed, still covered in the sheet, watching this back and forth banter with confusion.

The next thing I knew, Twilight was back in my face, this time slightly flushed red, most likely from embarrassment. "I'd like to apologize to you, err– What's your name?"

Oh finally, after all of this, what my name is finally comes up. "Name's Elam."

"Ah, Elam. I'm sorry for reactively blasting you with enough magic to level this castle. I really shouldn't have lost control of my magic like that, even if I was completely taken by surprise. So I'm sorry for not giving you the choice to stay or not." She paused, looking over my covered form. "Also I'm sorry for making you a mare. That's probably gotta be awkward." Out of nowhere, a piece of parchment and quill appeared, floating next to Twilight. "Now questions! Tell me, what is–"

"Twilight!" Celestia belted out, stopping Twilight's words instantly. I now see how this Celestia can claim to run a nation. With a voice like that, I'd imagine her running something militaristic. Huh, I wonder what type of government they run here.

"So uh... You're fuckin' crazy." I spoke to Twilight, locking eyes with those disturbingly large, and dare I say it, cute pupils of hers. I mean if it were possible to die from a cuteness overload, one of these ponies could do so, if they were to shut up for long enough to not ruin the image anyways. "I mean, I thought my friend coked up thinking he could tie a rolling chair to a car with duct tape took the cake, but damn. You think I'm just gonna willingly let you study me after you made it to where I can't even leave this place to go back home? Fucking nuts, I swear."

"Hey now," Twilight immediately shot back, "you're the one who went and punched me in the face without even saying a word. That, and your lungs. Yikes, my ears were ringing for hours after that." Her face scrunched up as she recalled it. Don't know why she was complaining though, she wasn't on the receiving end of an apparently uber magic blast that jacked up one's gender.

"I wasn't fuckin' crazy, though. I was merely defending myself from a weird, oddly colorful creature. Not my fault you got close to me almost immediately." Although childish, I felt it necessary to punctuate my words by sticking my tongue out at Twilight. I figured if I were truly stuck here, I'd try my best to poke at them without ending up on a celestial body. I'm sure, if given time, I should be able to come up with something, but for now baby steps were fine.

"If you two are done..." Celestia spoke, quietly chuckling to herself. "Now, Elam," more snickering. I'm really going to punch her in the face, just gotta take her by surprise. "Twilight here is going to be responsible for you, both during your transition as well as afterwards. She'll be teaching you about Equestria and how it operates, as well as aiding in whatever areas your new form will provide, whether it be magic or flight."

What? "Wait. You mean, the one pony who I'd rather not be around, the one who removed my dick, is the one pony who I'm going to have to spend the foreseeable future with?" The gall of this bitch!

"Indeed! Right on, although you'll have my sister's help since Twilight is aiding you. I'm certain with two alicorns helping you, it should be relatively smooth for you, so long as you're willing." Oh, that fucking troll. The smirk on her face, there's no other way to put it. I'm being trolled hard, and there's not a damn thing I can do about it.

I sighed, simply adding to the list of shit that I'd need to get back at Princess Sunny-Butt for. A question that had been resting in the back of my mind that probably should've been voiced first finally found its way out. "So, do I want to know why I'm naked underneath these sheets? Pretty damn certain I had clothes on when I ended up here..."

Twilight nervously spoke up, and I watched as she brought a hoof up to rub at the back of her neck. "Well, that's also kind of my fault... The magic I hit you with kinda disintegrated your clothes. And the wall hangings. And the wall..." She trailed off, chuckling somewhat nervously.

"Oh!" Twilight exclaimed, causing me to raise an eyebrow. "My friend is a rather famous fashionista, so I had her come and measure you for some clothes while you were unconscious!" I heard a slight pop as a small bag popped into existence next to Twilight, who floated it over to me. "She's got this set of clothes ready for you now, plus she's going to make a few more. They're also easily adjustable for later." She nodded at the end, and I started to rummage through the bag.

"Well, it seems that I'm no longer needed, as you appear to have everything under control." She looked at me, a quick flash of danger in her eyes. Definitely not fun to be on the receiving end of that look. "And remember, Elam. This is your new home now, and it's up to you to make of it what you will. If that fails, the moon or sun is rather accommodating anytime." She opened the door and walked halfway out, then turned to face the room. "Oh, you might want to work with Twilight on a new name! Remember, female and pony!"

I fumed as she quickly disappeared, the door rapidly closing behind her. I diverted my attention and rage at pulling out the clothes that Twilight's friend had apparently made, although the word fashionista made me very wary of what I might find.

"Fuck me..." Was all I could mutter as I pulled out a skirt. There were no pants included in the mass of fabric.

"Really? You already want to be fucked? I know Celestia wanted me and Luna to help you embrace your new sexuality, but that was quick!" Twilight spoke up, a slight blush creeping across her face.

"WHAT? For being the student of a ruler you sure are pretty dumb there. Ever heard of a figure of speech?" I couldn't believe this pony. And she's an alicorn? How desperate were they for them if she ended up one. I dangled the skirt up in front of her face. "This is a skirt. I was a guy not a day ago, there's no fucking way that I want to wear this."

Twilight seemed to still be off balance, although she did seem to be recovering rather quickly. "Sorry, I tend to take things rather... literally most times I'm afraid. And what's wrong with a skirt? Rarity spent a fair amount of time working on that, you should be thankful you even have clothes, she pushed all her orders to the side to do a personal favor for me!"

I continued to dangle the skirt in front of her face. "Nope, not wearing it. Get me a nice pair of jeans or something. Just because you robbed me of Mr. Thompson doesn't mean I'm just going to go all fru-fru girly overnight. Ain't happenin'."

Twilight gave me a very unamused glare. "You can either wear it, or wrap a sheet around you. And, seeing how I plan to show you around the castle soon..." She left the statement unfinished, but I was able to fill in the blanks. This sheet wasn't that large, and I had enough issues walking around my house with a sheet wrapped around me in the past. No way was it going to hold up.

"Fuck me..."

> 03 - New Clothes, New Looks, First Evening
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	Twilight was at least kind enough to point out the bathroom that was attached to the room I was staying in. I also had to have a somewhat lengthy conversation as to the whole taboo behind being seeing others naked in order to get her to at least turn away while I made a mad dash for the bathroom.

Now that I was safely in the bathroom, I tossed the handful of clothes onto the counter, taking note at how high class the interior of this room was as well. It had a shower that looked more like a jacuzzi, and along all the walls were full length mirrors. Oh yeah, I'm naked right now. I beat down the thoughts of wanting to explore my new body and took a good look at myself.

At first, I really didn't immediately recognize myself. Not having much to compare my current height to, I think I shrunk a few inches. My eyes were the first thing I noticed, as they were really the only thing that seemed to have carried over through the magic. Blue eyes still greeted me in the mirror, an odd look in them as I began examining myself. My hair, which used to be rather coarse and kept short, cascaded down my back. Running a hand through it, I noticed just how smooth it felt too, reminding me of very fine fabric. My overall figure was well proportioned and lithe with muscles accentuating the more prominent areas of my body.

To sum it up, I would totally fuck myself, if I still had Mr. Thompson and were presented with the opportunity. There was not a single unappealing facet of my body, not even the scars I had before seemed to have carried over. I brought a hand over to one of my boobs, poking it as if to confirm its existence. The flesh was yielding and firm at the same time, the perfect combination in my mind. I absently began to rub it with a palm while I looked at the neatly trimmed mound that now stood in for Mr. Thompson.

"Elam, are you almost ready? We don't have much time left in the day, and I'd like to at least show you some of the castle tonight!" Twilight's muffled voice came through the door, making me jump just a little bit.

"Err, just another minute or two!" I forced my attention back to the clothes, forcing the thoughts of what I would normally do to such a body I now had back to the æther of my mind. Later, perhaps. For the sake of science!

I put the dark blue skirt to the side and pulled out the top. It was thankfully a somewhat standard tee shirt, however there was one major issue. It was PINK, which just so happens to be my least favorite color. I set it aside for the undergarments that had been crafted for me, which were both thankfully a very neutral white color. I attempted to quickly slip them on, succeeding in getting the panties on but not the bra. Oh bra clasp, we meet again! How I conquered thee many times during my high school and college crusades, but now that I must do rather than undo... I hath been defeated!

Some fumbling later and I finally got the damn thing clasped. I fought with my hair while trying to put on the tee shirt, and in a few short minutes I found myself fully clothed. Whoever this Rarity person was, she sure knew her shit. Everything fit rather comfortably, although on second thought it was somewhat disturbing that even the bra was a perfect fit. Okay, time to move on from that train of thought.

"Okay, comin' out now!" I hollered, wincing at my silky smooth voice. Opening the door, I tripped over Twilight with my first step. She had apparently decided waiting for me right in front of the door was a good idea, and my bare foot had hooked on her before I was even fully out of the bathroom.

A short tumble later, I found myself coming back to my senses as I felt something wet against my inner thigh. "The hell!" Quickly standing up, Twilight's tongue went back into her mouth and off of me, thankfully. "Yeah, you might not wanna stand right in front of a door, especially when you know I'm gonna be opening it. Not that smart."

She stood up and quickly spread her wings while shaking her head. "Sorry, sorry. We only have a little bit of time left before it gets too late to really do anything. Plus, I thought you might like to get something to eat, I know lunch was a long time ago for me and you've been unconscious for close to a whole day now."

I sidestepped around her and threw myself back onto the bed, enjoying the soft mattress. "Food sounds great. Going out, not so much. You said there's only a few more hours tops before it's really late, right? Can't we just talk for awhile? As much as I wish this was just a bad dream after eating shrooms and dropping acid, I probably need to know more about what's coming." Shrooms, hmm. Haven't had em in years, but I wonder what would happen if I ate some here? I mean, everything is already pretty bright and the ponies are rather varied on the color, even if I only had two to go off of so far. I mean, a four colored floating mane? Note to self, try to find some equivalent of shrooms or make some acid in the immediate future, as this is worth further research.

"I suppose we can do that. Celestia did give me some details about what to expect, although she did mention that a lot of it wasn't really predictable, so we're going to have to wing it a bit." She fluffed her wings a bit at the end of her sentence, causing me to snort. I mean, she's moving her wings around when she says wing it. Bad puns really have a whole new level on a different planet.

"Somehow, I think she purposefully didn't tell you everything. I was getting a heavy troll vibe from her. Shame I couldn't punch her..." Wistfully speaking at the end, I imagined the glorious action of watching her mouth fly from my fist in slow motion, much like the cliched fist to face shots some of those terrible boxing movies did. I'm looking at you, Rocky. "I'd really like to know how this whole 'oh, you're going to be a pony' thing is going to work out, to start with."

Twilight looked at me as my stomach rumbled. "We could always start with dinner first. Anything in particular you'd like?" Oh yeah, that's right. I was unconscious for almost a whole day without eating, thanks for remind me stomach.

"Think I could get a nice cut of steak cooked medium rare with a side of mashed potatoes and broccoli?" Might as well go all out if she's asking. I mean, it is a castle, so one would think they have a chef who can cook to order.

Twilight looked at me with a small amount of shock, and I replied with an arched brow and a shrug of my shoulders. "You willingly eat meat? Celestia didn't mention anything about that..." She shuddered a little, as if the notion of meat itself disgusted her. "I suppose I can ask the guards to see if the chef has anything that'll do in that regard, there might be something left over from the last visit from the gryphon diplomats..."

"Why are you shuddering at the thought of meat? Especially steak! It's delicious, can be served with a ton of different foods, and the flavor... Nothing beats a slab of cow seared on the grill!" I closed my eyes and drooled a little at the thought of such perfectly cooked meat. A love for steak ran in the family. During family gatherings, it was always a contest to see who could eat more steak than our grandmother. Somehow, she kept on winning.

"You eat cows? Barbaric!" She screeched, causing me to cover my ears briefly as she backed away from me.

"Well, yeah. We raise them just for that purpose. Lots of folk make a living off of it in some places." I opened my eyes and looked at her, rather puzzled. It's just meat afterall, not like ponies couldn't eat it or anything themselves. "What? You seem like I just told you that I'd murdered your friend and had been wearing their skin or something. It's just meat."

"Just meat? We don't eat other sentient creatures here, that's just wrong!" She exclaimed, still on edge. I noticed the door open up and another pony stick their head in. Couldn't really see anything beyond the glint of light off his golden helmet, but I smiled goofily and waved at him.

"Cows don't fucking talk. At least, not on Earth. Nothing talks except us humans, and the occasional annoying as hell bird." I stuck my tongue out at the guard, the poor thing looked confused as fuck. It seems Twilight still hadn't noticed the observer, she really lost it when she lost it. "You always go this far overboard? That's fucking ridiculous."

Her mane did the funniest thing I've ever seen. Ever so slowly, it began to curl and stick out in every direction. Best thing I could relate it to was when I gave my six year old cousin glue, and he immediately began to lather my uncle's hair. Even with his short hair, it was everywhere. Very much the same thing here. "Yo, Twilight. I'm hungry."

She still continued on and on, although now she was rambling something about a Magical Kindergarten and failing the princess. Her mane was absolutely ridiculous, and not a single word I spoke was getting through to her. I noticed the guard's eyes go wide as he made a very hasty retreat from the room and closed the door. Ah, what the hell, time to play punch-a-pony!

Slap! Well, a slap should suffice. I'd rather not add to her bruise, probably best to not have Celestia think I was beating up her student after all. The effect was rather obvious, as Twilight's annoying rambling instantly dropped dead upon contact, and her mane settled down a little. I snapped my fingers in front of her face a few times, noticing as her eyes focused once more.

"Welcome back, Twilight. Now, done with your little freak-out? Got it that we don't eat sentient creatures, no matter how tempting it is?" I kept my face right in front of hers as I peppered her with verbal jabs. I noticed the door creak open just a smidge and a pair of eyes looked at me, relief evident in their eyes as if I'd just averted a disaster.

"Sorry about that, I have a tendency to, err... overreact at times and it sort of spirals out of control." A quick flash of her fancy magic, and everything about her looked normal again, at least as normal for a winged horned pony creature as I could tell. "So, uh, food. Right?" I just shook my head as my stomach rumbled loudly again. "There should be some meat left over for the chef to prepare I suppose."

I watched Twilight make her way over to the door, which was mysteriously closed once more. She stepped out for a moment to converse with one of the guards, before walking right back in. "They'll have food brought within the next thirty minutes or so. Now, the pony issue..."

She jumped up onto the bed and sat down next to me, looking me in the eyes. Hhhng, those damned eyes are lethal weapons, I swear! "From what Celestia explained to me, your change into a pony isn't something that will be easily predictable because of the large amount of magic you absorbed from me. In normal instances, in which the magic applied is carefully monitored, the human in question rapidly changes, becoming a full pony within minutes."

"And I've been here for nearly a whole day, with the only change being my gender, right? I mean, my hair has grown out and I think I lost a few inches of height, but that's all." I stuck a hand in my hair, still amazed at how damn silky smooth it was. As I idly played with it, Twilight continued to speak.

"Indeed. Considering that fact, it's possible that it could take anywhere from days to years for you to change. We really cannot make a guess until some part of you goes pony, to put it bluntly. In the meantime, Luna and myself will be working to bring you up to date on Equestrian history, how our society works, and once we know what type of pony you'll be, how to live as one." She was fluttering her wings as she sat there reciting her information, making me wonder what kind of body language they had.

"That teaching include body language? You keep moving your wings, and I have absolutely no idea what that means. Plus, any idea how to figure out what type of pony I'll end up, and can you explain them? If I can't do something cool, I'm coming after you, fair warning." I crossed my arms and gave her the stink eye, which only sent her wings to fidgeting more.

"Well, when a pegasus or alicorn's wings are moving like this, it means either nervousness or anxiousness..." More fluttering. "As for the ponies, there are three prevalent 'tribes' of ponies in Equestria. You have the Earth tribe, which exemplify strength and a deep connection with the planet. Although they cannot fly or channel magic through a focus, they are the largest, and sturdiest of ponies. They can cultivate plants, crops, and trees in nearly any environment, and provide the majority of food to the country. 

"The Pegasus tribe is exemplified by their ability of flight and weather manipulation. They are typically the smallest of ponies, and extremely durable, due to their tendency to crash while flying. Falls that would normally land a pony in a hospital for weeks typically only requires days of rest instead. They also can stand on clouds, manipulate them to provide and regulate rainfall.

"The Unicorn Tribe are the last major grouping. They have the ability to channel magic outside of their body through the use of their horn as a focus. I was actually born one myself. They are the scholars and innovators of the country. Together, all three tribes work in unison to bring prosperity to Equestria."

Wow. Mini history lesson, check! Twilight really likes to hit on details, that's one thing about her that stands out. "So, any chance I'll be able to, say, fly and use magic? That'd be pretty awesome and might be worth losing Mr. Thompson." Oh shit. I just called my dick by its nickname out loud in front of Twilight. Not kosher!

Twilight snickered as she connected the dots in her head. "You referred to your male genitalia as 'Mr.. Thompson?' Oh man, I thought only my brother was silly enough to do something so... stallion-y!" I simultaneously groaned and facepalmed, only having myself to blame for this incident. After waiting twenty seconds or so, I got tired of the continued snickering and pushed her towards the edge of the bed.

Twilight immediately stopped and locked her gaze on me as I pulled my hands back. "Thank you. I'd rather not be sent rolling off the bed. There are alicorns, which are basically a harmonic mix of all three tribes brought together into one pony, and hybrids of two ponies can and do exist, but the chances you'll end up either are rather small."

"Any smaller of a chance than being pulled through a dimensional rift while masturbating and ending up with one's gender changed and being told you're going to end up a pony?" Yeah, let's see you refute that logic, Twilight!

"I... I have no clue how to respond to that, as I cannot accurately calculate the probability of those two events without an extensive data set, so... I suppose it's possible? However, all five alicorns currently known all accomplished rather large events in their lives to transcend to a perfect harmony of all three tribes, so the chance of you simple becoming one is astronomically low."

Voices at the door interrupted us, as what sounded like a heated discussion took place. We both turned towards the entrance to the room just as it opened, revealing a unicorn with a white coat and blue mane. He, I guessed, was dressed in the equivalent of a suit for a pony, which caused me to snicker at the sheer absurdity of how it looked.

"Well, look here, nice to meet you fellow human!" The unicorn exclaimed, his voice somewhat posh and annoying. "Been quite some time since I came through, was curious if I'd live to see another pop out."

"Uh. Who the hell are you?" I looked at him warily, immediately on edge.

"Duke Blueblood, you were a human? Why didn't Celestia say something about that?" Twilight stressed, her voice agitated. I didn't even have to do anything this time, I'd call that one a win. At least if this guy isn't a total creep.

"Well, as Princess Twilight here just stated, my Equestrian name is Duke Blueblood. I've been a resident of this fair land for, oh, thirty seven years now and some change I believe. As for who I was," his voice shifted, picking up an alarmingly familiar mid-east accent. "Name's Jimmy Hoffa. Gotta say, fallin' into this fair land was the best thing that ever happened to me in life."

Jimmy mother fucking Hoffa, in the flesh before my very own eyes? Eat that shit, conspiracy theorists! "You know, not a week before I found myself here, they were digging up some countryside looking for your body."

Jimmy just laughed at that, somehow managing to slap his knee with a hoof. It honestly looked to be quite impossible, but he pulled it off. "Oh man, still? I left a long time ago, I suppose that just goes to show that they're still persistent bastards. Gotta say though, put you in a cocktail dress, and wow. You'd be one smokin' hot babe."

"Don't even think about it. Lecher." I tried to glare a hole through him. If he didn't take the hint, I'd gladly smack him around a little bit, teach him some respect.

He just laughed in response. "Oh, yeah. You're gonna do just fine here I think. Somethin' tells me you're going to be one gorgeous mare, so word to the wise. My son, 'Prince' Blueblood, can be a royal pain in the ass. Have a sister who ends up royalty, and it goes right to your head, I swear..." He directed his attention to Twilight. "Princess, I'd suggest you ensure my son doesn't get a chance to hit on our new friend. I'd like to have grandfoals from the little shit, one day anyways."

Another knock at the door, this time it was a castle worker with a trolley of food. "And that's my queue to leave. I bid you both adieu, and I have a feeling we'll meet again. Would love to hear some of what's happened since I last left, if only for the humor." With that, he bowed and walked out the door.

"Wow. That was weird. Random, too." I looked at the worker, who left the trolley next to a table and briefly spoke to Twilight before departing the room.

The various plates made their way to the table surface, dancing through the air with what I assumed to be more magic. However, frankly I didn't give a fuck, as my stomach agreed with my mind. Food first, the many issues later.

Twilight grabbed her salad dish and some fruit within her magic as I just begin to dig into my food, starting with the broccoli. "So, Elam, what do–"

"Food. No time for talk, hungry." I abruptly cut her off as I continued to chew my current mouthful of greens. Luckily, they had the foresight to provide me with silverware, so I tore into the food like a savage. I'd always eaten fast; fast and furious was the way I liked it.

I think after the first five seconds or so, Twilight was just staring at me, her jaw must've hit the table, as I thought I heard a thud from the impact. I savored the delight of the best damn vegetables I'd ever tasted, and the seasoning they used... If I had a single poetic bone in my body, I'd compose a damn epic for how good the food was.

Some minutes later, I let out a loud belch, chugging down another glass of milk as I laid back in my chair, thoroughly full and feeling slightly lethargic. "Damn, now that's some good grub. Whoever does the cooking... wow. I think that's all I can really say on the subject."

Twilight, who was still working on her salad, simply glared murder at me. Apparently, she took umbrage at my method of eating. Hey, I ain't gonna change my ways simply cause she fucked me over, ya know?

"What, Twilight? Thinking if you stare long enough, something might change?" I stuck my tongue out at her, then somewhat regretted it as my stomach let its protest be known. "Oooph. I think I'm just gonna chill here for a few. Seriously though, that was some damn fine food."

“And here I thought I’d never see someone with as poor table manners as my friend Rainbow Dash...” Twilight muttered, simply returning her attention back to the remaining pieces of fruit adorning her plate.

Rainbow Dash? That sounds rather... colorful. I couldn’t help but snicker, drawing yet more ire from Twilight. “You have a friend named Rainbow Dash? Is she a rainbow colored carpet muncher?”

Twilight did a spit-take, and a most excellent one at that. I watched the juice she’d been drinking sail clear across the room into the wall, leaving a lovely yellow splatter against it. Hmm, orange juice. “How could you say something so, so, so... crude? I’ll have you know she’s married to a nice stallion!” Her face flushed crimson in anger, and maybe, just maybe... I’d taken it a step too far. Oh well, no taking back what’s done.

“Woah, woah, hold on a sec. I just couldn’t help it, on Earth, the rainbow has become synonymous with gay pride is all. It just seemed like the perfect conclusion to come to. I mean, your name, Twilight Sparkle...” I trailed off, thinking about a particularly vile book series.

She groaned, using her magic to clean up the splattered juice. “Trust me, I hate that author for making vampires sparkle. Uugh, between the shittiness of the story, the shallowness of the characters, and the utter lack of plot... It’s tempting to find a time travel spell to remove it from existence sometimes.”

I couldn’t help but laugh, it seems even here those damned awful Twilight novels were hated by all. At least some things didn’t change, something I’d probably do my damndest to hold onto during my transition here. “Yeah, I know. It’s downright terrible, I mean, the only thing worse I can think of is Fifty Shades of Grey.”

“Fifty Shades of Neigh? Even more worthless drivel. I’m a self-proclaimed bibliophile, but even I can’t stomach that garbage. It’s why I usually end up sticking to nonfiction when it comes time to find something to read.” She finished off the last bit of food on her plate, seemingly forgetting my prior remarks due to the subject straying to books. A bibliophile, hmm. I could work with this.

“I’ve always been more a fan of science fiction or fantasy fiction novels, myself. There’s just something behind the underlying themes of those genres that’s always appealed to me.” I stood up and began loading the plates and dishes back onto the trolley, only to have them yanked from my grip by a purple aura. Ah, yes. Magic. Gotta remember that.

Once all the dishes were loaded up and the trolley placed outside the room, Twilight approached me at the table, quill and parchment at the ready as she slowly closed in.

"So, Elam, tell me all about..."

> 04 - Solo Sex, Shower Stumbling***
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	I closed the door behind me and slowly slid down the front of it. Finally, a break from Twilight. After dinner, she continually pestered me with questions, as well as dropping one hell of an info dump on me. A shower and some stress relief is exactly what I needed right now. I walked over to the shower controls, noting that they were still the same as back home. Now, why ponies created shit that was most definitely not meant to be used by creatures with hooves, the world may never know. I turned the water on before walking to the counter.

I stripped down to nothing, slowly taking my time as I appreciated the image presented in the mirror. Yeah, it was my new body, and it was awkward as fuck. However, I might as well enjoy it, right? My brain immediately locked up as the next thought attempted to be processed. My stress relief usually consisted of masturbation. An act which no longer involved the now deceased Mr. Thompson, may he rest in peace, and one which I'm not entirely certain I want to partake in.

Shit, I really needed my stress relief. Well, seeing how I was interrupted when I was first putting on clothes earlier in the afternoon, I suppose I could pick up from where I'd left off. Setting the last article of clothing in my hand onto the counter, I slowly turned from side to side and looked at myself. I let my mind drift to the more obscene thoughts I'd had during the earlier hours, imagining exactly how I would ravish this body. It was definitely a bit odd being in the body that I wanted to have fun with, but no regrets, right?

The steam filling the air and the steady thrum of water hitting porcelain brought my attention to the shower. Deciding I’d rather not see myself playing with, well, myself, I’d try to find relief while in the shower. Moving the privacy curtain to the side, I stepped into the warm jets of water.

The first droplets of water that hit my skin felt amazing, the warmth seeping into me. Closing the curtain, I closed my eyes and let my imagination run wild, slowly bringing my left hand up to a breast and resting it on top of it. I slowly clenched my hand, and the only word I could think of was electrifying. There were so many nerves present that it added to the warmth coming from the water, a new feeling that I was unfamiliar with.

Letting out a small sigh, I relaxed and brought my other hand up and began massaging both of my breasts at once. The sensation was odd, with the warmth of the water hitting my skin, and the added warmth coming from somewhere within me that was slowly building up, it was a lot different than when I had Mr. Thompson.

I imagined myself fondling my last ex's breasts in my mind's eye, carefully and gently applying pressure at just the right places, letting the time slip by. That present, budding warmth in my gut continued to build on itself, and I found a hand drifting down my stomach, lightly tracing the skin. It left a faint prickling sensation, which proved to be rather conducive to further emphasizing everything I was feeling. I finally came to the place I had yet to really look at, and brought my mind out of its slightly fogged haze and turned my back to the water.

A dainty pair of lips peered at me, my whole groin mostly devoid of any pubic hair. I carefully, and gently used my one free hand to trace the contours of them, shivering despite the warmth of the water hitting my back. I continued to lightly rub along the edges of the alien area, every touch continuing to build the sensations I was feeling. I closed my eyes and leaned forward slightly, my hand up top switching between breasts every so often as I let the warmth just build and the stress flow out of me.

I wasn’t exactly sure how much longer it was, but I moved my finger just a bit too much, and my knees buckled as a finger slipped inside of me. That felt so weird, but so good at the same time, dare I say it. A small moan escaped my lips, luckily masked by the sound of the falling water. I stroked myself once more, this time my knees did buckle, and I fell to the side, right into the shower curtain.

Throwing out my hands, I tried grabbing onto something to break my fall. However, I only succeeded in ripping the curtain from the rod, getting tangled up in it. It wrapped around my midsection as I came to a stop on the thick rug outside of the tub, legs awkwardly splayed in the air as I rested on my upper back, my head looking towards the door.

Speaking of a door, for some reason, Twilight came bursting through it moments later, horn aglow and ready to do... something. Our eyes met and we both kinda froze. “Uh... What brings you into my shower, Twilight?” I tried to ask indifferently, pushing my embarrassment aside at being wrapped up in a torn and shredded shower curtain while lying on the floor.

Her mouth opened and closed a few times, very much reminiscent of a fish’s mouth when removed from the tank and about to be thrown into the toilet. “Uh, I, noise, uh–" She stammered out, rather cutely too with how flustered she was. She took a deep breath as her wings slowly expanded, then tried speaking again. “I’m supposed to stay by your side all the time, and I heard a large noise and was afraid something might’ve happened...”

“Well, as you can see, just a fight with a shower curtain.” I paused, noticing her wings were pretty much locked out, her face flustered, and her sight now locked just above my eyes. I slowly looked at where she was looking at, and immediately flipped my shit as I tried to shuffle out of the shower curtain. Apparently, this whole time, I’d been showing my new sex off, right at her eye level too.

A glimmer of magic appeared around Twilight’s crotch, and my eyes were met with a most disturbing image. A large, and when I say large, I mean huge, dick was rapidly emerging from her groin. Or, would that be his groin? Brain, this is a bad time to concern yourself over semantics, focus!

I tried to move, but I was hopelessly entangled in it. “T-twi-light... please tell me that’s not what I think it is...” Was about all I managed to stammer as I was immobilized, my eyes hopelessly locked on the purple and white mottled monstrosity peeking out between her legs.

Her eyes were dilated as she looked at me, for some odd reason the prior warmth was blossoming in my gut again. I’ll chalk it up to the new hormones maybe, but for now there was a much larger pressing concern. “Uh, if you mean if there’s a dick between my legs, yeah, there kind of is. I think it’s yours.” She spoke as if she wasn’t all there, and her nostrils seemed to open and close rapidly.

“Fuck me...” I barely muttered, completely at the mercy of Twilight now. “Mind giving me a little assistance?” I asked loudly, hoping she didn’t misinterpret it. She just stood there, eyes somewhat unfocused. “TWILIGHT!” I screamed, trying to get her attention and get her eyes away from, well... me.

“Uh, oh yes, sorry. Assistance? I can do that.” She walked over slowly, her dick bobbing up and down with every step she took. Wow. Was that mine? I mean, it doesn’t look anything like Mr. Thompson did, and I think I’d know if it’d been that large. I see what they mean now by hung like a horse. I think I might actually be somewhat jealous now.

“Thanks, Twi-LIGHT!” I nearly screamed as her cold nose bumped against my groin, the temperature contrast killer on the nerves. “Twilight, what are you do–” I started to ask, then ended up letting out a very throaty moan when her tongue entered me. Oh gods, my thoughts, they do not compute!

Her tongue probed and pushed at me, and with how she was positioned directly in front of me, her dick was right there in front of my face. Oh man, curiosity killed the cat. Another push from her tongue caused me to moan even louder, the warmth suffusing my whole being. It felt so wrong to have something intruding into me, but my body really didn’t give a fuck about that right now.

Oh man, if this is what females have always felt, I’ve been missing out. Every stroke, twist and turn of her tongue hit nerves I’d never known existed, every single one of them sending pleasures I’d only dreamt of to my most outer extremities. She forced her tongue even deeper in, causing me to scream in pleasure, only to have my cries muffled.

Salty. That’s all I could think of through the haz of lust that had descended upon us, as a rather long object found the first few inches of itself in my mouth. I instinctively closed my mouth around it and sucked, which greeted me with even more saltiness. Saltine crackers, that’s what I was thinking of. At least, until the next strike of her tongue hit a spot deep within me and I moaned out around her dick. I felt a massive buildup of heat at my center, which then exploded.

The next few seconds were nothing more than a blackened memory to me as my body soared on heights it could never possibly achieve as a male. I might have lost Mr. Thompson, but it seems that I gained a much better set of equipment for pleasure. I came to with Twilight lapping at my soaked lips, her dick still firmly entrenched in my mouth. An audible pop sounded out as she took a step back, and I saw her muzzle glistening with what could only be my juices from my first female orgasm. Man, that is hot.

Her horn fired up and flipped me so that I was laying on the carpeted rug as she loomed over me. Twilight moved in to lustily kiss me, and although awkward because of her muzzle, I just sat there still dazed from my orgasm and let her eat my face. It was oddly sweet, and I had to make a mental note to taste myself the next time around... huh, next time? Why am I thinking of that already?

I closed my eyes, simply enjoying the pleasant afterglow and the warmth in the room. At some point, my arms found their way around Twilight’s neck, my fingers digging into her fine fur. I felt her move around a little and move her head away from my mouth to the side. “Are you ready, Elam?”

I murmured, way too relaxed to even care about opening my eyes to see what she was talking about. Twilight’s lips returned to my mouth, her tongue seeking entrance, so I lazily opened my mouth and let her in. Wow, do ponies have long tongues. That’s going to be very handy when the time comes, I suppose. I felt a prod or two at my groin again, and my addled mind wondered what it was. Wait a moment, her mouth is here, and that’s not her tongue...

My eyes jolted open as I tried to jump up, simply putting Twilight’s tongue further into my mouth as her bulk kept me somewhat pinned to the ground. I let out a mixed howl of pleasure and pain as I felt myself speared, my fingers digging hard into Twilight’s coat. I managed to look between our bodies and saw the source of the mixed feelings.

Even as I got a good look, Twilight slowly pulled back and I got to watch as at least eight inches of ponycock removed itself from inside me, glistening with my juices. I was somewhat torn, as I was most definitely a guy in mind still, but holy hell did this feel good after the initial pain passed. Twilight broke the kiss as her concentration shifted to her new appendage, which I could now feel had just the head inside of me. It was an odd feeling, as it left me feeling somewhat empty inside and wanting for more for some odd reason.

"Wow..." I barely muttered, Twilight sharing my sentiments.

"Ready for Mr. Thompson? You only spent a fair amount of the evening moaning about his loss, I'll gladly give him back to you as much as I can." Twilight purred out, barely holding herself within me. Wow, that's fucking hot. Damn these new hormones!

"Twilight..." I managed to barely squeak out, having lost my resolution for now, "If you don't shut up and fuck m–" I let out a loud, ragged moan as she thrusted forward, burying herself in me again. This time, there was no pain, only pure pleasure as she stopped at a comfortable spot inside of me. I dug my fingers into her neck, slightly raising my head and resting it against her neck.

She began to go at me with a steady motion. Quick thrust in, then a slow pull out until she was barely inside, then another quick thrust in. For just getting a dick, she sure as hell knew how to use it. My mind was numbed with bliss, moans ripping from my throat with every thrust in. It wasn't too much longer until I got into it, throwing myself as best as I could against her every thrust as she slowly plunged deeper and deeper into my depths, the heat inside me unbearable.

I experienced my second mind shattering orgasm as I yelled, my mind blacking out again. I came to with the sensation of a cool feeling flooding my insides, Twilight nearly hilted within me. I could feel each pulse of her cock continue to fill me up, sending me into another bout as my mouth opened even though no sound escaped me.

I milked Twilight for quite a few seconds, new heights of pleasure achieved, enough that I might find it in myself to forgive her a bit quicker for turning me into a female. The spurts finally died down, although it seemed like Twilight was already ready for round two, as she slowly pulled out, and thrusted in once more. I was enjoying this more than I should've, but when in Rome...

On her next thrust forward, I threw all the weight into her as Twilight hilted within me, a small amount of mixed fluids spilling out around our joining. I locked my legs around her back hooves, keeping us joined together and moved my hands down her body. I grabbed one of her wing bases out of curiosity and was rewarded with her whole body quivering, rubbing me inside in all the right ways. Another one of my hands drifted further back, easily able to explore the relatively small alicorn.

As I occasionally tweaked one of her wings, my hand came to her rear, and I gyrated my hips as I grabbed on tight, causing us both to uncontrollably moan. With one last tweak of her wing, my other hand moved to her other side, grabbing tightly again. Twilight surprised me with a kiss as she moaned into my mouth, causing my hand to slip further back.

I scrambled for a hold on her, and my fingers barely met each other at Twilight rear, where they found a copious amount of liquid freely running from her cleft. Long past the point of questioning anything because of lust, I dug two fingers inside of her. Twilight bucked her hips and moaned into my mouth, getting a rise out of me in turn.

One of my fingers found her clitoris and I tweaked it between my thumb and forefinger, sending her over the edge as she had a dual orgasm. As more liquid began to pump into me, the dam gave way once more, sending me to my own peak as I joined Twilight in bliss.

My legs turned into jelly as my hands slipped from her, and I let my head fall back into the softness of the rug. I simply laid there, feeling Twilight slowly retreat from me as she went limp at last, a large mess of fluids escaping from my insides. I was sore all over and in a haze, and for some reason I just couldn't bring myself to hate Twilight for what just happened.

"I still don't forgive you, Twilight..." I mumbled as she collapsed on top of me, heavily panting. "Although sex as a woman is mind-blowing, it's gonna take a bit more to get past you stealing my dick..." I felt the rapid inflation of her chest against my breasts as she breathed, and I wrapped my arms around her in a hug.

"T-that's fine, Elam. Now I see what Luna means by it being amazing..." Twilight muttered herself, gently kissing me on my cheek. "You're a right bastard, but I think we can come to an understanding... In time I'll get your forgiveness, I have no doubt."

"Maybe," I couldn't help but chuckle, I think with time I'd come to like Twilight even with our rocky first impression. Still not happy about my situation, but I gotta make the best of it. Doesn't mean I don't still have plans for Celestia though, the troll. 

"Now, how about that shower..."

> 05 - Spirited Away by the Night in the Early Morning
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	I yawned, slowly stretching my arms to the sky, the sunlight beaming in through the roof. A figure next to me rustled at my movement, a quiet sound escaping her sleeping lips. I opened my eyes and rubbed the gunk out of them then turned my head to look at her. She was a wonderful woman, unaware of my financial situation. One of those rare gems who loved who you were, not what you were and what you stood for. I'd gone through so many women who simply wanted a taste of the inheritance I had, rather than my wonderful mind and large dick. Although, now that I think about it, the latter might've been a benefit to them once they got better acquainted with it.

My morning wood made itself known as I carefully removed the blankets, my stiff arousal increasing at the sight of Jennica's lovely pert breasts barely covered in a loose fitting night slip. I loomed over her and kissed her, passion and heat carried by my lips. Her eyes shot open and she wrapped her arms around me, holding onto me as if her life depended on it.

Jennica finally let me come up for breath as I found myself gasping for air. "G-good morning, love." I wheezed out, only eliciting a multitude of giggles from her dainty mouth.

"Good morning, Elam. I just love your wakeup calls." She grabbed me and I landed on my side next to her as we looked into each others' eyes. Held in an embrace, I simply enjoyed the sensation of holding her, even as my arousal made itself more prominently known as it strained against my boxers. "Oh, is there a morning problem that I can assist you with?"

My eyes momentarily crossed in pleasure as she groped me, somehow catching both balls and dick within her hands. "Oh gods yes, love. Do I ever have a problem that requires your assistance." I managed to speak rather calmly, however moments after the last word left my mouth, I couldn't help but break out into laughter as Jennica joined in.

"We never really were that good at roleplaying!" She managed to get out through her giggling, which was rather hot. She raised one hand to rest on my chest, the other sneaking for the waistband of my boxers.

I laughed as well, enjoying the foreplay. No matter how awkward things could get, the sex was always mind blowing levels of awesomeness. "Not really, but it never keeps us from trying!" I kissed her gently, my own hands exploring underneath her loose slip. Firmly gripping her left breast, I tweaked the nipple between my fingers, eliciting a low, sexy moan from Jennica as she expertly pulled my waistband down, leaving my length to her mercy.

My other hand joined the first, acting in concert to remove her top, leaving her exposed to me as the covers slowly found themselves down at our ankles. Pausing just long enough for both of us to fully remove the last of our undergarments, I lined myself up with her, thrusting in as I brought my lips to hers, drinking of her deeply.

After a quick thrust in, I enjoyed the warmth of her depths as our tongues fought for dominance up above. I pulled out slowly, then thrusted deeply once more, causing Jennica to deeply moan into my mouth. Breaking our kiss for air, I smiled at the beautiful face of the woman who lay at my mercy. I closed my eyes while pulling back then thrusted forward once more.

Pleasure filled all my senses as the thrust went deeply into me, causing me to scream. Opening my eyes, Twilight stood over me, moving her face in for a kiss. Right as our lips sloppily connected, a voice rang out from above.

"Oh, that is just too good! You humans always have such fun dreams when you first show up. I especially love the tiny penis part of it! I mean, come on, that little thing is supposed to bring satisfaction?" I found myself an observer to, well, myself being fucked senseless by Twilight. "Hello, Elam. I had planned on coming in later, but it is always hilarious to see that little thing you former males always covet. It does not happen often, so I had to make sure to enjoy the moment."

I forced myself to quit staring at the scene below me at around the time the copy of myself below was screaming into Twilight's mane and holding on for dear life, which brought memories of the prior night into my mind. Oh god. No, go away memories. I found myself face to face with who I assumed to be Celestia's sister.

I couldn't help but jump, my mouth opening and closing as I attempted to form some words. Yup, it seemed that my brain had decided failure was a good option.

"Damn, it appears that I have projected myself a bit too strongly into your dream, you will be awakening any moment now. Do not be alarmed when you awake, as you are in–"

I instantly awoke, eyes finding themselves thrown wide open as the fresh memory of the dream, and Luna's interruption of it, were the foremost thing on my mind. I took note of my surroundings, and realized I wasn't in the room I recalled falling asleep in. Therefore, I did the exact opposite of what Luna had requested. I was very much alarmed, although I managed to hold back the screech that was just begging to be released. After all, it seemed that my screams were more akin to a banshee wail to these ponies than anything else.

I rolled out of the bed I had apparently been placed in and landed on the hard floor, knocking the wind out of my lungs. I heard a sigh off to my side, before a voice spoke. "I did warn you not to be alarmed, and yet you go and roll right out of the bed anyways. Silly mare." Luna spoke, my vision darkened by the fact that how I fell had pushed all of my hair right into my eyes. I reflexively closed them as I felt magic pick me up and deposit me right back onto the bed. "Now, I teleported you here so that we could talk, mostly about last night." She snickered at the end, as if Luna found it hilarious that I had gotten my brains thoroughly fucked out by Twilight.

I slowly opened my eyes as I further blushed at the memories of the prior night. Although my mind rebelled at the thought of being cast into the role of a woman, my body as well as my mind, albeit the latter grudgingly, liked it. I did notice several things as my eyes fully opened however that immediately brought my thoughts elsewhere.

Firstly, the fact that I was naked. And rather exposed to Luna. For some reason, I felt the warmth of arousal surging to the forefront of my feelings, while embarrassment also made itself known. I snatched for something to cover myself up, but the covers on the bed were firmly tucked into the sides, my pulling doing very little to dislodge them. Secondly, my ears twitched as sounds reached them, the clarity rather startling. My hands reached up to feel them, and travelled well above the point where they should've been. They finally made contact with lightly furred ears that were at the top of my head, rather pointed protrusions that stuck straight up. Lastly, I was rather sore. Everywhere, truthfully. Twilight took the time to get well acquainted with her, make that my, dick, and the pony physiology was extremely different from humans. Namely that instead of half an hour to hours, it merely took minutes at most for her to be ready for another round.

Luna entered my vision, my new ears swiveling to the sounds of her hooves striking the tile flooring. Yikes, that feels weird. "I've got... ears." A soft laugh reached my ears, its effect amplified by my newly ponified ears.

"Yes, you do. I want to talk to you about what happened last night between you and Twilight in the hopes that you would not instantly hate her for it. She was nearly as incapable of stopping it as you were." Luna paused, a slight grin crossing her face. "However, it appears that the first of your changes has fully manifested, and I must say. The colors red and black are very striking on you. You'll come out looking rather gorgeous, I think."

"What?!" That was about the only response I could think of, completely ignoring the fact that I was stark naked in front of Luna as I frantically searched her room for a mirror or any reflective surface. "Not red and black, not red and black, not red and black! Kill me now if that's the case!"

Finally, I found a mirror to look into, and I let out a gasp at what I saw. It was even worse than the stereotypical black and red color scheme, if that were possible. I brought my hand up and ran it through my hair as I examined myself.

My ears poked out from a field of formerly black hair, where the first six inches of it or so had changed colors. The majority of it was pink. Not a slightly faded red, or any shade that could possibly be mistaken for another color. This was, without a doubt, pink pink. The only good fortune was that the massive field of it that was overtaking the black color of my hair was broken up by a stripe of dark blue running through it. My ears were covered in a light coat of dark lavender fur, only a handful of shades darker than Twilight's coat. I also noted with some despair that my hair was even longer, what looked to be months of growth had occurred overnight. I went to scratch at the back of my head and noted another odd thing.

Reaching back and turning a bit to where the mirror was more in the corner of my eyes, I pulled my hair back into a ponytail of sorts to look at the back of my neck. Where once skin had been, my hair had begun to extend itself down into the makings of a mane found on a pony. It was all the way down to the base of my neck at this point, and it looked rather... odd to say the least.

"Why you..." I glared at Luna as well as I could as another question that needed answering entered my mind. "And where the hell are my clothes at?" I moved forward to punch her even as a blush began to suffuse my face. I quickly closed the distance and threw my left fist at her right cheek, my hair creating a rather odd sensation as it moved with me. And the cold air on my naked skin, oh man...

My arm was encased in a dark blue glow as Luna began to laugh even harder than earlier. I went to strike out with my right arm, but it was too far away to connect with her nose, and only served to remind my skin about the cold air caressing it as a breeze blew in from the balcony across the room. "Now now, Elam. I thought my sister made it clear that it's not very polite to go about punching every pony you encounter." She smiled widely at me, a cheerful glint in her eye as she shook me lightly with her magic, causing certain things to jiggle more than I would've liked them to. "The lack of clothes is something that you will have to get used to, better sooner rather than later. Afterall, the only time most ponies wear clothes is for formal events or... in the bedroom."

"Yeah yeah, whatever. Will you let go of me? I promise not to try and throw another punch at you for a little bit." I groaned out, my arm starting to go numb due to the force of the magic holding onto it. "And I'd rather have my clothes until I can't wear them anymore, and then I'd like new clothes that I could wear. I'd rather not go around naked, thank you very much."

I felt the magic dissipate and let out a sigh as I gently massaged the feeling back into it. "Your clothes are back in your bathroom, where you left them last night after my lover rutted you senseless. You can claim them later, but there's really no point in your useless human modesty, Elam. Besides, better to get used to being naked now rather than when, say... you end up quadruped before having a tail, and are on display for everypony to see? While a low probability, the possibility does exist." Luna paused, examining me critically. "I also apologize for my jest, it was in poor taste. Red and black are two rather terrible colors, especially when combined together. However, I did not lie when I said you would most likely end up a gorgeous mare."

Again, that damn blushing! It has only been a day and then some since I'd turned female, and even then most of it was spent unconscious or asleep, but my body was betraying me at every step and turn it seemed. I made my way back to her bed and sat down, the soft and smooth surface feeling very odd to me. "One day, one damned day..." I muttered to myself, annoyed more than anything. I looked to Luna, who was still awaiting my reply. "It might be a losing cause, but still..." I sighed, "I'd like to think that I have some control in all of this. And I think I'd rather the black and red... Pink is ugly and awful."

Luna chuckled, now eyeing me up and down. "Do not let my niece Cadance hear such a thing. She would surely take affront, as your mane is nearly the exact same color as her entire coat. Now, to the more important thing. You'll find that as a whole, Equestrians are very much open and casual about sex. It is a fact of life, and there is no point being shy because of such. To address the metaphorical 'elephant in the room,' as I believe you humans say, what happened last night between you and Twilight really was not preventable, mostly due to hormones.

"You see, your olfactory nerves are already that of a pony. I believe they have been since you started changing. After you became aroused last night and Twilight busted into the bathroom, your arousal triggered her own. Seeing as to how," Luna let out a cough, trying not to laugh, "Mr. Thompson Mark II is a new addition to her body, she really had no clue how to react to the situation. I tell you this for the obvious reason that it would do best for you to not hate the individual who is both my love and the one assigned to help you integrate. Besides, you enjoyed it, did you not?"

Damn this pony! Although not as troll happy as Celestia was, she struck a nerve with that last remark. I suppose the whole pheromones thing made sense, although that didn't bode very well for the future. The fact that she was able to tell that I actually enjoyed it, well... To say that I'm ashamed of that fact would be an understatement. It was slowly eating away at me, as to admit that I enjoyed having sex on the receiving end would imply that I was okay with what was basically the largest difference between being male and female. As a guy, I'd be called gay, but with my new body, I'm not sure what to consider it as.

In the end, the only response I could come up with was to profusely blush as my cheeks turned a shade deeper than my new hair color was. I heavily sighed, holding back my sarcastic remarks and anger, knowing that both would do me no good here.

Luna laid herself down next to me, the moonlight and ambient light in the room reflecting off her coat. I felt the warmth at my side as she nuzzled my neck, and I just closed my eyes and gave in to the new emotions I felt. "I know that it may seem... wrong, for you to simply 'give in' as you might call it. However, the sooner you embrace your new self, the happier you can be. It is amazing how much being in a good mood can do for the body and soul." I felt an oddly comforting warmth as she unfurled a wing and brought it across my back. "There is no need to try and put up a pretense, either. Twilight and myself will be here for you, helping you adjust and deal with these... oddities, as you most likely see it, for now. It is definitely a hard process, adjusting, and that is without changing genders either."

For some reason I began crying, although I had no desire to do so. I'll admit the sensation of numerous feathers covering my backside was rather nice, almost like a down comforter, but even better. I could faintly feel Luna's heartbeat as the warm blood pumping through her wing warmed me up in turn. "It's just... I've only been awake for hours so far here. My body is changing, I'm in a whole new world, and I, dare I say it aloud... I enjoyed what Twilight did to me, oh gods yes. I'm pretty damn ashamed and confused about that though. I just don't know what to think." The words just poured out of my mouth of their own volition. "And even if pheromones, which I do know about, played a part of it, after awhile I willingly gave into it. It was just so good. I could only dream of such feelings as a guy."

Luna didn't reply as I continued to have the new hormones run rampant through me, wreaking their havoc on my body. The tears slowly began to dry up as a new scent reached my newly sensitive nose, this one rather enticing. If I had to lend words to it, which was rather hard to do, it smelled of a variety of sources. One of the better known smells to me that came to mind was the scent of freshly cut grass, which I had always enjoyed. However, the clarity of it was nearly mind blowing. There was a sweet smell that was similar to a flower, although of which type I was uncertain. Underlying those scents, another one was present, something a bit more musty, a bit primal, almost.

My thoughts were disrupted as I felt a nibble on one of my ears, the other reflexively flickering at the contact. Luna's wing pulled me in closer as I squirmed around. Between the feathers of her wing moving around and the nibbling on my ear, laughter began to bubble up from within me as I was tickled by the sensations. "See? It is not that bad when you begin to let go. Just do not think about it, and everything will be that much simpler. Do not think, just act."

I gave into the laughter and continued squirming around as Luna assaulted me with her wing and mouth. It was quite interesting, the amount of strength her wing held. She was more than capable of holding me close to her side, captive, with it. Her mouth quit assaulting my ears, the small amount of saliva that had ended up on the fur leaving it wet and chilly compared to the other ear.

A pair of lips found mine, catching me by surprise. I tensed up at first, but then Luna's voice came into my mind. "Do not think, simply do what feels right. Trust me." Hesitating only a moment longer, I returned the kiss, feeling myself pulled into it once I accepted it. I also leaned in a little myself, just letting my mind blank out.

Luna pulled back, a warm smile on her face as she looked me in the eyes. "See? It can be a good thing, if you let it be." She nuzzled me again, and this time I leaned into it as it felt right. "I know that my sister was rather... crass and rude in how she came across on your first meeting, but I assure you, we both care for your well being. She was simply attempting to ensure that whatever ire you had was focused solely on her." She moved her head a little, and I could feel her hot breath on my ears as she spoke extremely quietly. "And I will offer you my full support at getting back at her in the future. I never miss the opportunity to prank her, never."

I laughed, glad to know that I had an ally in that cause. Somehow I'd also gone from edgy to at ease in an extremely short time, and was rather fine with that fact. There was something about Luna that just put me at least and let me feel like everything was going to be alright. "Thank you, Luna." I muttered, hugging her tightly. Between her wing and me embracing her, I was thoroughly wrapped up in her, the cold bite of the air forgotten. "Something smells good..." I said a bit louder, as the smells from earlier intensified, the musty one coming to the forefront.

Luna chuckled slightly, the action sending vibrations throughout my body. "Yes, those are actually my pheromones... and also very similar to the ones Twilight was putting out last night that led to your... merriment. However, I am able to control myself, as I have had my whole life rather than a single day with it."

The gears in my mind slowly turned, and it finally clicked in my mind as to what exactly she was referring to.  "What is it with you... alicorns and dicks. Jeez." I pushed the smell to the back of my mind, forcing myself to ignore it to the best of my ability.

Luna laughed this time, a full blown action that sent warming ripples through me. She's pretty damn soft too, now that I'm thinking about it. "Truthfully, until your arrival, it was simply my sister and I who sported the best of both genders. Afterall, being the original alicorns, we were the embodiment of both the tribes and gender. Somehow, Twilight's magical blast brought about her current situation, as well as yours." Luna's eyes gazed out to focus on nothing in particular it seemed, as she muttered to herself. "Oh, the possibilities of what we can do now..."

I politely coughed as the musk intensified, blasting away at my meager defenses. "Uh, Luna..." I managed to tumble the words out, not entirely certain how to bring it up. Luckily for me though, she seemed to pick up on what I was getting at, as her eyes widened as soon as she took a snort in.

"Oh, my apologies, Elam." I noticed her hesitantly pause a moment, as if she were contemplating something, as her cheeks became tinted red from embarrassment. "You know, you really should think on what name you want to take. Even if Elam were a mare's name, it is most definitely not a pony name. Let's see here, what can I think of..." She trailed off, removing her wing from my backside and shifting around a little bit, causing the cool air to tickle my backside once more.

"Oh, what about Starry Skies? I have always loved names associated with my night sky, afterall!" I raised an eyebrow at Luna and shot her a look that basically asked if she was serious. My ears also twitched, a feeling I was quite uncomfortable with. Note to self, make sure to learn the signs they give, it would make reading these ponies a lot easier later on. Twilight was too nuts to get any good reads from her, as her moods had shifted so quickly that I couldn't tell one from the other last night. Memories of her questioning spree and the few I managed to field myself brought something else to mind.

"First off, no way am I going to be called Starry Skies. That just sounds so, so..." I trailed off, looking for the proper word to sound my dismay. "Cliched. Yes, that sounds entirely way too cliche. Ain't gonna fly. And secondly, well, refer to the first point made." I poked at her, causing her to slightly jump. "I do have a question though. Twilight mentioned something about those marks on your ass, and how they had something to do with destiny, or some nonsense like that. What are they, really?"

Luna looked slightly hurt after I shot down Starry Skies, but she'd get over it. "Well, it is called a cutie mark, and its location is on one's flanks, not ass. It is a magical reaction caused to a pony finding the one thing that they are best in, what brings them the most joy. In a way, it is part of their destiny, as it exemplifies what they are happiest at doing." I tried focusing on her words, but my mind was just so distracted, the smell of her sending rather familiar feelings of warmth rippling through me.

"–Are you still listening, Elam? You seem to be having a rather peculiar problem, one that I think I could help you with, if you are willing." She warmly smiled at me, again draping a wing across my back and moving it in such a way that every individual feather gently played across my back, causing me to shiver. "And oh, by the way, I thought I should let you know. I've been using a little bit of magic to help keep you a bit calm and open to things. I was worried you might go a teensy bit insane, otherwise. So, what do you think about my offer?"

I heard Luna's words, and she had a point. Rightfully, I should be flipping the fuck out right about now, rather than feeling so damn calm about things. But hey, Hakuna Matata, right? Of course, my mind was pretty much made for me by my body when Luna rolled over to her side, exposing her already stiff length, so black that it seemed to drink in what little light there was in the room. I found myself also on my side, somehow between Luna's legs as she looked me in the eyes, awaiting my answer. "Yes..." I breathlessly replied, moving to initiate a kiss for once.

Luna dodged my mouth, bringing hers to my ears instead, voicing her latest thought. "Oh, I just thought of the perfect name! Sunset Shimmer!"

My screams of horror clearly rang out until they were muffled by Luna’s lips.

> 06 - Lunar Loving Leaves Lavender Light***
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	Any horror or apprehension I had at that god awful name Luna came up with was immediately snuffed out by how enthusiastically she was trying to eat my face. The feeling was indescribable; I was overflowing with pleasure at just being held within her hooves and being kissed. I closed my eyes and leaned into it, wrapping my arms around her neck and letting my body guide my actions.

Her tongue fought for dominance over mine and won rather easily. I faintly noticed somewhere in the back of my mind that it was much larger and broader than mine was, and how it would be so much fun when mine matched hers. It would probably make these kisses even more enjoyable and very sensuous as more contact could occur. Her tongue scraped at the backside of my teeth, grazing along the tips of my canines as we both fought for breath through our noses. I hummed gently, riding the wave of warmth that was constantly building up inside of me.

Gods, I absolutely loved this, my body enjoying the full on contact, the rippling of fur against my bare skin just adding to the further erotic feeling of the whole situation. Luna pulled back from my mouth, withdrawing her tongue last, and I opened my eyes just in time to catch her tongue sticking out between her lips. I couldn't help but giggle a bit at the sight, a breathless sound that only served to enhance the mood.

"Oh, Luna, that's heavenly." I managed to get out, thoroughly enjoying the sensations running across my body as her grip on me tightened ever so slightly. It was a strong embrace, yet not too tight or gentle at the same time. I let my head rest in the crook of her neck, breathing in the scents through my now enhanced nose. Luna might as well have been a goddess with how amazing she smelled and felt.

"Elam, if you think that is something, well allow me to enlighten you about your new body even further..." Luna trailed off as I felt her nuzzle the back of my neck, a very comforting and warm feeling. "Did you know that a pony's ears are extremely sensitive?"

"How–" My words were forgotten as I let out an eep, a mixture of surprise and pleasure mingling together in the sound that escaped my lip as I felt her teeth clamp down upon one ear, carefully chewing on it. I let out a moan as the pressure increased and she hit a particularly sensitive spot. This was much different than the nibbling she had done earlier, my whole body felt like it was on fire with how she was biting my ears now.

My other ear frequently twitched as Luna continued to randomly change the pressure being applied to my ear, a moan escaping from my throat on occasion. I felt her hard length resting against my stomach, which only added to the building explosion I knew was coming. Again, some random thought in the back of my mind spoke up, wondering if it was possible to get off simply by foreplay alone.

A sudden chill encompassed my ear, sending shivers down my spine as I began to grind my hips into Luna's stomach and her shaft. She blew a puff of hot air on the previously neglected ear, then without a warning, bit down on a sensitive spot. My moan turned into a scream as the dam finally burst, muscles I was unaware of rippling as I seized within her grasp. Spots filled my vision as I continued to scream for what felt like hours, finally coming down as muscles within me rippled one last time. I went limp within her grasp, my hands gently holding parts of her mane as I moaned my contentness into the fur of her neck.

A small voice in the back of my mind chastised me as I lay within Luna's hooves, telling me that no matter how amazing it was to get off from just foreplay, it shouldn't excuse my actions. I was a man, afterall, and coming from having my ears nibbled on while grinding on a penis, one belonging to a pony of all things, was most decidedly not manly. I immediately told that part of my mind to shut the fuck up, as it was ruining the afterglow of my orgasm.

"Luna... That was amazing. Any other pony parts that are as sensitive?" I seductively asked, hoping to goad her into giving a satisfying answer in return. I faintly noticed the slowly increase in the sunlight outside, by promptly ignored it as Luna spoke.

"Well, if you end up a pegasus, wings are especially sensitive. There's also something that should be rather obvious." At this, her hips bucked, grinding her still rigid length into my stomach, the warmth already building back up just at the thought of that obsidian tool. Luna huskily whispered the next words into my ears, her mouth just inches away from them. "It's recommended to use hands or wings on it, but for best results, a mouth is the second best way to go."

Luna removed her hooves from around me, allowing me to freely move. I felt a slight chill from the air as I moved myself around to where I could easily look at her nether area. As I looked over her I slowly stretched a hand out to the tip, where a steady dribble of precome was flowing. I noticed that just like Twilight, she lacked balls of any sort, and nested directly behind her dick was her rapidly winking pussy. I took a smear of come onto my finger tip, slowly bringing it to my lips out of curiosity and tasted it.

Blueberries were the first thing to enter my mind. It was slightly bitter, as if the berries had been harvested a bit too early, but still prevalent as blueberries. Finding the taste to my satisfaction, I brought my head closer this time, the feel of Luna's wing against my side pulling me in even as I moved myself closer. I licked at the tip even as I noticed how the bottom third or so of her was completely soaked and her fur matted, which caused me to blush for some reason, as heat flooded my cheeks.

I couldn't help but giggle as I brought my mouth and closed it on her tip, causing the vibrations to move from me to her. I was blushing over this, when Luna had just recently taken me to orgasm from biting on my ears. I had to open my mouth wide to get her to fit in, but I ended up with the first few inches inside of my mouth, the warmth and steady trickle of fluids my 'reward' for doing so.

Luna's body shook as I wrapped a hand around the base of her shaft, two fingers on the other straying to her unattended lips. I was instantly reminded of the coordination trick people would do with rubbing their belly and patting their head at the same time as I began to pump her shaft, trace around her lips and bob my head all at once. It was clumsy as hell, but I somehow managed, earning a moan from Luna. I thought I was loud, but she was putting me to shame in the volume department.

"N-not bad a-at all! More!" Luna moaned out, causing me to attempt to increase my pace. I had to occasionally swallow, the bitterness fading away as I became used to the taste. She was beginning to squirm under my clumsy ministrations as she approached a peak of her own. I slipped my two fingers inside of her tunnel, the muscles immediately clamping down on them, attempting to pull them further in as I bobbed my head some more, attempting to take in as much of her length as possible without triggering a gag reflex. Oh, Redtube, thank you for the education!

I did my best to keep up my rhythm as I moved my hand from her shaft to join the other. "A-are you s-sure y-you haven't done this b-before?" Luna panted out between moans, the sounds sending shockwaves rippling through her body that I felt. I nodded no even as I rammed her length back into my mouth, causing it to hit the roof of my mouth. Luna immediately tensed up, going rigid as a board, before she exploded.

Luna screamed as she filled my mouth with copious amounts of come, causing me to reflexively swallow as my mouth was overflowed almost instantly. I felt the muscles gripping my fingers milk them, rippling in waves as a small amount of fluid gushed out from her. The torrent became too much for me as my mouth popped free from her head, giving me a comeshot right to my face and hair. I closed my eyes and pulled away, causing the remaining squirts to coat Luna's and my belly with a fair amount of the sticky substance.

I could hear the rapid pants of Luna as she rode her own high, my hands going to my face to carefully remove the strands that had covered my eyelids. Certain that the immediate danger of anything entering my eyes had passed; I opened them again just as a lavender light entered my vision.

"Luna, have you seen– Oh my, that's hot." Twilight spoke, her eyes fixated on me and Luna, her question forgotten. I waited for her to speak again, but decided to go ahead and at least greet her, as the only sounds Luna was capable of were moans still it sounded like.

"Hey there, Twilight. Sup?" I tried to casually greet her, although the fact that both me and Luna were covered in sweat and her come probably didn't help diffuse the tension any.

Twilight shook her head, as if a simple shake would let pieces fall into place or something. "Well, I was trying to find you to, err, talk about last night. However, looking at this, I don't think I'm quite as concerned about it as I was a minute ago. That really is hot, you know?"

Another moan came from Luna as she raised her head, fixing her gaze on Twilight it looked like. "Well, Twilight? What are you waiting for, come on. Although the hour is a bit early, there is still time for some more fun, is there not?"

Before Luna had even finished speaking, Twilight's rigid wings carried her to the bed with a single flap, bringing her to land on the far side, putting her at my back. I was at the perfect spot to look straight up to see Twilight reach in for a passionate kiss with Luna, her body barely making contact with my bare skin. The voice in the back of my head had long since ceased trying to reason with me, although another one now took its place. This voice had more than a few choices words to state at how there were now two wom– mares in bed with me at the same time. And, a new sensation I was receiving was not because Twilight was happy to see me. Very doubtful, that.

"Love, I am most dissatisfied that you started without me last night." Luna lustfully spoke as Twilight broke the kiss with her off. "I require you to lend your aid in ravaging this wonderfully gorgeous mare, so long as she agrees?" Luna looked down at me, and I could only reply by shaking my head yes as fast as possible.

"Oh, Elam! Your mane and ears! I like your colors, they almost match mine! Just reverse the mane colors, and lighten up your coat some, and–" Twilight began to ramble a little, but me and Luna both worked to cut her off. Luna occupied her mind while I reached back with a hand and poked her in the ribs, which caused her to giggle into Luna's mouth.

"Twilight, I don't give a fuck about that right now, you can make whatever correlations you wanna make later. I'm sandwiched between you and Luna and am incredibly aroused right now. Either help, or leave." I accentuated my words by leaning back into her as much as I could, enjoying the soft contact of her velvet fur against my skin. I don't think it's a feeling that could ever get old.

I felt Twilight fidget as I rubbed against her, and I carefully twisted about to come chest to chest with her, letting me wrap my hands around her. She let out the most adorable squeak as I grabbed onto her sensitive shaft of her wing, applying a heavy amount of pressure as Luna occupied her mouth. I brought my lips to her neck and gently bit down, loving the feeling of being surrounded by that damn soft fur all around. I kept up with my biting of Twilight's neck, her mottled shaft now sandwiched between our chests, its tip resting between my breasts. I upped the pressure I was applying, and Twilight moaned aloud, her voice no longer muffled by Luna's mouth.

I let out a deep moan of my own as Luna attended to my extremely tender ears again, and I could just picture the smug look she most likely had at the moment. Twilight bucked her hips, causing her shaft to rub against and sink into my cleavage, her magic forcing my mouth away from her neck as she brought me in for a kiss. I opened my mouth and let her in, her tongue already rubbing against every pleasurable nerve before I could even fully open my mouth. I moaned into her mouth loudly, closing my eyes as Luna began nibbling at the base of my hair– mane, tugging and pulling on the new hair, sending shivers down my body.

I brought my loose hand around behind me, blindly trying to find Luna's cleft so that I could return the pleasure. Another tug on my mane caused me to loudly moan as I fought for air through my nose, my other hand still tugging on the shafts of Twilight's wings. She continued to buck into me, her shaft coming clear between my breasts, which was a very odd but pleasurable feeling. I could already feel another massive buildup coming, the explosion not too far off in the distance.

Luna and Twilight both pulled away from me, leaving me confused and on the edge. "Why did you..." I breathlessly moaned out, looking between them with lust as I resisted the urge to simply jump upon one of them.

Luna nudged me with a wingtip, eliciting a rather erotic giggle from me. "Elam, sometime soon, there's only going to be one way to really go about this. Do you want to be the filling to Twilight and I?" She purred out her words, and where she emphasized them left nothing to imagination, even my lust addled mind was able to get at what she was hinting.

I brought myself to my hands and knees, Twilight helping to keep me stable as I wobbled a little bit. I found myself looking into Twilight's eyes, which held nothing but adoration within them. I moved forward and kissed her deeply, this time my tongue was the one doing the intruding. I felt a pair of hooves settle onto my lower back, a soft nuzzle against my neck from Luna. "Are you ready, Elam?"

I moaned my consent, feeling her teeth clamp down on my lower mane once more, my mind already putting my words to the mindset of a pony. I felt a gentle prodding at my backside as I moaned into Twilight's mouth again, she had taken her hooves and was clumsily playing with my breasts. My eyes were closed, the pleasures of my body overriding everything else. A short lunge from Luna lit my body on fire as she penetrated the core of my being, the nerves sending signals right to my brain as I screamed in pleasure. Twilight gave up on my breasts and moved, sweeping her wings back to balance herself. Another tug on my mane as Luna slowly pushed herself deeper within me sent me over the edge, the long building heat hitting a high as I screamed once more.

I felt a small weight descend on my shoulders as purple blocked my sight, and I came head to head with Twilight's lovely mottled rod once more. I gleefully opened my mouth and allowed it entry as I rode out the high of my peak that was still going. Oh gods, so amazing!

Luna pulled out slowly before thrusting back within me in one fluid motion, ripping moans out of my mouth at every stroke in she completed. Twilight now filled my mouth, the tip reaching the near back of my throat as I moved my tongue around, caressing her entire length the best I could. I tried to bring a hand up to play with the rest of her, but after nearly collapsing I kept it in place on the soft bed. Twilight gently rolled her hips, causing it to move ever so gently inside of my mouth as Luna continued to ride me from behind. I was indeed the filling in this cookie, and I wanted it to last forever.

Already, the dam was threatening to break again, and even though I couldn't see her face, I could guess that Twilight was close to bursting, judging by how she was now thrusting into my mouth. I hazily thought that apparently something else had changed. Twilight was hitting the back of my throat and actually going down it a little, yet I wasn't gagging. Now that could be useful in the future.

Both mares paused, and I could hear a sloppy kiss exchanged between them, leaving me unattended for a moment. I let out a small whimper and rolled my hips back into Luna to get the attention back to me. I heard a quiet counting from Luna as Twilight spoke up. "Y-you ready for t-this?" Her voice came out in ragged breaths, as if she was attempting to hold back her pleasure. I moaned, ready for the dam to break once more.

With a loud squelch, Luna rammed herself home as Twilight did the same in my mouth, and my vision went white. I think I was screaming as I milked Luna for all she had, the thick fluid filling my insides as Twilight began to fill my stomach. I came to as another squelching sound reached my ears from behind me with Twilight licking my face clean.

I could only let out a moan of contentment as Twilight continued to lap at my face with her broad, long tongue. Luna joined Twilight, the two somehow meeting in a kiss as they cleaned Twilight's come off my face. I felt two tongues moments later seeking entry to my mouth, which I lazily opened up as I rode out the afterglow of the massive mind-numbing orgasm I was still coming down from.

I felt myself lifted by magic minutes later, the faint sound of water running becoming louder as we moved into what I assumed what the bathroom. "Elam, we need to take a bath to clean up. Welcome to my private bathhouse." Luna quietly spoke, my ears picking up on each and every world.

"Wow... that was amazing..." I muttered, finally opening my eyes and taking note of the bathroom. It was all a dark blue ceramic, the ceiling seemingly that of a night sky, a moon prominently centered on it with shimmering and sparkling stars all around it. "Wow, that's amazing too..."

Luna and Twilight both laughed, thoroughly agreeing with me. "Indeed, it took a little bit of work but was worth the end result. I do love my night sky so."

Set down on my feet, My knees wobbled a little bit before I found my center of gravity again. I noted the large basin filled with water, a small amount of steam coming off the surface. To call it a basin was probably wrong though, as it looked to be a hot tub instead. One that could sit two dozen people. The water seemed to be the same depth all around with a few raised benches in the water.

I sighed as I lowered myself into the warm water, Luna and Twilight joining me moments later. "So, that was, by far, the most amazing experience I've ever had. Even with a voice in my head at first telling me it was wrong and all that jazz. I gotta know. How can I accept this so easily? My conscious mind keeps telling me that there's no way in hell I should be adjusting this quickly, but, well..." I blushed, as they were both aware of what I was getting at.

Twilight smiled at me and hugged me before bringing a small amount of water in her magic and manipulated it into my hair. "Well, from how I understand it, and Luna can correct me if I'm wrong, it's basically magic. Equestria is pretty big on keeping things in harmony. She knows what you're supposed to be now that you're here, and so she's directly helping you to adjust, in essence."

I saw Twilight look towards Luna for confirmation, and she nodded her head in reply. "Yes, Twilight basically hit it all. There's an argument about free will or something in there I do believe, but if you are enjoying it, does it really matter? Truthfully, as far as the rather copious amounts of sex we've already had, once you learn to better control yourself you won't feel quite the urge to constantly scratch that itch. Once you're fully a mare, it'll probably be a bit easier, truth be told. Right now, Equestria is pushing so much magic down on you to help you adjust that it's overpowering you."

I thought on that for a second, then a few minutes as Twilight helped wash my hair as well as the sticky residue left over on my body. "I see, I think. Truthfully, with how fucking amazing that was, I don't think I have an issue with it either. I mean, I'd always wondered what it was like from the other side and stuff, even though I never thought I'd actually get the chance to live it. One of the fantasies that would come up every so often." A stray thought entered my mind, causing me to screw up my eyes.

"What is it, Elam?" Twilight asked, her voice filled with genuine concern.

"I just realized the whole implication of being female. Kids... uugh." I shuddered a bit at the thought, more at the fact that they'd come out of down there more than anything. "How does that all work here?"

Luna paused in her cleaning of Twilight's wings, apparently thinking. "Well, as ponies, we do have what's called estrus, where hormones flood out system and we're especially fertile. It only happens twice a year though, and lasts anywhere between three and six days. Outside of that, it's nearly impossible to become pregnant. So, one can have sex at just about any time and not have to worry too much about unexpected foals. There's also contraceptive spells designed to expressly make any sperm put into the body sterile. So, you don't have to worry about any unplanned pregnancies, although you might find yourself wanting to be so in the future." Luna giggled as she finished speaking, and I yet again blushed and shuddered at the same time.

"Hey, Luna." I casually spoke, as if I had another question. She raised her head and looked at me again, giving me the perfect opportunity for what I had in mind. "This is for wanting to call me Sunset Shimmer!" I brought both of my hands and pushed at the water, completely drenching her from her wings to her horn. The next thirty minutes were spent splashing and making a general mess of the room, and much laughter was had.

"Well," Luna spoke, drying her mane and wings as I ran a towel through my mane, the pink and blue now extending through half of my hair, "Twilight, if you would take Elam back to her room so she can gather her clothes, we have much to do today."

Twilight wrapped her hooves around me, and in a flash we were gone.

> 07 - Planning A Prank
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	We arrived back in the room in a flash, just as we had departed Luna's room. Somehow Twilight had ended up with her hooves and wings wrapped around me. She heavily blushed as she disentangled herself from me, and muscles I didn't even know I had felt a bit sore. Probably as a result of the night and morning activities. One major upside of the female body? Oh gods, the endurance it had. A lot of the sex was a sheer haze, but I'd probably need my toes to count the number of orgasms I'd had, all of them equally mind blowing.

Opening the door into the bathroom, I took a moment to really examine myself in the mirror. I knew from the brief glance in the mirror while in Luna's room that my ears were now ponified, but I was curious if there was anything else that had changed as well.

My hair now grew out all the way down to the base of my neck; I suppose it was more accurate to refer to it as a mane at this point, really. It made its way all the way down to the bottom of my spine at this point, and I could definitely feel the weight it held as I leaned my head back. The feeling from this much hair was odd, to say the least. Sadly, the majority of it was a hot pink, and it would take a long time to dye it another color. Maybe in the future? The darker blue stripe that ran through it was pretty awesome though, I'll admit that. It reminded me of the night sky, just the barest blue of the atmosphere visible within the near blackness.

My ears stuck up from the mess that was atop my head, very much pony at this point. I couldn't help but let my thoughts drift to when Luna had made me orgasm just from playing with them; they were extremely sensitive, something which I carefully filed away for later use. They were covered by a small fuzz of dark lavender. Truthfully, the colors almost matched Twilight's, except a few shades darker and pink being the main color of my mane. I groaned as I realized the lame pun I just unintentionally made as my ears swiveled towards the open door.

"Elam, mind if I examine you real quick before you put on your clothes? I want to get a gauge of your changes so far and also see if I can't determine what tribe you'll end up as." Twilight calmly asked me, although I noticed the faintest glimmer of the mad scientist within her eyes.

"I suppose so... Just, if you're going to explain anything to me, keep it simple, okay? I had a hard enough time following you over the supposed 'simple' things we covered yesterday. God forbid I have to try and understand you once you start talking technical science terms." I rolled my eyes at the end and refocused my attention to the mirror, although my ears continued to follow her hoofsteps as she slowly circled around me.

Another thing that was extremely obvious was just how well I was handling everything. Then again, when the planet itself is making you her bitch, I suppose there really is no other choice but to give in. For some reason, my mind drifted to what the self-proclaimed tree huggers would think of such a thing. I started laughing as I imagined Earth exerting some mystical influence over 'those damn dirty apes' that had littered her surface. The hippies would probably find themselves lumped in with everyone else, and I couldn't help but chuckle.

Twilight paused and looked at me funny, a piece of parchment next to her that I hadn't even noticed. Really makes me wonder where she keeps the damn stuff at, as she's able to summon it at a moment’s notice it seems.

"What's so funny, Elam?" Oh boy, she was looking at me with a raised eyebrow now. Eyebrows, on a pony? Yes, somehow they have them. As I am quickly learning with Equestria, rather than question it, I shall simply refer to the magic word as to the how. Majeek. Only possible explanation as to how ponies could have eyebrows.

"Just thinking about how your planet is making me its bitch, Twilight!" I added in a bit of dramatic flair, almost sounding excited at the thought. "Then, I thought what would happen if Earth were to do the same back home, and how one group would take it. You see, there's this group of people who have the gall to believe that humans could leave enough of an impact on a planet that's survived for billions of years just fine before we came along. Quite funny, really, as irony would probably have them being the first to suffer whatever fate would happen. Just one of the many fun groups back home." I laughed this time, feeling the weight of my hair as it bobbed up and down.

"So, they have numerous social groups of individuals who come together based on beliefs and ideas, then?" Twilight eagerly asked, wings fluttering a little as I turned to face her.

"Yeah, I guess so. My favorite group of them all though has to be PETA, hands down." I slyly smiled, knowing that she'd take the bait. Maybe after this I could finish getting dressed and we could get on with our day.

"Pee-tah? What a strange name for a group... What did they do?" Twilight asked, stretching out the name as she tried enunciating it.

"Well, truth be told, I'll be damned if I can ever remember what exactly the acronym stood for. It's something like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; something like that. They basically flip their shit anytime they think animals somewhere are being 'mistreated.'" I couldn't help but snicker at that. I'd had some run-ins with some hardcore PETA folk while eating meat. Let's just say it ended in them being arrested for assault, me getting a very lengthy talk about why one shouldn't goad others, and a waste of perfectly good fried chicken. "Of course, I enjoy the name most folks not a part of PETA prefer to use."

Twilight, just as I'd guessed, stepped right into the trap I'd laid out. "Oh? What is that?" Quill at the ready to write down what I had to say, I let her have it.

"People Eating Tasty Animals!" Wow. Twilight visibly blanched, and something tells me it's a good thing we hadn't eaten breakfast yet. Although for some reason, the faint taste of bitter citrus entered my mouth, reminding me once more of the morning's activities. No, bad brain, not that type of meat!

"So," Twilight drug out the word, obviously looking to deflect the conversation, "from what I can tell, given the precedence of your changes so far, and what's left, I estimate no more than five days until they have ran their course. I was unable to determine what tribe you will end up as from scanning the magic within your body, it's still too early to tell. However, I'd say if you're going to be a pegasus or unicorn we'll see wings or a horn start to grow within the next two days." She finished reading off her parchment before it disappeared somewhere into the æther. Æther was as good a name as any for wherever the hell she pulled her supplies from.

"Huh, that's actually pretty quick, compared to what Celestia was saying about it. Not sure if I'd want to have wings or be able to do magic more. They're both pretty cool." I mentioned off-hand while my mind dwelled on something else. Trollestia, as I had decided to dub Celestia, needed retribution. It would be best to get my revenge while I was still familiar with my body; otherwise it could be months until I got her back. Not acceptable.

"Well, that's all I've got, thanks for letting me look over you, Elam. I'd like to do this again tomorrow and the next day, just to have more data, but you can go ahead and get dressed now." Twilight casually mentioned, a faint blush on her face. I was unsure as to why, but then I noticed where her eyes appeared to be focused.

I just facepalmed as I turned away from her, deciding to show off my ass instead. I couldn't tell, but it possibly made her blush further as I began to slip into my undergarments. Pretty easy stuff, although bra clasps. Damn that thing, it was still damn near impossible. Luckily, I got an assist from Twilight after the fourth time I failed to get it.

My skirt went on with little difficulty, and I turned around to face the mirror as I grabbed my shirt. Twilight was still next to me, my ears picking up her breathing. Luckily, she wasn't a mouth-breather, that would've been weird to say the least. Of course, my shirt decided to pick a fight with me. Between all the added hair I had, as well as my new, tall and somewhat pointy ears, my shirt decided it would catch on everything. I heard snickers from Twilight as my ear caught the inside of the shirt for the third time in a row before I unsnagged it and finally brought it down to my neck. Luckily, it only took me a few seconds to pull the massive amount of hair I had out from the neckline as it cascaded down my back.

Finally dressed, I leaned in closer to the mirror and took one last look at myself; knowing that even now, things were changing and soon enough even this would just be a memory. I let out a sigh, although my mood couldn't be dampened too much with what I currently had in mind.

"Twilight, when are we meeting back up with Luna again? I've got something that I'll need the two of you to help me pull off." I simply grinned at her as I finished talking, making it very obvious that whatever it was, I was up to no good.

"We'll be meeting up with Luna for lunch; in the meantime after we get breakfast we'll be covering more of modern Equestrian society." A knock at the door interrupted her and we both left the bathroom as Twilight went to answer the door. Opening the door, she let out a sound of glee and turned around to face me, a trolley grasped in her magic following her to the table in the corner of the room. "Yes, pancakes with slices of the best apples ever on top!" She apparently couldn't wait to have one of those slices, as she was already munching on one with an expression very similar to what I saw last night.

I couldn't help but laugh as I went to close the door, waving with a goofy grin at the guard who'd turned to look inside the room. That task done, I took a seat at the table next to Twilight, who had already brought all the various trays onto the surface and revealed the contents of each plate.

Although no meat was present, something which I was saddened at, there were both pancakes and waffles. Being able to avoid the age old dilemma, I put some of both on my plate with a triumphant cry as I reached for a flake of apple. It looked to have been lightly pan-fried, giving it a crispy texture. I brought it to my mouth and tossed it in whole and began to chew. For a moment, I tasted nothing, and then... ambrosia. I'm fairly certain my expression matched Twilight's from moments ago; it was amazing how wonderful this tasted.

As I began to eat my breakfast, I realized something else had changed without me really noticing it. I stuck my finger inside my mouth and explored my teeth. My canines were much duller and rounded now, and most of my teeth were now molars meant for grains and the like. I lamented the loss of meat, and more specifically, bacon, as I continued eating my meal.

At least the pancakes and waffles and apples made up for the loss, at least for this moment. Sorry grandma, but you ain't got shit on these Equestrian cooks. I almost think magic was one of the ingredients to them, as they were just heavenly. Breakfast was over far too quickly, and Twilight carefully stacked the remnants back onto the trolley before pulling out a bunch of stuff from the æther, and she got to work lecturing me on some of the finer details of ponykind.





Finally, a respite from the horrors that Twilight had been regaling me with came about with the advent of lunchtime. That, plus the scheming I wanted to do with Luna is probably what kept me sane, especially when Twilight began going into the signals stallions would send when interested in a mare... That bit left me with shudders, even though I'd already been 'broken in' to my new sexuality for the most part, some things were best left unsaid.

Not to mention a bunch of other rather boring things, although the bit on their economy and currency was pretty interesting. Twilight carefully stacked the last of the materials neatly on the table then hopped down from her chair and stretched her... everything, really. I followed suit, as it was a good idea to loosen up the kinks that had formed from sitting in the same chair for the majority of the last four hours.

"Now, I'll probably give you a test on this stuff tomorrow, but we need to get to lunch and meet up with Luna. She's got a little over an hour free while the court is in recess, and we always enjoy spending it together. Finding time to spend together can be hard, sometimes." Twilight was speaking wistfully, it was readily apparent that she and Luna were pretty tight together. Kinda makes me wonder why both of em were so ready to 'help' me out. I'll make a note to ask that later.

"You're joking, right? A test?" I rolled my eyes at her as I followed Twilight out of the room. The guards stiffly snapped to a salute, then fell in behind the two of us as we continued talking. I wonder how much stuff they've heard from ponies as they escorted them around. Might be worth asking some of them at a later time.

"What? It's a perfectly valid method of testing the retention of knowledge, don't knock it!" Twilight tried defending her precious tests, but I was always the more hands on type of person. Or is that hooves on? I looked down at my hands and made a decision right then and there. No matter what, I refused to give in to the silly puns this planet had.

"Pft, maybe for you. I personally like learning by doing!" I crossed my arms and looked at her smugly, sticking out my tongue and blowing a raspberry at her.

"Yeah, you've made that much obvious, Elam." She snickered as I began to feel the heat flood through my face. I even think one of the guards trailing us snickered at Twilight's joke, and I decided to simply keep my mouth shut for the remainder of our walk.

Our destination was in sight, a small garden placed a bit away from the main thoroughfares of the castle’s halls. It was obvious as to who the garden was dedicated to, as all of the blooming flowers were varying shades of blue. Where flowerbeds weren’t present, the greenest grass could be found, and it felt like walking on velvet. Majeek. Luna was laid out on top of a spread sheet, and overall it felt like lunch was a picnic. Kinda nice feel to it, truthfully.

Luna stood up and met Twilight partway, their muzzles meeting in a kiss as they hugged one another. It was very... passionate. They murmured to one another, even with my new ears I couldn’t pick up the exact words passing between them. They finally broke apart and Luna turned towards me as Twilight took a seat on the edge of the blanket.

“Elam, I’m glad you could join Twilight and I for lunch. I hope she hasn’t bored you too much while trying to teach you about our society. I know that there is a lot of information to take in.” She closed the distance between us and kissed me on the cheek. For some reason I felt myself blush as I followed her to the blanket. Twilight had already opened up a rather large basket and was spreading its contents out.

As I was quickly coming to learn, fruits and grains were a big staple to ponies. This was made even more obvious by the half dozen different types of fruits laid out, multiple sandwich dressings; it was a veritable buffet contained within an impossibly small sized container. Mother fuckin’ majeek, not going to even spend time contemplating the how or why of it.

The last bit that Twilight pulled out surprised me at first. One contained held what looked like hay, while another contained a large amount of assorted flowers from what I could tell. I looked on in amazement as Twilight tossed what looked to be a rose petal into her mouth.

“You eat... flowers? I suppose I can see the hay and all, but...” I noticed daisies mixed in with the rest of them and pointed towards it. “Daisies are toxic to humans. Fucking magic...” I muttered to myself more to them, as laughter began to reach my ears.

“Yes, Elam, flowers are actually quite delightful. Except sunflowers, those dreadful things. If you ever need to bug my sister, that’s one such method. Now please, take a seat.” She patted a hoof in the space between her and Twilight, and I laid down next to them.

I grabbed an apple, the most mundane of the gathered fruits there, and bit into it. Just like the fried slices at breakfast, this apple was perfect. I hummed in delight as the taste mingled in my mouth while Twilight and Luna prepared sandwiches.

“So,” I asked between bites, “what do flowers taste like? Chicken?” Both of them look at me rather appallingly while I just laughed. “What? It’s a saying back home. Don’t tell me the chickens here talk too?” I just continued laughing while they fixed me with level gazes.

Finally, Luna just sighed and poked me. “Open your mouth, Elam? I’m curious as to see something.” I went ahead and did so, making sure to stick my tongue out at her in the process. I managed to elicit a short chuckle from her at that action. “Yup, seems like your teeth are changing too.”

Without warning, I suddenly found something shoved into my mouth, or to be more accurate, several smaller somethings. After coughing just a little bit and closing my mouth, I chewed on reflex, and an odd taste filled my mouth. A bit on the sweet side, almost like honey, was the first impression. I closed my eyes and continued chewing, trying to figure out what I was eating.

Giving up, I swallowed and enjoyed the lingering aftertaste it left behind. “Luna, what was that?” Her only response was to smirk and levitate a rose from the flowers and pluck some of the petals off if it. Bringing it in front of me, I reached out and pulled it from her magic. “Really, that was a flower?” I raised my eyebrows at it, somewhat intrigued at how it had its own flavor to it now. I recall eating grass as a kid, not one of my smarter decisions mind you, and I distinctly recall it having no taste at all. The next thought that entered my mind was how it was such a shame that it didn’t actually taste like chicken.

“Yes, it seems that your palette has changed too. Now, shall we enjoy lunch?” She handed a sandwich over to me, and I grabbed it and took a small nibble at the corner of it. Whatever had been put into it was good, and I proceeded to demolish it.

Lunch went on somewhat sedately after that, I slowed down and took the time to actually taste my food after that first sandwich. Oddly enough, it was the daisies that tasted just like chicken, and a few others matched up with other deli meat products. Others, like the rose, were more like dessert styled flavors, and I enjoyed them all.

“So. Luna. I need your help with something.” I mentioned in passing, enjoying the taste of some cider Twilight had mentioned was made by one of her friends. “I need to get back at your sister, and preferably before I end up some awkward pony. Cause once that happens it’ll be kinda hard to really do anything, ya know?”

Luna’s eyes glinted mischievously at my words, a wide smile beaming on her face. “Pranking my sister? Anytime! What do you have in mind?” She rubbed her hooves together as Twilight leaned in, and something told me that once we were done, something good would come of it.

We spent the next fifteen minutes planning, Luna was dangerously efficient at coming up with plans to maximize the potential humiliation of Celestia. Damn, did I love that! Twilight even had an idea or two of her own to share.

After some more talking, we finally decided on something that only I could pull off, and Luna was going to procure the materials needed by the end of the day. We left the small garden with hugs and kisses all around, and Twilight and I made our way back to my room. The rest of the day passed in a haze, my thoughts were focused so much on tomorrow that I really didn’t hear half of what Twilight said. It annoyed her to no end, but she sort of understood why and called it a day as far as trying to teach me.

Finally, night rolled around at last. Twilight and I watched the sunset from a nearby balcony in the castle, and after hanging around without really saying anything, we both went back to my room. I went ahead and stripped, with the only thing worth noting is that those damn ears caught on everything as I was taking my shirt off. Twilight laughed her ass off of me, so I returned the favor by covering her head with the shirt once I finally had it off.

Throwing back the covers, I crawled underneath them, then felt a weight settle on the bed. I looked at Twilight quizzically, a faint shrug the only response I got at first.

“I was told to stay at your side, Elam. I promise no funny business tonight though, just cuddles?” She asked innocently, almost giving me diabeetus. Goddamn, these ponies could be cute. I threw back the covers and let her nestle in alongside me, enjoying the added warmth of her soft fur as my eyelids grew heavy.

“Twilight... You’re forgiven.” I managed to mutter before the vague sensations of hooves wrapped around me and sleep took me to its realm.

> 08 - Pulling the Prank
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	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.

> 09 - The Mind Dive
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	Have you ever been inside a pitch black room? I don't mean one where there's some hint of light from under the door, or the moon's light fighting with the clouds to come through your window. I mean the point where there's a new moon, you can't see a single star, there's not a single light source, and you're lucky to see your hand scant inches from your eyes.

That's exactly how I found myself. Thinking that maybe my eyes were closed, I tried to open them, but the darkness persisted. I tried thinking about what I remembered, and it all came back to me. The last few awkward days since my arrival. Awkward and, well, somewhat enjoyable now, I had to admit. The last thing though was pranking Celestia, then the faintest sensation of wetness and that damned ringing... Ah, and blood! I couldn't forget the fact that my back had somehow become drenched in it.

Did Celestia blast me after I removed the inhibitor from her horn? Somehow, I really doubted that, as whatever the cause was, it felt like it came from within me. Plus, I didn't get the vibe that she'd do something so petty. No, I should be expecting a massive retaliatory prank, not a blast to the back from her.

A light appeared off in the distance, a beacon of blue. It rapidly approached, and I began walking towards it, hand outstretched. I had no idea what it was, but something told me it was both familiar and friendly. As it got closer, I made out a shape, and it was that of a pony. Blue, shape of a pony, and familiar... There was a nagging sensation in the back of my mind.

"Elam!" It called out to me, and everything snapped into place. That was Luna! She came closer, and the mist solidified into her form. "I must say, your mind is an odd place, as well as complex. I thought I would find you amidst the chaotic portion of it, but instead I find you in the calmest and darkest corner. Are you well?"

My mind? I attempted to process what it was she was saying. I've had some pretty spot on dreams before that lined up with life rather closely, and then I'd also heard of lucid dreaming. I experienced the latter once or twice, although those could've been really bad acid trips. Kind of indistinguishable, truth be told. But I'm in my mind?

Rather than reply to her, I'd read enough books to know that one should be able to control what's around them in one's mind. I mean, if it's in fantasy books it should apply here, right? Focusing really hard, I thought of the bridge from the Star Trek film, complete with its view of space. Cause hey, space is fucking awesome! Slowly, the darkness began to retreat, lightening and changing as it began to shift towards what I imagined.

Luna looked on in surprise as the last of the details came into focus, and I plopped down in the captain's chair. "Fucking awesome!" I noticed the stunned look on Luna's face. "Oh hey there, Luna. 'Sup?"

Luna looked at me, impressed. "I must say, Elam, this is most amazing. How long have you been aware that you were within your mind? I'm assuming this is something from your prior home, yes?"

"I wish, this is actually from a movie. And I wasn't aware I was in my mind till you clued me in to be honest. So, what's going on? I assume it's safe to say that Celestia didn't blast me in the back or anything equally crazy, right?" I walked up to Luna and poked her, somewhat surprised when my hand went into her.

Luna laughed at my puzzled reaction before answering my questions. "In one's mind, visitors typically are not solid, Elam. And no, my sister did not get her revenge, although I would suggest you stay light on your hooves around her for the next ten or so years. She is probably planning something to get back at you." She paused, a slight shudder traversing her form. "As to what is going on, it seems that, for some reason, your body has accelerated its changes and your wings came in rather violently. Since you passed out, we have kept you in a dreamless state of sleep."

Huh, that kinda makes sense. Wings are pretty fucking awesome, too. Still miss my dick, but wings are another step in the right direction for now. "So, how long have I been out, then? And how did you get into my– actually, scratch that second question. Magic, right?" I rolled my eyes, causing Luna to laugh once more.

Luna's laughter finally calmed down enough for her to start talking again. "It is now early evening, I actually just raised the moon prior to delving into your mind. And one day, Elam, you will be able to understand that some things just are a result of magic, and do not need to be questioned." She stuck her tongue out at me. It really is amazing just how long they are, and the things they can... Okay, back on track, mind! "I would like to show you yourself, if you agree. I can project it into your mind, but only with your permission."

"Yeah, that's fine by me, Luna. I'm kind of curious just how fucked up I look right now." Luna closed her eyes and her horn glowed for a few moments before an image of me appeared in the air. I simply whistled, looking at the projected image closely. "Wow, yeah... I really look fucked up."

"Indeed, you are not a pretty sight to look at right now, Elam. However, at the accelerated rate, Twilight claims you will be fully changed by midday tomorrow at the latest. You will sleep through the rest of it, basically." Luna spoke as I continued to examine myself, and I mutely nodded my head every so often to show I was still listening to her.

I got a rather silly idea, and reached out with my hands. At the moment, the projection was about one half to one third my size, and I tried grabbing the image with both of my hands. Bringing them apart from each other, I grinned like a madman as the image enlarged yet loss none of its detail. I then used one hand to swipe at it and maniacally laughed as it quickly spun in place, easily completing a half dozen revolutions.

"You are one strange individual..." I heard Luna mutter over my shoulder as I stopped the projection from spinning and started doing finer manipulations of the image. I noticed something halfway between my sides and shoulder blades. "Blech! Those supposed to be my wings?" I pointed towards them, "It looks like a damned plucked chicken!"

"Yes, those are your wings, however your feathers have not started growing in yet which is why they look so odd. Plus the fact that they are migrating to your sides as your body finishes its changes." I looked at the area closely, and had to agree. My chest area was becoming more akin to the barrel of a pony; and from looking at Celestia, Luna and Twilight, I knew the wings were meant to be on one's sides and not between the shoulder blades.

I started moving the image around a bit more, taking my time. My face was really weird looking, one eye was much larger than the other, and my face was basically that of a pony's now. Most of my body seemed to have a coat of fur, even if a bit thin in some places. I was also officially a quadruped too, as I discovered when I started poking at the hooves that were now present at the end of my feet.

"Luna, watch this!" I couldn't wait to see her reaction as I grabbed ahold of a hoof in the picture and moved it around. I began to manipulate it, moving it around and side to side. It reminded me of some of the Bethesda games where you could pick up a body from any point, and then throw it around like a ragdoll.

After a few groans from Luna, I took one last look at the changes that had happened so far. "Hey, my boobs! Luna!" It seemed to be getting harder to keep her attention; I have no clue why though. "So, these are... crotch boobs?"

I was enjoying this way too much as Luna snorted and threw up her hooves in exasperation. "Damnit, Elam, why must you be... you!? They are teats, not 'crotch boobs' you dimwit." Once more I laughed, thoroughly enjoying just how well I was getting underneath Luna's skin.

Overall, I looked a pretty hideous thing, and my curiosity was now thoroughly sated. I shrunk the projection down to only a foot in stature, holding my hands over it. Strings formed from my fingertips and connected with it as I began to treat it as a literal puppet. I was never very good with this though, and only managed to make it jerk around a bit. "Come on, move how I want you to!"

Luna stepped into my view, a rather angry look on her face. "Enough, Elam. Never mind the fact that treating a projection of yourself as a marionette is creepy as can be, I only have a few more minutes before I must end this spell. I primarily wanted to let you know not to panic when you next awaken, but perhaps I should not have bothered."

I hugged Luna, or tried to anyways as I simply passed right through her. Giving up on that, I simply smiled at her. "Chillax, Luna, I was just having a bit of fun. I can't let your sister have it after all! Speaking of, how'd it end up going? I think it was perfect, myself."

"It was great; you did a most excellent job of pranking her. If it were not for the fact you collapsed right in front of her, she probably would have gone to her room and disappeared for the next week. Again though, I warn you to tread lightly around her for a while, you never know what she may scheme up." Luna looked around and began to fade. "I shall see you when you next awake, Elam." Luna faded from view, and everything slowly faded out as my consciousness sunk into the tender embrace of sleep.





I don't really recall what I was dreaming about; it was something to do with cocaine and some Eastern European country I think. All I know is that it seemed like Luna was coming again, as I definitely wasn't awake yet. "What do you want now, Luna?"

"I am not Luna." A female voice clearly called out, and a black mist approached this time. I had no clue who it was, as the voice wasn't familiar to me. It solidified into a pony that looked pretty fucking awesome, what with the draconic pupils and fangs. Oh, she was also an alicorn. Maybe this was the fifth one Celestia had mentioned?

"So who are you then? You that mysterious fifth alicorn Celestia mentioned?" I took a closer look at her and noticed how she shared a very striking resemblance to Luna. Her coat was black and the eyes and fangs, sure, but she also had a moon as her cutie mark. "You sure you aren't Luna, and you're just trying to fuck with me? You look really similar."

The mysterious alicorn groaned and brought a hoof up to her face. Facehoof? Sure, let's go with that. "No, I am not Luna, no matter how many Celestia forsaken times I get asked that question!"

I noticed just how easily annoyed this alicorn got and decided to push just a bit more. "You sure you aren't Luna? I mean, sure you're a bit more roasted than her, but you've got a moon on your ass. Maybe a distant relative?" I tried my best to keep from laughing as I imagined a massive vein throbbing on her forehead.

"Humans..." I heard the mysterious mare mutter under her breath, and with a fair amount of anger too. She took a few deep breaths and then looked at me before speaking. "My name doesn't matter. What does is that I come to you with an offer I think you'll find most enjoyable."

Well, color me intrigued, I was genuinely interested as to what miss mysterious mare could possibly offer me and why she'd be doing it, presumably, behind Luna and Celestia's backs. "Do go on, I'm listening."

She smiled and rubbed her front hooves together. It felt very Bond Villain-ish to be truthful. "What if I told you I could get you home, in your original body, so long as you helped me with something? Would you be interested?"

Shock ran through me at her words, and I felt partially numb. Something told me that there was a lot she wasn't saying, but the chance to go back home? Sex as a woman was nice, hell it's very nice, but I'd love to be able to resume my normal life if given the chance. ""What's the catch? There always is with something like this."

She just smiled at me in response. "Oh, nothing too major. Just let me ride along in your body so that I can get back at Celestia when the time is right." I raised an eyebrow at her and leveled my gaze. "Oh fine. I'd utterly humiliate her hopefully to the point she'd want to go and hide on the sun for a few decades. That's my goal."

I filled with joy, it sounded like this alicorn wanted to prank Celestia even worse than what I'd just done. Given the fact that she and I would most likely end up swapping pranks for the foreseeable future, it didn't sound too bad a deal. Although the whole riding along in my body bit, that might be the cause of some alarm. "Say I go along with it... what exactly do you mean by riding along in my body? I kind of like it, you know? It being mine and all that, even if it is mostly a pony at the moment."

She laughed this time, a very mirthful sound which proved a heavy contrast to her look. "Oh, I'd just ask to do a thing here, a thing there, nothing more, I promise. It should prove most enjoyable being able to humiliate Celestia whenever I get the chance; as it stands now it's extremely difficult for me to do so without any help."

"Ah sure, why the hell not. I have a feeling I'll need the help soon; I kinda just rode her around the castle and the sky in front of a lot of ponies. She's probably trying to come up with something to get back at me. Plus, they do say two minds are better than one!"

"Most excellent... sucker!" She shouted out, an ominous crackling sound rapidly approaching from a far distance. "I am Nightmare Moon, and your body is mine now!" Oh boy, so she was a clichéd villain type. Talk about some major disappointment; I seriously thought I was going to end up with a partner in crime to help with Celestia.

"So... that whole spiel about going back home and whatnot, that was just a bunch of lies?" The sound was coming closer, but I wanted to know for certain before I decided to beat her ass.

She just cackled maniacally like a villain, rearing up. "Indeed, I just needed to buy some time so that I could take over your body. Now, I just need to subdue your mind! And since you're just a puny human, I have no doubt that this will be over rather quickly."

"Pffft, I think not." I focused my mind and brought up the image of a wide open grassy plain. "I was hoping you weren't some bad cliché, but since you are I suppose I'll have to teach you a lesson! No one fucks with my mind, bitch." I decided on how to best approach this and closed my eyes.

When I opened them once more, I was decked out as a true American icon. I was still female, sadly, as that was one thing I couldn't circumvent, but the rest... oh yeah. I had a skirt on that was striped red and white running horizontally. My long sleeved red shirt was partially covered by a blue vest, and atop my head was a white top hat that had a blue stripe with white stars in it. 

"Let me show you how it's done in 'Murica, bitch!" I hollered at the top of my lungs. Roaring from nowhere, a very familiar orchestral piece began to play. Ride of the Valkyries rang out through my mind as my imagination began to work on the next part of my plan.

I pictured the factory worker women from the posters during World War Two, yet another piece of iconic American history. I then gave them a cowboy hat for added measure, and envisioned a bomb for each of them to ride. As the music reached its peak, a dozen such bombs, women riders included, blasted off towards this Nightmare Moon.

Like the total badass I was, I didn't even look at the ensuing explosion. I simply crossed my arms and kept my back to Nightmare, the slight pressure of the backblast and the massive noise almost overpowering the music the signals that they had detonated.

"'MURICA, FUCK YEAH!"

I let my focus on the music fade and I turned around to see a very pissed off Nightmare Moon. "Aww, what's wrong, Moony? Didn't get enough Americana?" I just laughed as literal steam poured out of her ears and I schemed up my next move.

"Why you little–" Nightmare had to stop talking as she jumped to the side, a small object falling where she had just been standing.

"Weather forecast for you, Moony! Cloudy... with a chance of meatballs!" I just laughed as larger and larger chunks of meat fell from the sky, all focused on her location. She managed to get airborne for all of a few seconds before her wing was clipped, sending her right back to the ground. I bent over from how hard I was laughing within seconds of watching the expression on her face as she was buried with meat.

Finally straightening myself, I focused and she was unceremoniously dropped at my feet, bit of meat sauce all over her. "So, I'll stop if you get out and say one thing... Who's a bitch now, Moony?" She fixed me with a gaze, and I couldn't help but laugh again. It might've been intimidating, but as she glared at me, a piece of sauce had picked that moment to drizzle down between her eyes which completely ruined it.

Without another word, she disappeared from my mind, and I let out a disappointed sigh. "Damn, I wanted to have a bit more fun... Oh well, only one thing left to do now!" Still dressed in the Uncle Sam outfit, I imagined one last song, which began to play within moments.

Hail to the Chief began to reverberate through my mind as I snapped to attention, offering up a mock salute to no one in particular. After a few moments of holding it everything shook, and I realized I was starting to wake up. Dropping my salute, I figured my last action in my mind should be something amazing, something momentous. Opening my mouth, I bellowed out the following phrase.

"Hail to the mother fucking chief!"

> 10 - The Pony Days Cometh!
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	I groaned as I woke up, slowly opening my eyes. Alien sensations greeted my mind, most likely thanks to my pony body, and I ignored them all as I focused on simply opening up my eyes. I was met with a field of pink and dark blue, streams of light slipping through my mane. It seems that its impressive volume hadn't diminished as a result of the change, as it managed to block out most of the light in the room.

As my awareness continued to come back, I took a deep breath. The feel of my mane against my nose was a bit odd, I could acutely feel the strands that dangled on the tip of it. Throwing all pretense to the wind, I leaned my head forward until my nose touched the covers of the bed I was in, then threw it back as quickly as possible.

My mane went from being in front of my face to behind my head, and at last I could see. At the same time, a voice greeted my ears as they turned towards the pony who was behind me. "Elam, you're awake! How are you feeling? Can you feel your wings yet? I tested your magic and it appeared that you're a hybrid of earth pony and pegasus, isn't that good to know?"

"Twilight... Slow down, would you? I just woke up and had my body rearranged, gimme a minute or two, please?" I blinked my eyes a few times, noticing just how much I could see. At the bottom center of my vision I could see my dark lavender muzzle and nose, and l couldn't help but let out a loud yawn. My tongue accidentally stuck out when I did so, and holy hell was it long. Smacking my lips a few times after yawning, I moved my focus elsewhere.

I actually felt pretty good, all things considered. Twilight had mentioned wings, and I had seen some weird thing that reminded me of Jeff Goldblum's ill-fated role in The Fly thanks to Luna. However, as I moved my head to the left, I saw tucked against one of my sides a folded and feathered wing. It matched my new coat color, although it looked like the tips of them were dusted in the pink color of my mane, just slightly muted. Uuugh, curse you, pink! You shall not win!

My head ached a little though, and I paused my pursuits of looking over my new body as I let it slump down against the bed. My eyes settled on Twilight's backside. She was seated at the table, a veritable mountain of books in front of her. "Twilight, are those books what I think they are?" I groaned, already tired of her love of literature.

She finished jotting something down before turning around to face me as she began speaking. "If you think they are flight manuals, how to learn to use your–" Twilight trailed off, her eyes widening further than should be possible in shock. Her mouth opened and closed a few times, but no words came out.

"Twilight, I know I'm good looking, but there's no need to look at me like that!" I winced as another stab from the headache hit me; I was always prone to them when I'd slept for too long. Luckily, at most they were gone within hours, but mere minutes was the more typical lifespan.

My words didn't even phase her, although she had abandoned trying to talk and had jumped out of her chair, trotting to the bedside. She reached out with her hooves, holding my head still. I began to open my mouth to object, but I decided it might be better not to. Twilight ran her hooves through my mane around my forehead, parting it and what I assumed was looking at my scalp. She pulled one hoof back into my vision as the other disappeared between my eyes.

"Twilight, what the hell are you... doing...." I completely forgot to even phrase my question as one when I felt her hoof connect with my head, sending sensations to my brain that definitely was not from my scalp. "Twi... is that?"

"You... You have a horn. That's impossible!" She sputtered out at last, poking it once more.

"Uh, Twilight..." I slowly began, not believing it myself, "if a pony is pegasus, earth pony and unicorn, does that make them..." I trailed off, letting her infer the question. She mutely nodded, poking it again, causing me to reflexively swipe a hoof at hers. "Knock that off, would you? It's kinda sensitive, and not in a good way."

Twilight grinned sheepishly at me for all of a moment before panic replaced it. She jumped back and began to pace in a circle, her words coming out faster and faster. My brain understood the following: "Oh no, what do I do? This is supposed to be impossible! I'm a crazy mare who can't keep her thoughts coherent." Okay, so I made up that last one, but hey. She was rapidly approaching levels beyond mere crazy.

She stopped completely still in place, before winking out in a flash of purple. "Uuugh." Deciding I didn't want to deal with this just yet, I closed my eyes and got comfortable in the bed again. Sleep, yes, it was a good idea for now.

However, moments later I felt something bouncing up and down on me. It was light enough not to cause anything more than mild discomfort, but it was annoying nonetheless. "What the hell?" I was genuinely confused as I turned my head and saw what, strike that, who was bouncing on me.

"Heya, human! You're kinda scary in your mind, you know that? I couldn't even have some good old fashioned fun before you got all weird." A little alicorn was resting on my back between my wings, her coloration strikingly similar to my visitor before waking up.

"Nightmare Moon? Dafuq?" I muttered, attempting to process how the alluring mystery mare could be this little filly. It just wasn't possible, it couldn't be. For one, she was just too fucking cute! I wanted to scoop her up and hug her like a little teddy bear, maybe it'd help with all these troubles that were plaguing my mind.

"Yup! Although now I go by Dream. I wanted to have a little fun, and I saw that Lulu had finally let you dream, so I thought 'hey, let's pop into the human's mind, we can have some fun!' Yeah, that wasn't very much fun..." She trailed off, looking downtrodden near the end. Must resist the urge to comfort the menace!

"So, everything you said, about returning me home, making me human and male again... it was all a lie?" Oh, this little filly had hell coming to her, I'll have to decide if it's above or below Celestia later though.

"Yup!" She proudly exclaimed, finding the need to hop onto my head. "Although, I wasn't joking about getting at Celestia. I just love getting underneath her skin. I can't really do anything like try to overthrow her anymore, so I do what pranking I can." She poked at the stub where my horn was growing. "Matter of fact, I can use this! Nice horn by the way, totally awesome that you're going to be an alicorn. You're number seven!"

Okay, so maybe I can put her below Celestia, if only for the fact that she also wants to humiliate her royal sunnybutt. I could get behind that, but not without getting a swing or two in on Dream. "So, you snooping around my head isn't in any way related to my horn, then? And tell me, how do you plan on using it to get at Sunnybutt?" The filly laughed when I used my nickname for Celestia, and continued to improve how I viewed her.

"Oh, that's going to be a secret, but you'll love it, I promise! And nope, not a thing I did, you made yourself horny all on your own!" I couldn't help but groan at the lame pun; just one more to add onto the large amount this world shamelessly and ignorantly used on a daily basis.

The door to the room opened up and I managed to shuffle around to face it without unseating Dream from my head. "Hey Luna, how's it going?" Right behind her came Celestia, to which I was more than a little surprised. Her expression was thoroughly sour, as if she'd just drank a quart of lemon juice. Behind them was a Twilight who looked like lightning had struck her mane... it was everywhere. Okay, now she looked absolutely insane.

"Heya, Celly..." Dream began, and I could just imagine the massive grin that was on her face right now, "you like my new addition to our former human? I saw that she had the wings and earth juice, so I figured we might as well round her off, y'know?" Oh gods, this should thoroughly piss Celestia off; even as I thought that I could see the air around her begin to shimmer with heat.

"Why you little, I oughtta wring your neck!" Celestia nearly screamed, pushing Luna to the side and making to lunge at Dream, and in the process me. I tried to scream but could only muster a squeak as a very large alicorn came flying at me.

Luckily, she never got the chance to pounce on me as Luna halted her with magic. "Dream! What have I told you about goading Celestia? You will refer to her with respect, and I will likewise keep her from turning you into a smear or streak on the nearest hard surface. Understood?" Dream hopped down from my head and sulked, head hung low.

Luna saw right through the act, however, and continued to fix her iron gaze on the filly. Oh man, that's so sexy... Woah thought, where did you come from? I immediately squashed that thought as Luna moved closer to me, humming a little. The barrier in front of Celestia fell, and she began to walk closer to my bedside too.

"So, uh... how's the weather?" I squeaked out, casually waving a hoof in greeting. They both ignored me, so I instead turned my attention towards Dream. "So, Dream huh? Interesting name, when'd you use Nightmare Moon though? It sounds like some silly villain's name."

She huffed as I began to feel hooves running around where my horn was growing, and I just sighed. "Well, I kinda threw a temper tantrum awhile back and possessed Luna, tried to kill Celestia and bring about eternal night... nothing too big, you know? Luckily for me, Luna stuck out her neck for me, quite literally, and kept Celestia from turning me into a smear. Since everypony knew who Nightmare Moon was and they tended to run in fear at the name, well, a change was in order." Luna looked from my head to the two of us, taking more interest in our conversation rather than my horn it seemed.

"Indeed, lucky for you, Dream. I still think you should have let me name you though, I had the perfect one in mind." She chimed in, and Dream's face twisted in disgust.

"I think not. I mean, come on! What type of name is Nyx? Hideous and ugly as Tartarus, that's what! Dream embodies what I can do, and my calling." She shoved her ass in my face, and pointed a hoof towards her cutie mark. "See? A moon, embodying the night and ponies sleeping, and the cloud partially covering it signifying the shroud of dreams. Where the heck do you get Nyx from that?!" She finished ranting, her black fur on her face somehow showing a heavy blush underneath.

I couldn't help but laugh as Luna let out a huff. "I still think Nyx was a good name..." She walked back to the table where Twilight sitting, her only in slightly better condition than it was when she had entered the room. Celestia finally let out a sigh and stepped back, hanging her head.

"Well, Elam," she began, a small amount of disgust in her voice, "it seems that fate has a funny sense of humor and has made you an alicorn. A through and through alicorn too, including longevity and everything else. When my former student screws up, she royally screws up it seems..."

I couldn't help but laugh, whomever came up with that joke line was a comedic genius. "So, I take it you don't like the fact that I'm an alicorn too, Celestia?" I said a bit smugly, as I could clearly tell it got underneath her skin.

She sighed again as Luna and Twilight quietly conversed in the background. "There were already enough wild card factors with you, Elam. Everything was mishandled from the start, and I don't very much like disorder. It reminds me of... bad times, to say the least. And now, you're one of only a hoof-full of alicorns. To call it disconcerting would be a gross understatement."

I finally decided to try and move more than a hoof at a time. With her standing next to the bed and me laying down, we were basically eye to eye. I extended both of my front hooves and managed to wrap them around her neck in a poor attempt at a hug. "I promise that I'll bring a lot of disorder, however... I'll try to keep from piling too much on you at any given moment." I grinned to myself, feeling her tense underneath me for a moment or two in response to my words.

"If anything, you'll at least guarantee that it won't be boring around here, although Twilight has filled that role well enough." Celestia muttered, moving a hoof of her own around me. I gotta say, they really make for great hugging, these pony necks. It's perfect to just rest your hooves between the neck and their shoulders.

I spat out a faceful of her mane moments later as it shifted and tried to eat my face. Celestia pulled back and grinned at me, enjoying my brief moment of discomfort. "Oh, and also... if we are to start a prank war, there must be forewarning. Same goes if others are co-opted to join in; it's only good form to do so." She smiled at me and looked to Luna and Twilight.

"Well, Celly, it seems that she is indeed a full alicorn, on the same level as Cadance and Shining, although probably a fair amount weaker, if only because she's new to magic. Time will tell how strong our mini-Twilight is." Luna giggled at the end, and I decided now was as good a time as any to try standing.

Note to self, a soft mattress with a lot of give is not a good place to try standing on new appendages for the first time. I tumbled out of the bed, nearly taking Dream with me, and landed chin down on the floor. Surprisingly it didn't really do anything more than sting when I landed, I guess some sort of endurance was included in this upgrade package I'd gotten.

Wobbling all the while, I managed to get my front hooves up and locked against the harder surface and began to focus on my rear legs. The hoof made a good surface to rest against things at least. A foot could make contact with the floor on the ball, the toes, or anywhere inbetween. A hoof was much simpler. It was either flush with the surface, or it wasn't. No inbetween, and it wouldn't really hold your weight if it wasn't.

On the third try I managed to get a back hoof in place, and from there it was pretty easy to get the last one. My muscles held, and with all of my legs locked in place, I was finally standing. I only got a few chuckles from everyone in the room, so it wasn't that bad. I decided to give myself a good once over now that I wasn't laying in bed.

Another thing that was cool. Pony necks are not only long, but flexible as hell too. My entire fur coat was definitely a dark lavender, just shades darker than Twilight. My mane and tail were still the same colors, no surprise there, and from what I could tell my tail reached to a few inches off the ground while my mane ran to the middle of my legs. I carefully reached a hoof back and felt for it, it seemed to reach almost all the way down my neck, much like a horse's would. I nosed at one of my wings, as I hadn't yet found the muscles to control them, and tried to open it just a little bit to get a better look.

"Hey, Elam!" Luna called, and my head whipped around to look at her. She was striking a pose that was very, very suggestive, and my mouth dropped open. Moments later, Twilight's wings exploded from her sides, and I felt something on myself move as well. Luna and Celestia both began laughing as I forced my head back to my wings and noticed them both erect.

"Wing... boners? Really?" I muttered, finally getting a better look at my wing structure. It was like a bird of prey; fully outstretched it seemed to be about the same width as my body length. The base was the same hue as my fur, but there was definite pink along the last feathers at the bottom of the wing. It actually, dare I admit it, went along very well with the purple.

Anything else would require a mirror at this point, so I stopped looking myself over. I did come to a conclusion though. I was cute, and most definitely a near mirror image of Twilight, with just a few changes. Speaking of Twilight, she had fought to get her wings back to her sides and was walking over to me finally. When she came up alongside me, I realized I was also the exact same height. Creepy.

"So... What shall we call you now, Elam?" Celestia started, a grin on her face. "Dusk, perhaps?" I facepalmed, completely forgetting I had hooves for a moment and nearly socked myself in the eye. Still, that smarted just a bit, and the laughter I heard damaged my pride as well.

"No, no, no! I will not be called Dusk, or anything related to the opposite of Twilight," at this I glared at Celestia, "and I will not be called anything that refers to the moon, either." I finished by looking at Luna, although I didn't glare at her. "As a matter of fact, let's settle this matter right here and now. I shall be called..."

My mind began to wander as I thought what name I might actually be able to stomach. Obviously Elam was out of the question; I'd barely tolerated it growing up truth be told, it was only because of all the paperwork associated with changing one's name that I hadn't done so. I always liked going outside at night and looking into the sky, and there were those rare nights... That's it, I think I could stand that as a name.

All four ponies in the room waited with bated breath as I began to speak. "You may call me... Aurora." I smiled, counting this round to myself. It would save me from god knows what awful things anyone else could've come up with.

"Really? Aurora? Nothing else?" Twilight asked, her head tilted in confusion. Oh yeah, a lot of these ponies had second names. Twilight Sparkle, that's right. I snorted as I thought of all the things once could do with puns and pony names, then stopped myself cold as the sinking realization of where my mind had gone hit me.

"Yeah, just Aurora. I mean, your rulers are Celestia and Luna, they don't have anything else to their names, right?" I looked to them for support, and instead I received mild grins as if I'd caught them with their hooves stuck in a cookie jar.

"Actually, El– Aurora, our names are much longer than two words... Last count mine was seventeen, and Celestia's was thirty-three." I began to open my mouth, but Luna cut me off with a hoof. "Trust me, no, you do not want to know, and just let it stop there."

I took Luna's advice and dropped it... for now. I was very much intrigued as to how one could have so many names, and would Sunnybutt be included among Celestia's? Although, I did have another question that I decided to toss out there. "So, I gotta know. How does one get their butt tattoo?"

Twilight immediately spoke up as Luna giggled. "It's not a butt tattoo, it's–" I finally lost it and began laughing as well, stopping Twilight dead in her tracks. "Oh, I see. You did that on purpose. Just for that, expect written tests. On everything." That killed my laughter very fast, and I sheepishly grinned at Twilight and did my best to put on a 'I'm sorry' expression without being forced to say the phrase.

Luckily, Celestia was the one who kept that interaction from going any further. "If you do not recall, it simply comes with time. It's a representation of something that defines who you are and what you enjoy. It's not something that you should concern yourself over, trust me." Well, she made sense, and it's not like it was really that important to me. It was more curiosity than anything that made me even ask.

"Gotcha. So, butt tattoo comes in its own time. So, now what?" My stomach let out the loudest sound I'd ever heard from it; somehow going so far as to reverberating off the walls. I couldn't help but blush at that, feeling the heat rise to my face.

"Well, I would say food is in order, it is lunchtime and you haven't eaten anything in a full day now. Aurora, would you like to accompany us for lunch?" Celestia amicably asked, a hoof held out pointed towards the door. Gotta say, the way she could flip her character was mildly disconcerting and left me rather confused.

"Sure, I don't see why not. Twi, Luna, you two coming?" I carefully tried my best attempt at walked, eliciting more laughter from everyone. "Well, let me rephrase that. Could you two help me get there without breaking anything?" I asked from the ground, all four of my legs somehow splayed out in different directions.

With only a little more laughter, Luna and Twilight both helped me up to my hooves, supporting me with their sides. My steps continued to be very uncertain, but anytime I was about to spill one or the other would move closer in to me, effective supporting my weight by squeezing me between them. While not the most comfortable method, it did work, and I slowly managed to walk between them by the time we finally got to the room that was our destination.

I slumped into the seat, flicking an errant strand of my mane back behind me. "Wow, walking is a bitch on four hooves." I complained, my stomach growling once more. Luckily, a veritable feast made its way to the room only a minute later, consisting of all sorts of grains and fruits, much like the lunch I'd shared with Twilight and Luna.

If anything, the flowers were even more delicious this time around, and I gorged myself on them and assorted fruits. Everything was just so much sharper in taste and texture here, even before I was a full pony that held true, and now it was further amplified. I also found out just how useful this longer tongue was with having a muzzle; Luna had thought it funny to drop an orange slice on the top of my muzzle, and my tongue managed to reach it and nab it. While kinda weird, it was pretty cool.

Luna had also sent me a raspberry, sticking her tongue out quite far and causing my mind to drift. I wondered how far down that tongue could go, and the things she could do with it... I should probably be alarmed at how often my mind drifted to sex, but I just chalked it up to the hormones, then let my thoughts continue to wonder.

A polite cough or two reached my ears, and I focused on Twilight looking at me with a slight grin. She leaned over to me and whispered, her face close to mine. "Aurora, your tail is raising itself... You'll find your arousal shows itself a lot more as a pony than it did before." She pecked me on the cheek, and I blushed as I tried my best to force my thoughts back down to something normal and refocused on my meal.

We all finished up the last of the meal; only the cider-filled mugs remained on the table, the rest of the plates having long since been hauled away. Luna spoke, bringing up something very important. "So, now that we know what pony you are, we must decide where to start your training. Magic and flight are both vital aspects of yourself, and your magic has two facets to it. The external application that unicorns exert, and the mostly internal aspect of the earth pony. Any thoughts on what you'd like to learn first, Aurora?"

I thought to myself, carefully weighing each aspect. Flight was pretty cool, I mean, flying around was a dream I'd held ever since I was a little kid. I never expected to be able to fulfill it, but now that I could... it was very tempting. Then, magic. Facets of it be damned, it was mother fucking majeek! And not the Houdini stuff either, this was the real McCoy!

"I'll tell you later? I'm not really certain where I'd like to start first, so no point dwelling on it, you know?" I said, figured that there was no way in hell I could make a decision like that in a short time. Even if it did mean further accepting this as reality.

"El– Aurora," Celestia began, catching herself, "why are you disgusted? I would think the prospect of learning both eventually would be something enjoyable." she sounded genuinely curious, and I made a note to start working on the control of not giving away my thoughts and emotions so easily. Damn expressive body!

"Oh, they're both great, Celestia, don't get me wrong. However, it just means that I'm further caving into this world and my place in it. That's not so hot." I figured she'd understand, afterall I'd done a fairly good job of– well, mostly a good job of ensuring that if given the chance I'd go back home in a heartbeat.

Luna was the one who spoke up this time around. "But, after that night, and with Twilight too, I thought... You haven't accepted Equestria yet?" And now she was confused as well. Wonder if I could go for the Holy Trinity with Twilight being confused too, seeing as to how we'd lost Dream some point along the line.

Sadly, Twilight remained silent, so I went ahead and gave my answer. "There's a difference there, Luna. I'm still not that thrilled over being here, although I have already forgiven Twilight. Call it a moment of weakness if you want, but I did do that. However, just because I enjoy sex as the opposite gender doesn't mean I'm fully accepting of this situation yet." I paused, the mention of sex bringing another thought to mind.

"How the hell do you masturbate with hooves!?"

> 11 - Preambles of Magic, Flight and Herds
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Say hi to Aurora, courtesy of Tulip




So, a note to future self from past self. Never ask, mention, or otherwise even hint at, sexual acts around Celestia when she's out to get some revenge pranking. After my exclamation at the end of our lunch, she proceeded to explain to me, in detail, exactly how a pony masturbates without the aid of hands. Hooves apparently work very well. Horns and wings also give some very interesting sensations, and I won't even dare let my mind rest for too long on what Luna had mentioned about self-gratifying one's self with their own tongue.

I was left to their mercy, as the first step I tried to take to leave the room resulted in my face meeting the floor once more. Luckily Twilight came to my aid before they got into the use of toys; which Celestia promised to talk about in detail later and Luna gave me a look that made it seem like she wanted to show me their applications in person. Now I was walking, albeit extremely slowly, next to Twilight through the hallways of the castle. My room was the end destination, but the path we were taking ensured that I would get plenty of practice at walking.

My face was still beet red, the heat still having not diminished in the slightest as we passed through a rather interesting span that appeared to be made solely out of glass. I continued to lean a little into Twilight as I looked down at my hooves and saw the rather hefty drop beneath me. A nice little stream made a waterfall down the far side of ravine this span crossed, further lending to its aesthetics. At least, once you got past the whole bit where it seems like you're walking on air.

Twilight and I walked in relative silence, as I wasn't the only one who had been mortified by Celestia's words. Even now, I could still see a faint blush on her cheeks, and her wings would occasionally twitch. I still had no idea which muscles controlled my wings, although I knew that they'd moved a few times of their own volition.

"So... Twilight." I hesitantly began, breaking the silence. "Are we agreed that we shall never mention that conversation at the end of lunch, ever? I thought that I'd heard some crazy things before, but yikes. Even tops when I brought home my first girlfriend and my dad told me if I knocked her up he'd be removing a few vital parts from me."

"I think that's perfectly acceptable, E– Aurora. Sorry, still getting used to your new name." Twilight paused, a slight shudder running through her. I suppose hearing one's mentor describe such lewd acts was certain to grate against your standard image of a teacher. If it weren't for the night with Luna, I'd have pegged Twilight for a virgin, given her inclination towards books and knowledge. So, something like this was probably a big shock.

"So, why did you decide on Aurora?" Twilight asked as she put out a hoof to keep me from stumbling. Damn these clumsy hooves! I will say though, the preconceived notions I had about them were a bit off. They were rather hard, yet sensitive to contact with anything. Plus, they could pick up things with the bottom of the hoof, defying all logic in the process.

Focus mind, get back on track! "Well, first off, let me answer your question with one of my own. Do you know what an aurora is, and if so, have you seen one?" Twilight gave a short confirmation, which made my explanation much simpler to give. "Well, as I've told you, back home on Earth everything was steeped in science rather than magic. Something or another having to do with electricity I think caused the night skies in the northern part of our planet to occasionally have a green curtain of light that seemed to shimmer and dance at times.

"During winter, my parents would take me up to a cabin they owned that was further north than where we lived. At night, we'd sit outside bundled up in warm clothes and watch the Northern Lights, what we called the auroras. I figured it was as good a name as any, seeing how you have Luna, the moon, Twilight Sparkle, a time of night and an adjective... It seemed to fit right in." I paused, a recent memory coming to mind. "Besides, I figured I should name myself before Luna could come up with something! She had some awful ideas; things like Sunset Shimmer and god knows what else."

Twilight cracked up laughing, going so far as to stop walking and pound a hoof into the floor. I stopped, reminded myself to stay balanced, and watched her with wide eyes. Well, wider than these ridiculous eyes already were, which is saying quite a lot. She even began crying a bit for added measure as I simply stood there, rather stunned at her reaction. "Uh, did I say something, Twi?"

She quickly remembered where she was, and did her best to stem her laughter. It took another minute or two, but finally she was in a condition to talk again. "Oh, I'm so sorry Aurora, but that was just too good. Sunset Shimmer? She was Celestia's student before me, you see. Apparently, she had a lot of potential but was basically a spoiled bitch and became extremely lazy. Celestia disavowed her, and the last anypony heard of her was when she was spouting some nonsense about another world and tried jumping through a mirror. I think Celestia had her quietly admitted to an institution."

I simply face-hoofed, remembering to not smack myself quite so hard this time, at the fact Luna had basically pranked me by bringing up that name, even if I hadn't known it at the time. "I suppose that only confirms the fact that I needed to come up with a name before Luna or anyone else could try to do so for me."

We continued walking, this time with Twilight keeping a little distance between us to force me to walk without support. I'd like to think I was gradually improving, although honestly when you start off at the point of a shit-faced drunkard being able to walk better than you, there's nowhere to go but up. "Aurora, did you have any questions? Or, I suppose I should say what would you like to ask me first? I promise to do my best to not ask any of my own for a bit; you probably have a lot, after all."

I hummed a little to myself, a sensation which felt a fair amount different with a different sized set of vocal chords. I hummed a quick scale, thinking of what to ask first. "So, horn and wings means I'll be able to do magic and fly once I learn, right? So, how soon before we can get started on that?" I gotta say, the concept of flying under my own power really appealed to me; just as much as being able to harness magic and fling spells about. If asked which I would want to start on first, I honestly couldn't tell you.

"Well, I suppose we could get a start on them tomorrow. For flight, you'll first need to learn how to feel and control your wings, then we can test your wings' strength. That'll determine where we start. I have an idea for how to get you to feel your wings, but it'll have to wait until we get to your room." She had a smirk on her face that made me think she was up to no good, but I really didn't have the option to have anyone else help out. It was Twilight or no one, really. "As far as magic goes, that's just going to take time."

"You're saying that I can't just point my horn, do something, then have a spell happen?" I asked with disappointment. I was really hoping to avoid books for the foreseeable future. I didn't think it possible, but Twilight had made me come to dislike books in a matter of days.

"Pft, as if! It requires a fair amount of time, study and dedication to be able to properly cast any spell. Even telekinesis requires a fair amount of training so that you don't crush things you grab with your magic." Twilight actually sounded a little annoyed at my ignorance, which I suppose I could understand. It would probably suck to have someone be able to do in days what might've taken her weeks, months or years. So being an alicorn doesn't bring some sort of super-juiced majeek, got it.

"Before we even get you started on exercises, Aurora, we have to do a few tests anyways." I let out a loud groan at Twilight's words. She had given me one oral test on some of the material just to torment me, or so I thought anyways, and now one of the last words I wanted to ever hear out of her mouth was test. "Simple stuff really, but it'll tell me a lot about your magic and how to best approach your training. Measuring your potential is a pretty big deal, it's the difference between practicing new spells in your bedroom or in a triple layered glyph-protected blast-proof room."

I did a double take as Twilight casually mentioned the latter of the environments. "Wait, there's some ridiculously magical enhanced room like that? It sounds more like somewhere you'd put a prisoner or something than where you'd want to do training at."

Twilight nodded her head as we turned down the hall that my room was connected to. "Yes, there is a room that's basically anything proof. Almost, anyways." I focused an eye on her and attempted to raise an eyebrow, to which she simply shrugged. "Well, when you arrived, I sorta, kinda knocked you through the wall of that room, so it needed to be remodeled... Before that, it stood up to just about every spell I learned while here in the castle growing up."

I whistled, thinking back to what Celestia had mentioned. Twilight being the alicorn of magic, that is. Considering she put me through a wall, nevermind what sort of majeek was in place to further protect it, spoke volumes as to why she held the title. I hadn't had much interaction with many ponies yet, but the majority of magic I'd witnessed was all basic levitation. Twilight had previously mentioned how it's the first thing all unicorn foals learn how to accomplish; with everything I'd heard so far about some of the complex stuff she'd done that blew levitation out of the water, she definitely earned her title.

I attempted to open up the door to my room, trying to keep my balance on three hooves as I grasped the knob in my fourth. After two failed attempts, Twilight laughed and nudged me aside, her magic quickly opening the way for us both. Standing to the side, she let me amble in first; and I made a beeline for my bed so that I could get off my fe– hooves. Damn pony words, it was going to take some time to get used to thinking and referring to things as such.

Twilight closed the door behind us as I scrambled to get onto the bed. Luckily, although it was human sized, it had also been made with ponies in mind. I simply had to step up onto the surface and then scramble a little to get all four of my hooves on it. I carefully turned around and let my front hooves dangle off the edge of the bed as I watched Twilight start going through some of the books on the table as well as some of her notes that she presumably pulled from the æther.

"Ah ha! This'll be handy in a few." She set a few papers and a book to the side on the table before turning around and focusing on me. "Now, Aurora, I mentioned that I had a way for you to feel your wing muscles. Before we do that, I'd like you to close your eyes and try to feel them out yourself first. If that gets nowhere, then we'll move on." Twilight walked on over to the edge of the bed, chuckling a little at the sight of my on the edge with my hooves dangling near to the floor.

I complied, closing my eyes as I thought of the new appendages on my sides. I know that they're not my shoulder blades, although they might be a little close to where they are now located. I tried to flex that area as if it were a fist, but all that I managed to do was tense my whole back. After a few minutes, I let out a long sigh and opened my eyes. "Sorry, Twilight, but nada. Can't even locate the muscles for them it seems."

She held up a hoof and hummed to herself for a few seconds. "Very well, time to take the drastic measures then. I promise you that you'll feel them soon, Aurora." Twilight put on a very wicked grin, and I audibly gulped. She closed in and brought her muzzle right in front of mine before leaning in and bringing our lips together.

Wow... before, I'd obviously kissed her and Luna both. But, now that I had a muzzle, it was a lot less awkward, and it actually seemed to mesh better together. I felt the hotness of her breath as her mouth opened ever so gently, and I opened mine as well as her tongue began to reach out for me. I mirrored her effort and began to move my tongue along her smooth teeth, taking a few moments to feel every detail and contour with my new, and most definitely improved, tongue.

Twilight began to push into me as she explored past my teeth, reaching into the cavern that was my muzzle. I let out a throaty moan and reciprocated, enjoying the heightened sensations I was receiving. I was forced to push back into our kiss as well, lest I be knocked over on my back from how viciously Twilight was going at my mouth.

I let out another moan as I heard two pairs of snapping sounds. Opening my eyes without letting up from our kiss, I saw Twilight's wings rigid and outstretched at her sides, and I felt an odd straining sensation in my back. Twilight moved back from me, her tongue lingering in my mouth as it was the last thing to break contact with me. Panting slightly, she had a heated yet triumphant look on her face.

"Aurora, you feel anything different?" She breathlessly asked, grinning at me with a slightly heated expression. I mutely nodded, feeling a miniature inferno raging within me, a warm feeling inside me already present just from that one passionate kiss. Twilight just laughed, a sound that for some reason sounded like music to my ears, before pointing behind me and to my side. "Take a look, I think you're thinking about something other than me." She snickered as I turned around and my eyes lit up in recognition.

The straining muscles I felt were most definitely my wings, as they currently were erect and outspread, and stiff enough to stack boxes on. I felt the strain in a foreign location and tried my best to push down the thoughts I wanted to act on as I focused on those specific muscles. My wings twitched together, and I let out a cry of success. I tried to move them again, and was rewarded with another twitch as they tried to close, but remained outstretched.

"Uh, Twilight... how long do one's wings stay like this?" I buried my muzzle in one of my wings, poking the main muscle and feeling just how taunt it was.

"The blood should already be flowing normally again, so you should be able to fold your wings back up within the next five minutes or so." She smirked at me, and I couldn't help but blush for some reason. Whether it was the hormones, my new body, the sex, or a combination of them all, I really did find her attractive and enjoyed the attention. "Now, I want you to focus on those muscles and keep moving them around. Once you get the full range of motion, I'll let you play with them a little bit before we get to the next book in our list."

Bah, what a tease. I know very well what type of playing with my wings I want to do, and they require you, Twilight... Damnit brain, must you always think of sex? I could feel that telltale warmth in my center heat up again, and I forced myself to think about anything else.

Of all the things, it was my wings that actually saved my thoughts, for now anyways. They loosened up enough that I was able to open and close them, as well as various points between. They definitely had a wide range of mobility; one would think the main structure was cartilage and not bone with how flexible the wing was.

I saw that Twilight was well absorbed in one of the books on the table as she jotted down notes on occasion. I did my best to get off the bed without causing too much noise, managing to prevent going face-first . Slowly, I shuffled along the carpet until I was close enough. Stretching out a wing, I moved to where it was just over Twilight's rear end before tilting my body just enough to drop the tip of my wing on her lower back.

Oh man, did she ever jump out of that seat. It was so fast, I would say she teleported, but there was no telltale lavender light that she left behind when doing so. I folded my wings to my side and began to laugh, literally rolling on the floor as I threw dignity to the side and totally exposed myself to Twilight. Completely on accident, of course.

I swore I saw her stare for a few moments before fixing me with a glare that killed my laughter on the spot. "I'll give you this one for free, but if you try it again... Well, I know plenty of exercises I could have you doing that'd leave you utterly exhausted afterwards." Twilight continued on in a sing-song voice. "Do you wanna try me?"

"It depends, Twi. Are those exercises done... in bed?" I couldn't help myself as thoughts of fortune cookies came to mind. Twilight turned three shades of red before settling on a crimson and shooting out one of her wing tips to rap me on the nose.

"Aurora! Be serious, please? We still have a lot of information to cover for you to get used to life in Equestria, and I really don't want to have you be unprepared. I have a feeling Celestia is going to set a date for your reveal sometime soon, so we need you to be passable by then." Twilight was pouting now, totally not fair! The way that lower lip stuck out... I was sorely tempted to try and sit on the damn thing! That's before even mentioning her eyes... those eyes. I swear, even though I was one of them now, one day I was going to get diabeetus from one of them.

I sighed and got up to my hooves carefully, finding another use for my wings as I flared them out a little bit and helped my balance a bit. Very useful to keep in mind, that, it might come in handy in the future. "Fine, Twilight. Where are we at again? I recall something about some gryphons somewhere wanting meat from something..." I trailed off and Twilight immediately picked up from our last session, much to my dismay.





Finally we were winding down, and dinner had come and gone. Night had been ushered in by Luna only minutes before; she had made a quick stop at my room after raising the moon. There had been a hushed exchange between her and Twilight before Luna came up to me. She said a few words, gave me some encouragement, then kissed me on the lips as well. That reminds me, I really need to figure out how exactly the relationships work here. Between the sex and interactions I've had with Luna and Twilight so far... talk about mixed signals. I vaguely recall Twilight mentioning something about a herd, but I was still tuning her out because she was talking about signs that a stallion might give me if they are interested in me. Yeah, no thanks.

I stretched, mimicking a cat as I felt a few bones crack and loosen up. I let out a sigh of satisfaction as Twilight closed the last tome and banished her notes back into the æther before turning around to face me. I noticed that she was watching and inwardly smiled, making sure to exaggerate just a little bit more and hold it longer than I really needed to.

Finally, after a few seconds of her just staring, I decided it was enough and stood up. An afternoon of pacing had done wonders for my coordination, although I wasn't sure if I was ready for anything faster than a walk yet. "So, Twi, I gotta ask..." I trailed off, read to sound like an idiot as I asked something I was certain she'd already covered, "how exactly does the whole romance dealio work here again? I'm not complaining, mind, but you and Luna... I'm confused, to say the least."

Twilight laughed a little, but in a way that really wasn't all that demeaning. She stopped her laughter and smiled reassuringly at me before talking. "Well, I know I've mentioned that as a whole, ponies are pretty open about sex and such. You mentioned how monogamy was normal on Earth, here in Equestria it's the exact opposite. As for me and Luna, well..." She trailed off, levitating a box to her side. "You're new here, and probably the last thing on your mind is romance.

"Luna and I want to help you learn about it without any stress. As we both are here to help during your transition here, I, on behalf of us both, would like to extend the offer to join us as a herd. It's not binding, and at any time you can leave. We'll both listen to you when you need somepony to talk to, and of course sex is a benefit. Who knows, maybe some feelings will develop out of it." Twilight shrugged her shoulders and moved the box in front of me.

She opened it with her magic and revealed what appeared to be a silver pendant attached to a silver chain. The pendant was a small star above a crescent moon. I immediately drew the connection between them and Twilight and Luna and couldn't help but smile a little. "Aurora, you don't have to decide immediately, but Luna would like to know sooner rather than later. Don't let that force you to a decision, though. Like I said, we know that there's really not too much between us beyond helping you get established here, and we fully expect you to move on in the future, but for now... we'd love it if you spent your time with us."

"Give me a minute, Twilight?" I politely asked, pretty certain of my answer already. It was rather nice of them, really. It gave me an out for anyone who wanted to hit on me, and Twilight was right. Romance was the further thing on my mind, as sex didn't equate to it. Those two were totally different things for sure. I could cut it off with them at any time, and in the meantime, I had two confidants and sex buddies. I really didn't see any downsides to this at all.

Twilight calmly waited on me, the box back at her side. I looked directly at her and she simply smiled back, not speaking a word. I walked over and stopped in front of her, sitting down on my rear. "Twilight, I gladly accept the offer you and Luna have given me. I think we'll have a fun time with this while it lasts."

Twilight hugged me, pulling me in with her front hooves and resting her head on my shoulders. I returned her embrace, enjoying the warmth and cuddliness she provided. We broke it off after what seemed like too short a time, and Twilight carefully placed the necklace around my neck. "And now, nopony should hassle you about those matters. Except Blueblood, but he's a twat." She moved in for a kiss, which I reciprocated in full force as that familiar burning sensation within me began to spread like wildfire.

"Twilight, I definitely don't love you or Luna. I do like you both, no doubt, as you're both fun for being, well, ponies." At this, Twilight laughed, and I joined her as well for a few moments as I enjoyed the irony of my own statement. "I will say that I love sex, just as much as I love your tongue and oh god, that dick. I never thought I'd say this in my life, but gods, that's amazing... Anyways, back on track, I love the lustful part of our weird relation. But hey, who knows? I might just stick around, given time."

> 12 - Twilight and Aurora, Laying in a Bed***
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	I hopped up onto the bed, looking over my shoulder to Twilight who was still standing there with a large smile on her face from me accepting her offer to join a herd with Luna and her. I felt that fire within that I'd come to associate with that lustful, burning passion, and my mind drifted for just a moment, lingering images of the kiss Twilight gave me while helping me feel my wing muscles.

"Twilight," I purred out, taking the initiative for the first time since my arrival, "you know what I think? Even though it's getting a little late, I might need your help with my wings again." I was warming up just from the thought of it, the faintest feeling of liquid already at my rear. I hadn't gotten a good chance to really look at myself down there, although thanks to Twilight and Luna, I had a good enough idea as to how I now was.

"Aurora, we already covered– oh." She began to retort, then realized my meaning when I turned my head to look her in the eyes, lust smouldering within mine. She grinned and began to waltz over to the bed, the same look coming to her face. "I think I can help you learn a bit more. After all, teaching is my specialty."

Twilight hopped on the bed as I laid down, giving me an intimate view of her rapidly emerging member. I still wished I had one of my own again, but I could never think of giving up my lady bits, ever. Even as I thought of them, I felt an odd sensation as muscles I'd never really used before began to flex as my tail subconsciously lifted itself.

Twilight apparently noticed my reaction, taking a moment to take a deep breath as her nostrils flared. I felt the muscles in my wings begin to flex, the wings slowly spreading outwards as I just eyed that mottled shaft that continued to grow as if it were a piece of meat and I were a carnivore.

"Now now, Aurora, plenty of time for that later, I promise. I believe we have some wings to help with first, though. As you can feel, your wings are extending thanks to the muscle tensing as a side result of the increased blood flow to them." I moaned as Twilight nipped at the leading edge of a wing. "The sensitivity during this period is heightened, allowing for intense pleasure for any pegasus or alicorn. It's also why preening can be so enjoyable. Allow me to demonstrate."

Twilight sank her muzzle into my plumage and began to search out the roots of feathers in my wing. Every bite and nibble of her aligning my feathers felt like electricity running from my wings to my body, and I felt the muscles in my rear start to uncontrollably spasm as more moans ripped their way from my throat.

She paused for a moment as I moved my head to nuzzle at her neck in thanks, thoroughly enjoying these rapid firing jolts of pleasure than ran through me. Twilight removed her muzzle from my wing, causing me to momentarily whine. "Aurora! I'm teaching you, a good student waits to be called upon by their teacher, correct?" I mutely nodded my head, my eyes widened in surprise at this new side of Twilight. "Good! If you distract me again, I might just have to end my teaching for the night."

I moved my head back and just let it flop on the pillow in front of me as the jolts returned once more. God, was Twilight sexy when she took control like that. For some reason, images of her dressed as a teacher with her mane in a bun came to mind, only to be driven out as Twilight bit down on a part of my wing.

The lustful moan that came from my throat had to have been heard by half the castle, easily. Whereas the preening felt like small shocks, that was more akin to a bomb going off, and did I like it! "Now, the shaft of the wing is especially sensitive during this time. Some ponies even report being driven to orgasm from over-stimulation of the nerves within them. Shall we test it out, student?" I nodded my head up and down, my wings so stiff they might as well be boards; my tail fully lifted up and to the side as I felt wetness begin to matt my fur.

I tensely waited for that rush, that moment when Twilight would clamp down and hopefully send me over the edge. I knew I was close, the inferno within was threatening to overflow the barriers and rage uncontrollably. I screamed in utter bliss as her entire mouth closed down on my wing shank, her tongue aiding in the stimulation. My vagina fluttered uncontrollably, its insides spasming as it tried milking what wasn't present as my vision went white.

My vision slowly cleared up as my brain rebooted. I wasn't sure how much time had passed, but it was at least a few seconds as Twilight was now in front of me, looking at me with concern in her eyes even as her other head bobbed up and down in my vision. I weakly smiled, still feeling aftershocks rippling through my body and the occasional spasm of my pussy.

"Damn... that was fucking awesome, Twilight. Are wings always that sensitive?" I panted out, still trying to catch my breath. I looked up and did my best to bring our lips together, wanting to thank her. Her muzzle moved and met me halfway, leaning into my face as our mouths embraced. I brushed my tongue along her lips, sweeping it side to side rather than trying to force my way in.

After a few seconds she pulled back and nuzzled me, my muscles still feeling like jello for some reason. "That was actually a bit more than I was expecting, Aurora. The first stimulation of wings are always pretty rough, but wow. I think you actually whited out, not to mention that fountain of magic you spewed. I mean, wow." I tried to get up, and fell right back to the covers, causing Twilight to giggle and inadvertently made something else the focus of my attention.

"That's cool, now move a bit closer and let me repay the favor, Twi." I began to salivate for some reason even as Twilight began moving forward, and I directed my muzzle to her member, extending my tongue and teasing its tip. Twilight let out the cutest gasp when I made contact, causing me to giggle this time.

I scooted up a little in the bed and engulfed the first few inches in my mouth, playing my tongue over the surface as I breathed out, letting the hot air wash over her. She jerked in my hold, a small moan coming from her mouth as I giggled again, letting the vibrations of my throat massage her. Slowly I moved deeper, taking in half her length before stopping, still running my tongue along the length within my mouth.

"Aurora..." Twilight panted, and I could just imagine her eyes being crossed right now. I was surprised moments later as she flopped to her side, her legs shaking too much to hold her up on the soft mattress. Her shaft nearly popped out of my mouth as I quickly moved to adjust for her new position, carefully moving onto my side and moving up a bit more alongside her.

I was rewarded with another moan from Twilight as I continued past the midpoint of her mottled rod and slowly continued down it, dribbles of pre causing me to swallow rather frequently. My nose hovered right over the top of her soaked mound as I finished taking in her entire length, the front of it just barely in my throat. The lack of a gag reflex was amazing, and I took in a deep whiff of her arousal even as I was greeted with the taste of her musk. I pushed forward and buried my nose in her mound, causing her to let out a yelp of her own.

I wiggled around a little, trying to stimulate both her sexes at once as she began to squirm. I wrapped a hoof around her flank and slowly pulled back midway before burying her in my muzzle again, my nose once more stimulating her mound. I continued to repeat this process, making sure to go extra slow as I pulled back. Everytime I bottomed her out in my muzzle, I was rewarded with a scream ripping from her lips.

"Aur-rora, I'm close..." Twilight panted out while I was slowly dragging my way back, and I simply giggled in reply, causing her to shiver again. I buried myself one more time before I quickly pulled back, just the very tip in my mouth now. I began to rapidly bob my head along the first half of it, feeling it quiver more and more as I kept up my assault.

I was rewarded after only a few such repetitions as a scream echoed out, jets of come beginning to fill my mouth. I rapidly swallowed, amazed at just how much I could gulp down with a muzzle. The timing between bursts and the amount began to taper off relatively quick, and I kept a tight suction as I pulled my mouth off, swallowing the last of her come.

"How was that, Twi?" I asked, not bothering to move as I watched her member slowly retreat back to its sheath. Talk about an odd process. Once it was out of my view, I saw her rather neglected mound, swollen and still pulsating as the area around it and part of her tail were utterly soaked as well as the bedsheets.

I only got a groan from Twilight as I began to lick the juices from her fur, slipping one hoof underneath her flank as I hugged her rear. I moved closer and saw her clit still standing out, visibly throbbing in time to her heartbeat, and I nosed it. Twilight sharply inhaled and moved a little, and I felt a slight pressure at the base of my tail.

Looking back over my shoulder, I looked and noticed that Twilight's face was very close to my own rear, and she was in the process of sticking out her tongue towards my sex, which began to respond the moment Twilight put her tongue to it. I brought my head back down and began to prod at her entrance with my tongue at the same time, enjoying the warmth radiating from it.

Twilight and I started off slowly at first, each one of us carefully probing the other even as our muscles both began to spasm from the attention. I was rewarded with a small trickle of fluids which I lapped up, enjoying the oddly citrus taste it held. I moaned as Twilight began to probe deeper, her tongue slipping into me and caressing my insides.

I licked her nub once before diving in myself, swirling my tongue in circles as I went deeper and deeper, bringing my muzzle flush with her skin. I felt her erection coming back, with nowhere else to go it became sandwiched between the two of us. I felt heat rising off my cheeks as I pushed my tongue to its limit, testing just how far down the rabbit hole I could go.

I moaned as Twilight found a rather sensitive spot within me, squirming ever so slightly as she wrapped a hoof around my rear to help keep me in place. I tried to stay focused as the haze of lust descended once more over me; my tongue beginning to move rapidly within Twilight. I removed my tongue and attacked her clit, sucking on it with some force.

Twilight screamed, the sound slightly muffled from how her muzzle was buried in my snatch, and the vibrations further heightened the pleasure I was feeling. I was floating in bliss, getting closer to that wonderful precipice. I gently bit down on her button before sending my tongue snaking into her once more, my fogged mind seeking out the spot inside her that'd make her scream for me.

I let out a yelp of my own as Twilight managed to strike both the spot within me and also flick my nub. The next minutes passed in a haze as I attempted to make Twilight come before me. The tipping point came as I moved to have the bottom of my muzzle strike her clit even as I continued eating her out at the same time she unexpectedly hit every pleasurable spot I had inside me. Instead of softly brushing against her nub, I jammed it under my chin, sending her over the edge.

Screaming into her, she violently came as liquid poured into my mouth and she painted our bellies with her seed. The sensations were enough to drive me over the edge as well, and the two of us enjoyed out near dual climax together. I managed to roll over to my back, careful of my wings, and let them both flop out as my legs were awkwardly splayed out to my sides.

I felt a weight descend on top of me, and opened my eyes to see Twilight dominating my vision once more. I demurely smiled, my mind no longer completely clouded by lust, and feeling rather satisfied. She settled for a nuzzle this time, which I was more than glad to return as I somehow worked my hooves around her.

She returned my embrace as she sank onto me, letting her weight rest on me. Surprisingly enough it was rather comfortable, and it felt no different than when my cat used to lay on me when I was a kid. "Aurora... how ya feeling?" Twilight mumbled, resting her head next to mine.

"Like I'll need a shower in the morning?" I replied, a giggle greeting my ears in turn. Even though it was probably the whole chemistry change I suffered, I found it very cute as well as something I wouldn't mind hearing a lot of.

I felt sore, especially my wings. I'd already spent the better part of the afternoon simply moving them around, and then after the attention Twilight gave them at the start of this night, I'd be surprised if I could manage to tuck them back into my sides again. My tail and rear were both thoroughly soaked as well, and I could feel the mess squished between Twilight and myself. Oddly enough, I really didn't care, finding it more sensual and erotic than nasty and gross. I could only imagine the state that the sheets were in, and I felt a brief pang of sympathy for whatever pony was going to have to clean them come tomorrow.

Twilight lifted herself up slightly and nuzzled me once more as I felt her becoming stiff once more. It might be that I'm turning into a nymphomaniac, but when Twilight looked at me as if she had a question, I just smiled and nodded my head as my tail moved higher, or in this case into the bedsheets. Twilight nibbled my ear as she slowly moved backwards just a little, lining herself up as I remained on my back.

Slowly, she began to enter me, my lips sliding around and welcoming our embrace. Our hips already meeting, I could feel the blood flowing to her member as it continued to swell within me, filling me more and more. I moaned even as she kissed me, not a word passing between us. I leaned into the kiss, greedily stuffing my tongue into her mouth even as she bucked her hips a little, sending small shocks through me.

I continued to moan at every movement, I was still pretty sensitive from our earlier activity and every little thing felt like pure electricity surging through me. She didn't move all that much; just minor shifting here and there. I broke for breath, smiling at the feelings. Twilight slowly pulled back a few inches, then paused before ramming it right back in.

I screamed this time, very much vocal about the pleasure I was feeling. Twilight took that as her okay and moved her forehooves to either side of my head as she never once moved her eyes from mine. She started pulling out further each time, and thrusting in just as quickly as that first one. I just let the bliss engulf me, all logic and rational thinking gone; only the feeling of being full left behind.

How long it lasted for, I'm not entirely certain. Once my mind shut down, it was the end for me. Twilight went at me like a jackhammer, wet and lewd sounds reaching my ears as a copious amount of my liquid mixed with her pre leaked from my depths and further soaked the sheets. I felt Twilight pull back until she was barely in me, then she paused to nuzzle my neck.

I screamed and the last shred of my consciousness fled when she hammered herself home one last time. I felt a warmth filling me up, my muscles rippling and milking Twilight for all she was worth; even after the last of what she had to offer had been given. I felt her weight settle down on me once more, the two of us still joined at the hips.

I think she mumbled something to me, but between the mind-numbing orgasm and my exhaustion, my mind was already well off to dreamland. I barely returned her nuzzle before feeling a faint touch on my forehead. She spoke once more, and through the haze I was able to hear her this time.

"Goodnight, Aurora... Sweet dreams."

> 13 - Magic Oh-Nine-Eight
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	"Okay, Aurora. We're going to start with your magic today. I want to take one more baseline reading so I can make sure we use the right room. We'll then start with some basic mental exercises and then move on to actual applications of levitation. Depending on how you perform today, I can make a schedule for your magical progress!" Twilight gleefully exclaimed as I sat at the table, my muzzle nearly in the bowl of oatmeal that was in front of me.

Twilight had woken me up well before sunrise, claiming that there was just too much to do. When I'd raised the point of it being too damn early, not to mention the mess we'd made of the bed, she simply lit up her horn and performed a few spells before whisking us into the shower. I was still asleep when the first drops of cold water hit me, and I nearly screamed as I woke up against my will. Twilight was more than happy to help me shampoo and get clean, as apparently her schedule called for maximum efficiency today.

So, one shower later, and then a struggle with my mane and tail that ended with Twilight simply tying off the ends with golden bands, I found myself whisked around by her magic. Teleporting, it feels weird to say the least. One moment I was fuming at Twilight in the bathroom, the next I was fuming at her in a dining room that had a veritable buffet of food already present. Once there, I half-heartedly reached for a bowl of oatmeal, the same one I currently found myself contemplating in.

"Aurora? Are you paying attention?" Twilight's voice shook me from my thoughts, and I merely groaned in response. I was always the type to stay up late and then sleep in when work allowed for it, and even being turned into a damn pony wouldn't change that. Suddenly, the aroma of something familiar wafted into my nostrils, causing me to lift my head and look at her.

"Coffee! GIMME!" I scrambled with my hooves, grabbing the cup and almost burying my nose in the ambrosia set forth before me. "Ah, nice and black, the best way to have it." I let out a sigh, very carefully taking sips of coffee, the caffeine helping me wake up.

"Okay, so add to my checklists, Aurora needs coffee early in the morning." Twilight mumbled to herself, once more pulling quill and parchment from the æther to make some notations. She looked up at me and asked, "Aurora, do you also drink tea? Or is it just coffee for early mornings?"

I finished off the cup, looking around to see of there was more as I let out a sigh. "Preferably, I'll take sleep over either. Early mornings are a waste if you ask me; a waste of perfectly good sleep. However, if you must wake me up, then coffee. Never been a big tea drinker." My sight settled on a container of coffee, and I got up and grabbed it very carefully.

Hooves were interesting things, at least these were. I was actually able to grasp things within them, although I wasn't exactly sure how. Because of this, I now found myself slowly hobbling back to my seat on three legs, the fourth cradling the coffee as if it were a baby. In a way, it was; if one wanted to treasure and then devour said baby.

Twilight simply laughed at my attempt to get more ambrosia, using her magic to hijack the container and refill my cup before I could voice a complaint. "We've got another," she cast a spell of some sort, "ten minutes until I want to get you tested. So, go ahead and finish up breakfast if you would in that time."

I merely groaned, as it would most likely still be dark in ten minutes. However, I did have my coffee, and wouldn't have to do without while here. It's the simple things I find myself missing now. Destroying twelve year olds with a worse mouth than a sailor at Halo and Call of Duty, porn, driving... at least I didn't have to add coffee to the quickly expanding list now.

True to her word, exactly ten minutes later I found myself being drug through the castle, still only vaguely aware of where we were going. The place was a maze to me, and something in the back of my mind told me it'd take a long time for me to know where things were at. Probably because it was, well... a maze.

Opening a door, Twilight motioned for me to walk in. I got to the threshold, looked up, and immediately balked. It looked almost like Young Frankenstein's lab, just with more magic doohickies and thingamabobs scattered everywhere. I immediately dug in my hooves, bracing my two front ones against the actual door frame.

"No way in hell are you dragging me into some mad science lab, Twilight! Nuh uh!" I shook my head even as I felt her begin to push against me, trying to force me inside.

"Relax, Aurora! I just need to take some magical measurements, nothing else! I swear!" Twilight pleaded with me. However, I was wise to her ruse. She'd get me to lower my guard, and then bam! I'd find myself strapped down onto some metal table and she'd be lobotomizing me or something. Something involving science, anyways. No way in hell was I going to fall for that!

"Oh, fine then." I felt magic begin to constrict my hooves, removing my very weak hold on the frame, and Twilight floated me into the room. She set me down on a cushion in one corner of the room and floated over a helmet-like contraption that had wires running from it to another machine as she kept me held down with her magic.

"Rape! Rape! Rape!" I began to holler out, causing Twilight to look at me in bewilderment as she froze up for a few moments. Simply shaking her head, she strapped the helmet onto my head, being careful of my mane, before walking over to the machine it was attached to, making a point to ignore my calls. I decided there was no point in keeping them going, and simply let whatever was going to come next come.

"Thank you, Aurora. It really isn't that bad. All I need to do now is use my horn to spark yours, and the machine will take a magical reading. You weren't freaking out the first time I tested your magic levels; why the difference now?" She fiddled with one last dial, then walked back over.

"Well, last time it wasn't in this room. Looks like it was ripped straight from a 1960's horror film–" I abruptly stopped speaking as I felt a jolt of magic as Twilight's horn touched the tip of mine, and I momentarily whited out.

When my vision finally returned, I saw smoke rising from the machine Twilight had been fiddling with as she looked over a piece of paper. She noticed me looking at her and smiled. "Well, good news and bad."

I groaned and looked at her. "What is it?" I felt tingly all over, as if my body had fallen asleep and all the nerves were waking back up. It was somewhat disconcerting, and I made a mental not to never do science of any sort with Twilight.

"Well, you managed to completely fry the machine, that's the bad news. However, the good news is that I got a readout still, and it's what I expected. So, glyph enhanced, blast-resistant room it is!" She cheerfully began walking away, even though I was still trying to clear my senses.

"Uh, Twi... a little help here, perhaps?" I groaned, motioning a hoof towards myself. Her solution, as always, was magic. Lifting me from the heap I was in, Twilight set me down hooves first on the floor.

"Ooops, sorry about that... I'm just really looking forward to being the teacher for once!" She exclaimed, a giddiness in her voice that made me extremely nervous. "Oh, I also have a friend who'll be coming by. She's very good with the mental exercises, so she'll be helping out with those." Twilight pulled writing stuff from the æther again, scribbling a quick note before sending it, and the supplies, wherever in a puff of magic.

I followed Twilight around the halls, the only consistency being that the more we walked, the more stairs we descended. The fresh air began to give way to the somewhat musty smell of the earth, meaning we were underground or in the mountain now. We finally came to a stop in front of a massive metal barrier, which had two guards stationed in front of it.

"Ah, Princess Twilight, do go on in. Your friend is already awaiting within." One of the guards replied as their magic began to crank a giant handle, which in turn began to lift the sheet of metal. My jaw dropped when I noticed that it was at least five feet thick, and lead inside to a brightly lit chamber.

"Twilight, I must say... did you have to pick the chamber that had the most dank and musty smells to it? It was rather unbefitting a lady to have to walk through such a mess, I must say." Twilight simply laughed as I looked at this new pony.

Her coat was so white it reminded me of freshly fallen snow, and her mane and tail were both a deep and rich purple color. They were done in a style that I would rather be dead than seen having myself, and the way she carried herself just yelled pompous bitch. However, it seemed that my first impression was just her putting up a front, as she embraced Twilight as a familiar friend would in a hug.

Twilight pulled back form the hug, pointing at me. "Rarity, this is Aurora. Aurora, Rarity." she turned to address me, "Rarity has been a friend of mine for a long time, and she's going to help us today. While I'm good with brute force and larger magic usage, she's a master at fine manipulation of multiple objects, as well as the mental exercises you'll need to work on."

Rarity was circling me like a vulture circles carrion as she eyed me up and down. "Hmm, yes, I can work with this. Color scheme very much similar to Twilight, just with the pink more pronounced. Darling, I do love the dusting of pink on your feathers... Idea!" Okay, this unicorn was kinda crazy. She pulled a bag from the corner of the room and I watched in fascination, then horror, as item after item poured forth; all illuminated within her magical aura. She brought a measuring tape to me and began poking, prodding, and all around being a rather large pain.

I looked to Twilight for help, however she just sheepishly grinned at me and mouthed 'get over it' at me. I groaned and prayed for it to end, and quick. "And... that should do it! I must say, you'll be so much fun to make dresses for, I already have quite a few ideas in mind. Now, rubies or sapphires, hmm..."

Finally, Twilight came to my defense, walking over to Rarity and speaking quietly in her ear. The measuring tape finally removed itself from my body, joining the circus of objects she still held in her magic. "Ah, sorry about that, darling. I tend to get swept up at times, especially when one has such a build and complementary colors such as yourself. Twilight asked me here to help you with your magic, as you might have noticed," she dramatically swept a hoof towards her army of implements, "I have a knack for the finer control of things."

"Okay, now that you've finally given me a chance... Hi. I'm Aurora. It's nice to meet you; your craziness not so much." I sarcastically barked at Rarity, first impressions are important and she totally blew it. Still, she was going to help me learn magic, so I suppose I could be a little bit nicer. Plus, the fact it looks like she's about to bite my head off is another good reason to quickly speak up. "Thank you for coming to help Twilight teach me magic. So long as you keep those," I pointed at the wall of crap, "away from me, and ask me politely before violating my personal space, we'll get along just fine, okay?"

Rarity eyed me hesitantly, as if weighing me within her mind. "Very well, Aurora. And again, I do apologize. It's not often that I get to work with alicorns, you see. Not to mention your wings, they're magnificent! I suppose I'll just have to borrow you at some point in the future, I have the most darling dresses in mind for you... If that is fine with you, of course." she smiled at me, and somehow I could tell that the last bit wasn't a request for my consent so much as a statement that she would get it. I gulped and simply nodded my head.

"So, Aurora, the first thing we're going to do is rather simple. We're going to start with the first round of mental exercises. The first one is a simple meditation, designed to help you focus for when you need to call upon your magic. This one is only necessary until you can call up your magic without really thinking about it, as it also helps keep you from surging by working on your concentration." Twilight lectured, and I inwardly groaned at the word meditation. I was never very great at sitting or standing still for any period of time without doing something to occupy myself. Hell, it was rare when I didn't have my attention split three or four different ways.

"What exactly do you mean by surging, Twilight?" I was genuinely curious, she was making it sound like something negative, but I figured that more juice with magic was a good thing. There's no such thing as overkill, after all.

"May I?" Rarity asked, and after Twilight nodded, she began talking. "Aurora, a surge is when one loses control of their magic. Besides being highly embarrassing, there's the chance of it being highly destructive as well. Your magic begins to cascade, essentially building up without an outlet. When I last surged, as a filly I might add, I burned the curtains and nearly brought down the house as well. Twilight nearly destroyed a school, from what I understand."

"Actually," Twilight began, somewhat hesitantly, "I nearly took down Canterlot. Celestia didn't tell me this until much later, mind, but if it hadn't been for her intervention, I couldv'e brought down the caves underneath the city, destroying it in the process. Controlling your magic is very important. That's why we're down here... that surge was when I was a filly, and you have significantly more magic than I had then."

What followed next were a rather rigorous series of mental exercises. After each one, Twilight would make notations, and both her and Rarity would get more and more frustrated. Meditation, I failed miserably at just like I knew I would. The only thing I managed to surpass their expectations at was when Twilight had me answering a bunch of simple math problems as fast as possible. I saw some signs of relief evident after that exercise, but it went right back to frustration as I failed in their eyes at everything else. Hey, it's not my fault that I'm an impatient person!

"Do you need me for anything else, Twilight? I have some designs I must get down before I forget them." Rarity eyed me as she spoke, and I took a step back from her. That crazy mare isn't going to get me in a dress, no way in hell.

Laughing, Twilight shook her head. "No, Rarity, thanks for your help. Once Aurora can manage to do the exercises you prescribed and starts learning control and application, then we could maybe use your help again. For now, there's not much more you can do."

"Yes, very well then." Rarity glanced in my direction, eying me again. "I'll have some designs in place by tomorrow I'd say. Make sure Twilight frees some time for you to come and try them on, would you?" she turned towards the door, which began to slowly open up. "Now, I must get back to my room in the castle. I need to get this work done before the rest of the girls arrive this afternoon, after all. Ta ta!"

I simply stared at Rarity as she waltzed out, the door slowly closing behind her. "Twilight. She said 'rest of the girls...' Are all of your friends that crazy, too?" I shuddered, and then nearly jumped as I felt a hoof rest on my shoulder.

"Relax, Aurora, they're all good ponies. Well, you might have to watch out for Pinkie, but... I'm certain you'll like them all! We'll find out later today, either way." She pulled a small sphere from her bags, setting it down on the ground between us. "Now, this is a practice sphere, the standard one that all foals use when learning levitation. A common issue is the over-application of force, causing damage to whatever object is being held. So, we begin with this." she levitated it into the air, sending it into orbit around her head.

"This one is a bit special; it's extremely dense and therefore should hold up to your magical force until you get a firm grasp on control. Let's hope you're better here than you were with the mental part, shall we?" Twilight set the orb down in front of me as she walked over to my side.

"Okay, so... what do I do? Just point and think?" I lowered my horn towards the orb, willing it to move. It worked for Luke, it should work for me!

Twilight laughed again, gently lifting my head with her hoof. "No, Aurora. I need you to focus, then try to move your will and lift the orb. Your magic is a part of you, therefore using it is simply using a part of yourself. So, you don't have to move your head, point your horn, or anything equally silly." The orb lifted up and hovered a few feet in the air, then settled back down to the floor. "See? I could have been looking away from it, and so long as I could picture the action, I could move it. Go ahead and try."

As she moved to my side, I looked at the sphere on the ground in front of me. I wasn't entirely certain how to focus or extend my will, but I tried anyways. I sat there for a few minutes with nothing happening, the only thing changing being my mounting frustration. "Good, good!" I nearly jumped out of my skin as I turned to face Twilight.

"Good? I didn't do a damn thing!"

Twilight tapped my horn with a hoof. "Actually, you called on your magic, you just didn't extend it. Think a moment, did you feel anything new while you were focusing?" I thought a moment and realized that there was some odd, new nagging feeling in the back of my mind behind the frustration I was feeling. I nodded my head, and she continued. "Well, that's the feeling you want to think on. It'll help you call forth your magic. After that, you need to focus on trying to use it to manipulate the sphere. Now, try again."

Once more I set my gaze on the orb, pulling that feeling back to mind, this time at the very front of my thoughts. I noticed a slight glow from my horn this time, a pale purple color that complimented my horn and coat color. Ignoring that fact, I tried to picture it lifting the sphere, hoping that it would start to move.

Every so often I would hear Twilight hem and haw next to me, and the scribble of a quill taking notes as I continued to try and exert my will on the sphere. At the risk of sounding like a nerd, why couldn't it be as easy as good ole Obi Wan showed it to be? Sure, that was the Force, and this is magic, but all the same. It's purely mental. I continued to try and lift it, but the only thing I accomplished was sparks shooting out from the tip of my horn.

Suddenly, I felt something nibble on my ear, and I jumped into the air, wings flaring wide. I turned around and glared at Twilight, who was simply looking past me rather slack-jawed. I looked to where her gaze was, and noticed that the sphere was gone. In it's place was a pile of fine dust, and I simply tilted my head as I looked at it.

"How dense was that sphere, exactly?" I had to poke Twilight and repeat the question before she noticed me. She walked over to it and poked the pile with a hoof, confirming that it was indeed dust.

Using magic, she reformed the sphere then turned to me. "That's... wow. I had Luna make that one for you specifically, it seems you've got more brute strength than we thought. Try it again, this time without trying so hard. Just let it happen naturally."

The next hours were filled with attempts at levitating the sphere, all of them ending with varied results. I think the best one was when Twilight had distracted me again and I basically zapped her, causing all of her fur to stick straight out. Even her mane and tail poofed from it, and I spent well over five minutes laughing my ass off while rolling on the floor. I only crushed it another dozen times, and lifted it once. Progress, I suppose.

"Well," Twilight began, "I suppose it was too much to think you'd at least be able to handle levitation after a day. It's time to go get lunch though, so let's call it a day. I've got some friends I'd like you to meet, they're scheduled to arrive in a few hours." she packed up her supplies, notes last as she took one last look at them, sighing.

"Hey now, I lifted it once! Progress is progress, right?" Twilight just sighed again, using magic to send her bags to her room, presumably. The massive door began to open, and I walked up to her side as we waited for it to fully raise.

"Yes, Aurora. Once out of seventy-one times. Luckily you didn't surge once, but you did hit me thirteen times, the walls another twenty, and just sat there as if you were ready to soil yourself for the rest." Twilight was really big on the sighing today, rather melodramatic I gotta say. "There's hope for you, it's just going to take a lot longer than I was hoping for."

I merely shrugged my shoulders and followed her out of the room, lunch awaiting us. Something that'd been nagging at my mind since I turned pony came back up, and I went ahead and asked Twilight about it, as it'd also get her mind on something other than my repeated failures. "Twilight... do you know why I turned into an alicorn? From Celestia's reaction, it shouldn't have happened it seemed.

We left the room, the guards throwing a salute Twilight's way as we began our trek to lunch. "Well, as best as I can tell, it's mostly due to the sheer quantity of magic you got from me. It might also be why you are so similar to me in appearance. I mean," she stopped and stood right next to me, "we even appear to be the same size in just about every aspect. So, that's probably why. I'd have to do some actual testing to confirm it though, and getting you up to speed with your new body is more important right now."

"Wait, if I'm basically similar to you... does that mean you boning me is close to say, you having sex with a sister?" It's a fairly valid point, and should be well worth the reaction I'd get.

Yup, it was. Stopping instantly, Twilight gagged as her eyes crossed, and I started laughing. She tried to speak, but only coughs came from her throat. Finally, she managed to find her voice again, even as she fixed me with a death gaze. "Not. Funny. Not at all, Aurora. Just, eww. It was bad enough when my friends didn't realize the stallion I was hugging was my brother and they asked if he was my coltfriend. I do not need more imagery of me having sex with a family member in my life."

We began walking as I let my laughter die down. I remember Twilight mentioning a brother. Someone who was married to another alicorn, Cadance if I recall. I wonder when I'll get to meet them; I really need more methods to get underneath Twilight's skin, and if I didn't have to do the hard work to find it out the better. We silently navigated the corridors as I attempted to burn them into my memory for future reference.

Arriving at a pair of doors, Twilight opened them up as the aroma of food greeted us, and I happily followed her into the room. Lunch now, her friends later. I shuddered once more at the thought of Rarity, and hoped to whatever holy thing out there that she was the worst of them all. I mean, it couldn't be too much worse, could it?

> 14 - Meet the Friends!
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	Lunch was a relatively quiet affair, it was simply Twilight and I in a small sitting room munching on a wide variety of flowers and hay. Hay was actually pretty damn tasty with my new taste buds, although Twilight informed me that what we were eating was pretty much top of the line quality. Makes sense, really, as we were in a castle. Speaking of, maybe sometime soon I'll get a chance to go outside and see some of the city of Canterlot, I'd heard a few things about it that left me very curious. Especially it's supposed nightlife scene, there's supposed to be one or two clubs that'll knock your socks off... well, metaphorically speaking now I suppose.

Still, after a chat with Luna the other day, she and Celestia thought it best that I at least be able to blend in, at least as well as an alicorn could in a country that only had six others besides myself, before being exposed to the public. It took a little bit of explaining, but once it became clear that royalty was associated with alicorns, and vice versa and that the two were basically inseparable, I could see the appeal for all parties involved in me avoiding random strangers that would think me the same. I'll admit, the political system was a bit odd, but that's for another day when I find the time to really dig in and study it.

"Aurora, I've got to go meet my friends at the train station soon, they're getting back from a trip to our old town. Canterlot is nice, but Ponyville really was something else..." Twilight wistfully sighed, a far-off expression in her eyes for a moment. "Anyways, since, well..." Twilight stumbled over her words slightly as she dug a hoof into the carpet.

I held up a hoof, understanding what she was saying. "I understand, Twilight. I'd like to get out at some point, though. What should I do while you go meet your friends?"

"Well, I was thinking that Rarity–"she began, before I cut her off.

"No way in hell. I'd like to avoid being violated by a measuring tape again, okay? Not to mention the fact that she kinda creeped me out..." I shuddered just a little bit as I recalled the events earlier in the day.

Twilight looked at me with puppy eyes, and I had to suppress the urge to fold right there and then. "Please?" she stretched it out, "It really is important to me that you get along with all of my friends, Aurora. I understand that Rarity can be a bit dramatic at times, and when she gets wrapped up in her fashion she takes it too far, but she really does mean well. She's the Element of Generosity, after all, it's hard for her not to want to do things for others; especially when the pony in question is my friend." Victim rolls a one on will save, critical failure!

"Alright..." I mumbled, standing no chance against those bloody adorable oversized eyes. I need to learn how to do that in the future, damn was that a potent weapon! "I suppose you know exactly where she is, too, don't you?" I followed Twilight out the door, gently kicking it closed with a rear hoof.

"Yup! Rarity and my friends have a suite reserved exclusively for their use, so she'll be there. Probably in the middle of a project would be my guess; while I'm gone maybe you two can get to know each other better." Twilight cheerily stated, clearly implying in her tone that she wanted me to get along with her friend.

Knowing from experience just how much of a pain in the ass having two friends who were at odds with each other was, and with how much Twilight had done for me so far since my arrival; I figured I owed her enough to at least get along with Rarity. "So long as she doesn't try using me as a guinea pig for something, I'll be fine. Also, she needs to drop that act of hers, didn't fool me one bit."

"Act?" Twilight asked in confusion, before clarity struck her. "Oh! Her 'high class' accent and mannerisms you mean?" I simply nodded my head once, and Twilight continued on. "She does that mainly because it's a dream, or was a dream of hers, to be able to climb the social ladder. Anything more than that is her story to tell though, not mine."

"Interesting... Does she know about, well, where I came from and stuff? She didn't seem to show anything one way or the other earlier." Yeah, that could lead to some awkward assumptions no doubt. The last thing I'd want to do is have her go on and on about some dream man of hers for example. Ugh, that thought left a bad taste in my mouth.

"No, again, that's something for you to tell. The only reason the guards and such are aware of it is because it was a matter of security. Even then, they're all sworn to not speak a word, else they could be thrown out of the service and then charged under the guard's rules and laws." I let out a whistle, that was some pretty hefty levels of privacy there. Good to know for future reference.

We arrived at a smaller wing tucked away in the back of an open-air courtyard, a rather beautiful one at that. Opening the door for us, I followed Twilight in as Rarity began to greet us. "Twilight, Aurora, how nice to see you again. I take it that it's time?"

"Yup, although I have a slight favor to ask of you, Rarity. You see, well..." For whatever reason, she trailed off, as if embarrassed or afraid to ask Rarity to stay behind because of me.

"What she means, Rarity, is that because of what I am, and that not many ponies outside of Celestia, Luna, Twilight and the guards really know about me right now, that she'd like for you to stay here with me while she goes down to the station." Twilight glared at me for only a moment, before giving me a look of relief. Rarity went to ask me a question as her eyebrow arched in confusion and I held up a hoof. "There's a story behind it, and I'd be more than happy to tell you while Twilight is gone."

Rarity eyed some pieces of half put together fabric and her tools laying on a table, then looked at me and Twilight. "Very well, darlings, I'll stay and keep Aurora company while you go."

Twilight let out an audible sigh of relief. "Thanks a lot, Rarity. I'll make it up to you, promise." she turned to me, a small smile visible. "Aurora, take care, and I'll see you in awhile. It shouldn't take too long, as the train is scheduled to arrive in fifteen minutes."

"Twilight?" Rarity called out as Twilight was halfway out the door. "Do tell them I said hello for me, would you? Don't want them thinking anything, darling."

"I will, Rarity. Again, thanks!" Twilight waved a hoof before walking out the door, closing it behind her.

Rarity turned to me as I made my way to one of the many sofas in the room. "Aurora, I must apologize. I'll admit I got more than a little cross with you this morning over your... difficulties performing the exercises. I haven't seen anypony with such a poor showing since my sister, Sweetie Bell." she looked at me with shame in her eyes, which were slightly downcast.

"It's fine, Rarity, really. Don't beat yourself up over it. I also promise it wasn't me trying to pay you back for the measuring tape either, it's just that magic is completely new to me. I've only been a pony for a few days now, you see." I plopped myself down on the couch, chuckling slightly as she looked at me with her mouth open.

She recovered fairly quickly, completing ignoring her slip up. "Only a few days? That would explain a few things... I take it this is part of the story you mentioned?" She picked up a pale yellow fabric in her magic and began working with it while also giving me part of her attention.

I gave her a brief detail of my arrival here, leaving out some details. For example, I really doubt that she would want to hear about the activities I partook in with Twilight and Luna. She took it as quite a shock when I told her that I used to be male, and the look on her face when I mentioned my prank on Celestia... How I wished I had a camera handy. It was a priceless look, one that took her nearly a half minute to recover from.

"Well, I must say, that is quite the story. It seems like you're taking this all very well in stride, even if you have been stirring up some trouble at times." Rarity shook her head, muttering to herself, "I can't believe, doing that to a princess, and Celestia of all ponies..." She stopped and closely examined a stretch of fabric, which was coming together to start forming something which looked dangerously like a dress. I hadn't quite broached that topic yet; hopefully I wouldn't have to.

"Yeah, I don't quite get it either. I mean, you've got Celestia claiming the planet itself is using magic to help me conform; which I really don't like the idea of, but there's not much I can do about it. On the other hand, I've always been a very laid back person, taking punches from life and dealing with them as they come. So, who knows?" I let out a sigh, slumping in the sofa.

Rarity set down her fabrics and tools and walked over to my side, resting a hoof on my shoulder. "Aurora, if you'd like it, I'd be more than happy to call myself your friend. I know that the other girls will gladly do the same once they get the chance to meet you." She moved her hoof slightly, adding a bit of pressure behind it. "Oh my, you're really tense. Must be because you're so stressed."

I looked her in the eye, raising a brow. Rarity blushed, quickly removing her hoof. "Sorry, didn't mean to startle you or anything with that, just... it's an odd remark to make. You know a thing or two about massages, by chance?" I crossed my fingers in my head, hoping that someone around here could do so. I'll openly admit I indulged in them frequently back on Earth; nothing beat a relaxing hour massage session. The Happy Ending was amazing too, oh man those Asian women at the parlour I frequented... that was also magic, if of a different kind.

"Rarity relaxed slightly, the blush rapidly fading. "Yes, while my main calling is being a designer of dresses, I did extensive research into beauty and fashion in general. Part of that was the spa, which also included massages. I'm actually fairly good at giving them myself, the two sisters who run the spa in Ponyville taught me." she paused, hesitating a few seconds before asking me, "Aurora, would you like to have firsthoof knowledge of it? I'll admit it's been awhile since I last tried my hoof at it; the practice would be welcome for us both I would think."

Oh my, a massage? I think Rarity just made herself a permanent spot as a friend for sure. Shallow? Just a bit, yes. However, it sounded like an amazing idea, and who was I to pass up such an opportunity? "Gods yes, Rarity. I'll love you forever if you give me a massage, it's been ages since I last had one."

She looked around the room, then plucked a few cushions from one of the other couches and directed me to lay on them. Clearing the immediate area, she checked the clearance by directing me to extend my wings, then nodded to herself. "Okay, here goes nothing, darling."

Her hooves sunk into my upper shoulders first, digging in just deep enough to burn at first as she loosened the tensed muscles. Everything relaxed in seconds, pain giving way to pure bliss as I felt myself turn into putty at her hooves. I let out a relaxed sigh, my head already settling into a cushion in front of me and sinking into it.

"Oh gods, that's the spot, Rarity. I'd say you've still got your skill." I muttered, barely wanting to talk already. Her hooves slowly moved from my shoulders down my back a little, and I slowly floated off into the sweet embrace of sleep as her hooves continued to practice their magic on my body.





Consciousness slowly greeted me as feelings returned piece by piece. I was still on the floor, my wings fully extended, limply dangling at my sides. I heard a gentle humming not too far away, and the occasional snip of scissors. I gently raised my head, shaking the hair out of my sight as I blinked the weariness from my eyes. I felt amazingly refreshed, and I definitely made a note of seeing if she would be able to give more in the future.

I slowly stood up, gently stretching each muscle, feeling like a million bucks. Rarity must've massages nearly every inch of my muscles, as everything felt amazingly loose, and I felt as if I were walking on clouds... which I really needed to see how that truly felt. Twilight mentioned the pegasus magic I had let me do so, but I hadn't had the chance to put that to use.

I noticed the tips of my mane were a little different, and my tail felt... odd as well. I raised some strands of my hair to my eyes as Rarity took notice of my awakening. "Darling, welcome back to the land of the living, you were out within minutes... how do you feel?"

I stared in shock at my now curled mane, and even though some part of me admitted it looked good, it just seemed so... wrong. I mutely turned and looked at my tail and saw the state it was in, and I couldn’t help but let out a small whine. My tail was braided, reminiscent of a Celtic style, from what little I knew of it. The tip of it had an actual golden loop securing the end of the tail; it looked like it was hooked into it or something.

"I'm sorry, darling, but I couldn't resist myself. Your mane and tail is a dream to work with, I've got to say." I simply looked at her in terror, unsure of how I felt about this. I'll admit it, just like her massage, she was divine with her ability to style. However, I wasn't very comfortable with this, no matter how amazing it was.

“Rarity. What on earth made you think it was a good idea to ‘pretty me up,’ given what I told you about me? I’m still coming to terms with this,” I waved a hoof over my body, “and I really don’t need stallions giving me catcalls or looking pretty.” I just sighed, noticing how she looked a little put off and dejected from my remark. These ponies really had a thin skin; Twilight first and now Rarity.

Rarity visibly perked up as if a thought had come to her mind. “How about this, Aurora. You leave your mane how it is, and wear this,” she levitated her work, now complete, which was a pale yellow sundress, “and I’ll offer some more massages in the future. Say, two more?”

Oh man, after that first massage I had, this could be big for me. However, I wasn’t going to wear such things for only two more massages, I required more than that. “I think we can work something out, Rarity, however… I won’t dare dress up for anything less than seven, even if it is to meet the rest of your group.”

A gleam came to her eyes at my remarks, and something told me I was in for some massive haggling, as well as the fact she had a lot of experience with it. Hopefully I could come out the better of this deal. “Aurora, darling… seven massages is highly time consuming, and not worth the small reward of you simply looking good for meeting my friends; something you should desire yourself, honestly. As such, I cannot offer any more than two massages as well as one preening.”

Yup, she’s good. Twilight had barely taught me how to preen, and I had only tried it once myself. It seemed to be a pain in the ass, and as far as Twilight told me, having others do it for you wasn’t taboo. It could save me some hassle early on, but it still wasn’t enough. “I like the preening, but still too low on the massages. How about, say… four and three?”

“Three and three, it’s easy enough to combine them together after all.” Rarity shot back in an instant, and I suddenly realized that I’d been had by her. God damn, is she good. I simply sighed and nodded my head in response; for some reason I had a feeling that she wouldn’t let me leave the room regardless until I’d acquiesced to her demand. I suppose that, at the worst, I still came away with something from it.

“Fine…” I sighed, and she immediately levitated the garment over to me. I looked at it with confusion, not having a single clue about where to even begin putting it on. “You’re gonna have to help, Rarity. I have no idea how this is supposed to work.”

She spent the next three or four minutes pointing out everything about it before finally getting around to putting it on. She was especially careful of my mane while doing so, although with how it felt, there was probably more than enough products in it to keep the ends from getting mussed. Rarity finished adjusting it, and then walked me over to a full-length mirror.

Well, I know part of it was my new pony brain at play, but god damn. I looked pretty damn good, and the pale yellow seemed to compliment my colors very well. It wasn’t anything too frilly, just a simple dress that covered my barrel and the base of my neck, and split around my tail in the back. It hung down about halfway down my legs, and I had to admit that she definitely knew her stuff. Add to that my mane now having the tips curled, an almost unnatural bounce instilled in them, as well as my tail being braided with the blue stripe running down in the center of it, and wow did I look good.

"I'm not that comfortable with it, Rarity, but it does look good." I turned away from the mirror, noting how little the fabric moved even though it wasn't really secured in any manner. "Now, when is Twilight due back? I'd like to get out of this as soon as I can." Maybe in time I wouldn't care about it, but for now... just think about those massages. Totally worth it.

"Actually, Aurora, she recently returned. She noticed that you were asleep and left you to your rest. Now that you're up, it's time to go ahead and meet up with them, if you're ready of course." Rarity quickly added at the end, as if I truthfully had a say in whether or not I'd meet the rest of Twilight's friends. I silently prayed that nothing too crazy would happen as I slowly walked to the door.

"Fine, let's go ahead and leave now, then. I suppose you know where they are?" I stepped aside as Rarity took the lead, although she paused just in front of me and turned to look directly at me.

"Of course, they're set up in one of the private courtyards for dinner. It's such a beautiful day outside, don't you think?" she looked me up and down again, her eyes slowly roving over my form. "You know, I would absolutely love for you to be a model for me in the future. You have the perfect form, and I can never get Twilight to help out, at least not for long enough."

I vehemently shook my head back and forth. "Nope. No chance in hell, Rarity. Just lead me to Twilight and your friends, please?"

Rarity laughed, turning around and walking out the door. "Not even if I paid you in massages?" she called over her shoulders, causing me to groan and gently shake my head.

"Rarity, I don't think there's enough massages in the world for me to... model," I let out a body-wracking shudder, "for anybody, not even a friend of Twilight's." I noticed how she walked with an almost unnatural grace, making me wonder just how much time she wasted on trying to put on that front of hers.

"We'll see about that later. I have a feeling you'll be open to... negotiations over it at some point. Your form truly would be divine to work with." she hastened her pace, all without losing an iota of her poise. "Now come, hurry on along, they're waiting on us."

I was forced to focus more on my motions as Rarity forced us into a quick canter, the faster speed more than a tad uncomfortable to me. However, I managed to keep from having my face meet the floor, and within a few minutes she slowed down, giving me a chance to actually look around.

We were in an open courtyard, the afternoon sun just barely over one of the walls. Beds of flowers and the occasional tree spotted the place, and a lush, green grass covered the remaining ground, with the sole exception of a path made of marble winding its way through it. I wrenched my eyes from the multitudes of colors and followed Rarity to the back, where I was met with a surprise.

With a mighty bang, a cannon fired off a load of confetti which rained down upon me as I jumped, thoroughly startled. A pink pony with an impossibly poofy mane was the culprit behind the blast, and as I landed roughly on my hooves from my jump, she rushed in front of me.

"Welcome, Aurora! This is your 'Welcome to Equestria, sorry you lost your dick but at least you're an alicorn princess now!' party! Do you like it?" she asked as I simply looked to Twilight for help. Luckily, she was already on it.

"Pinkie! What did I tell you about getting too close?" Twilight chided the pink one, aptly named Pinkie, as she was lifted in Twilight's magic. While she was busy scolding her friend, three other ponies approached me.

I exchanged greetings with them as Twilight was berating her friend, and at least these three seemed normal enough. Well, not counting how the buttery yellow one aptly named Fluttershy seemed nervous around me and the massive ego on Rainbow Dash that grated my nerves a little. Still, it wasn't as bad as the pink menace I'd come face to face with.

The four of us were joined shortly after by Twilight, Rarity and Pinkie. Twilight looked at me closer and smiled widely, my appearance making it obvious that Rarity and I had indeed gotten along in her absence. "Well, Aurora, these are my friends," Twilight went on to list them all by name, "and I decided to get their help in throwing you a small.. get-together. You really look good, by the way."

I subconsciously blushed, tugging at neck of the dress. "Well, that's... thoughtful? Of you all, so... thanks, I suppose." I noticed Pinkie eyeing me with an odd gleam in her eyes, making me instantly cautious of her. I leaned over to Twilight, whispering quietly. "I assume you didn't tell them either, right?" I paused, realizing exactly what it was Pinkie had said, even as Twilight answered.

"No, like I already said, it's not my place to mention everything about you. That's your job. Fair warning, Applejack can basically detect if you're lying, so I wouldn't suggest doing that." she replied in a whisper, although afterwards a chuckle sounded out from Applejack.

"Sugarcube, neither of y'all were really all that quiet." she turned to address me, that distinct Southern twang deep in her voice. "Twilight hasn't said a peep about where you came from, only said it was an interesting story."

"Well, I suppose pass out the refreshments and gather round then, it takes a little bit of time to tell." Rarity nodded, since she'd already heard the tale once. I launched into my story after everyone was settled, making a point to ignore Pinkie's continued looks.

"Wait a moment!" Rainbow interjected when I came to the bit with Celestia. "That was you?" she began slapping the ground with a hoof, laughter pouring from her mouth. It took nearly a minute for her to calm down to a point where she could talk again. "Aurora, I gotta say, Pinkie and I have pulled some pranks, but that one takes the cake!"

"Well, I'm glad you think so, but now I'm kinda just waiting for her to get her payback." I shuddered slightly, thinking about what an all-powerful alicorn such as Celestia might be able to think of. "I'm definitely not looking forward to it, she's already told me it's coming; just didn't say when or how."

Rainbow finally stopped laughing, a last chuckle escaping from her lips. "Well, either way, that makes you totally awesome in my books. Takes a lot of guts to prank a princess... except Twilight, of course. She's easy to prank. You just gotta mess with her bo–" Dash was cut off as Twilight lunged at her, attempting to shove a hoof into her mouth. I just laughed at the sight of Twilight accidentally shoving her hoof deep into Dash’s mouth, and then moments later pulling it back out and flailing it around a little, now drenched in Dash’s spit.

The moment Dash saw the state of Twilight’s hoof, she too joined in the laughter, completely forgetting about what Twilight was trying to say. I figured I could just ask her later, although I was fairly certain it was a reference to messing with her books; after all Twilight was the definition of a bibliophile. If it wasn’t for Luna, Twilight would probably end up married to books. I’d bet money on it, if I had any.

After that little interlude, I quickly wrapped up retelling my story. Besides Dash’s outburst, they let me get through it without too many interruptions; Fluttershy for whatever reason tried to dote on me when I’d mentioned the whole ‘new world, new body’ bit; apparently she had a bit of a creepy motherly thing going on.

Once I finished my story, Applejack brought out some alcoholic cider she claimed to be home-made. From what I’d learned, she apparently ran an apple orchard at the base of the mountain, something about expanding and a new venture. After that first sip, I knew that it was some top quality stuff, and smooth as hell too. I was pleasantly surprised by the alcohol in it too; overall it was one hell of a drink.

Each one of them gave me a little bit of detail about their life, most of it covered how they had ended up in Ponyville together. It was a rather interesting tale, all six of them ended up in this small town, just in time to go tromping through some supposed scary and dark forest to stop Luna, apparently. I’d have to ask her about the whole ‘eternal night’ thing later on, it sounded pretty retarded honestly. I did find the whole Elements of Harmony thing rather intriguing. Mostly because, well… Rainbows. It made a fucking rainbow that they apparently used to defeat two of the four villains they’d come up against. Not that it was much more believable than using love or some heart o’ crystal to vanquish two others.

A few ciders later, I was being told how they’d all made their way to Canterlot after Twilight became a princess. I found it commendable that they’d all followed their friend to the big city, each and every one of them found something to do. For Rarity, she apparently had most of her client base in Canterlot already, so it was easy enough to just up and move. Applejack’s family had been looking to expand their apple farming business, and already had a large export to Canterlot, so they got ahold of some land at the bottom of the mountain and set up there. Fluttershy was, not surprisingly, a vet for the city. Animal enthusiasts, ugh. I could do without them, honestly. Dash was apparently a member of some group called the Wonderbolts, whatever the hell that was. Lastly, you had Pinkie Pie. What kind of name is that, seriously? She’d opened up some sort of bakery in town that was apparently responsible for ninety-nine percent of the diabeetus in the city.

“Hey, hey! Hey, you all!” I slurred out, quite a few containers of cider later. “You know what’d be totally fuckin’ awesome? A seventh element! I could totally be the Element of Fucking Awesomeness!”

“That’s nonsense!” Twilight snorted out as Dash rolled on the ground, laughing her ass off. “There’s no such thing as a seventh element, trust me if there were I’d know!”

I waved a hoof, dismissing her words. “Nonsense, just picture this, Twilight!” I let out a small cough, trying to do my best impression of the narrator’s voice for those movie trailers.

“Rainbow Dash has a massive ego! Rarity over-dramatizes everything! Applejack… makes some good cider! Fluttershy is an animal lover! Twilight is a nerdish bibliophile! Pinkie Pie is schizophrenic! Aurora is fuckin’ awesome! Together, they fight villains!” I started uncontrollably laughing, too wrapped up in it to notice their reactions.

Some time later, I finally stopped pounding the ground with my hoof, and my vision cleared up again. I found three somewhat irate mares standing over me. “What? It’s totally awesome sounding, isn’t it?”

Of the three, those being Twilight, Rarity and Dash, Rarity was the one who spoke, getting in very close to my face. “Aurora, darling… beyond just how silly a seventh element even sounds, that was rather rude of you, don’t you think? I do not over dramatize things!” I simply snorted, a chuckle escaping my lips. “Did I forget to mention that, not only do I know how to massage a pony, but I know how to knock them out with just a simple pressure point?” she asked slyly, a smug grin on her face.

“Pft, yeah right, that sounds like total bulls–” My voice cut off as my vision swam, and then darkness engulfed everything.

> 15 - Flight, Or How Not To Eat Dirt
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	I slowly awoke with a groan, my head fiercely buzzing. The sun shone in through a window as I moved my head, nearly blinding me and only intensifying my headache as I let out another groan.

"Morning, Aurora." Twilight's voice greeted my ears as a cool cup met my lips; I reflexively opened them and swallowed the sweet ambrosia that was cold water. "It seems that you really like Applejack's hard cider, you're a bit of a lightweight though. You were pretty far gone, and I'm afraid you might've gotten onto Rarity's bad side just a little bit. Doing that while she's drunk is a sure way to get knocked out."

I grunted a reply, enjoying the cooling sensation left behind by the water as I felt Twilight rest her horn on my forehead. "Now, fair warning, this may sting just a bit. You'll thank me for it, though." she let a spell loose into my head moments later, and it felt like the one time I'd stuck a fork in an electrical socket as a kid on a dare. Not very pleasant. Neither was the broomstick they hit me with afterwards. However, moments later the pain subsided, and I was left with amazing clarity as the headache and minor nausea disappeared.

"Oh, wow..." I sat up and noticed that I was in a different room than normal. "Magical hangover cure... I definitely need to learn magic as quickly as possible now! That's bloody brilliant!" I let out a gleeful squeal, hangovers were one of my few nemeses that always pounded me into the ground when we met.

Twilight inquisitively looked at me with an eyebrow raised. "I take it there's no analogue to this back on Earth?" she pulled open the curtains the rest of the way, absolutely flooding the room with light. The sun sat well over the horizon at this point, but was still low enough to be visible through the windows.

I nodded my head as I hopped out of bed, looking around for the bathroom. "Nope, not a thing. There's so-called remedies, but none of them really work very well. The best one I've found so far is a Prairie Oyster. You take an egg, break it whole into a glass. After that, you add some worchester sauce, hot sauce, salt and black pepper. Absolutely disgusting, but it works a little bit." My roving eyes settled on an open door that led to what looked like a bathroom. Before Twilight could even get a word in, I shot into it.

"Ah, much better." I said as I walked back into the room, pausing in the middle to stretch my legs and wings. "So, what's the plan today, Twi?" I slowly poked at my left wing, trying to recall what Twilight had said about preening as I attempted it again on my own.

Twilight sighed, pulling some papers from the æther as she began to look over them. "Well, my friends are all coming back to the castle in a few hours, and the only planned event is dinner with everypony." she rustled the papers around some more, looking through them before continuing. "I'd really like to get started on flight fundamentals; just like magic it's an integral part of you, so the sooner you learn it the better."

I spat a feather out of my mouth as I closed my wings and looked at Twilight. "Sounds good to me, that's something I've actually been looking forward to." I flexed my wings a few times, moving them around in any direction I could to show that I'd remembered a few of her pointers. "Definitely something I've always wanted to do, and now that I can, well... can't learn soon enough, I say!"

Twilight let out a laugh, which only became stronger when my stomach let out a large rumble. "Well, first thing's first, Aurora. Food, then flight." I followed her out of the room, this time we went directly to the kitchen to pick up our breakfast.

As Twilight opened the door, my jaw nearly hit the floor. This kitchen was... impressive isn't a good enough word. It was hard to tell from this vantage point, but it looked like the back wall was a solid fifty feet away, if not more, and the length of the room just as huge. Ponies and gryphons alike were bustling back and forth, pots, pans, ingredients and tools all over the place.

As I was busy staring in awe, Twilight walked up to one gryphon and quietly exchanged words with them. The gryphon nodded and walked off for a minute, returning with a tray which Twilight took in her magic. She poked me in the side a few times, drawing my attention from the cooking back to her. "Aurora, ready?"

I spared one last look at the kitchen, hesitantly following her out. "Twilight, I think I'm in love... I've never seen a kitchen that huge before." I hurried and caught up to her side, trying to peek at the tray to see what breakfast was.

"Like cooking?" I nodded in reply, noticing with dismay that the tray was covered. Twilight laughed before continuing as I followed her down the hall. "That's one thing I don't have much talent for. Spike was always going on about how I should stay out of the kitchen and leave it to him..." she trailed off, some longing in her voice.

"I doubt your attempts at cooking were that bad. I mean, yeah you can mess things up, but only so far. I've had my fair share of inedible meals that I've made." I shrugged my shoulders as we turned a corner, continuing with a question. "Who's Spike? You really haven't mentioned him before."

"He's... I don't know, sometimes. My brother? My son? A friend? Maybe a combination of all three, really just depends on when you ask, really. He's a dragon I hatched from an egg as a filly when I took my test, it's how I became Celestia's student." she sighed as we walked out into what looked to be almost like a sports field, heading for a table. "Now though, he's out on a trip, something about self-discovery I believe is what he claimed. He's been gone for awhile now, and even though we keep in touch with letters, it just isn't the same."

"I see, I think..." I trailed off as we took a seat, Twilight setting the food down on the table. "I'm guessing you raised him, too?" she nodded as she began passing out the food. "Well, can't say I have much experience there, but... everyone at some point has to figure out who they are, and no one can help them but themselves. I know I went through that growing up."

Twilight merely nodded again, foregoing talking as we began to eat breakfast. It was a simple one of eggs, toast and hay with some orange juice. It was a pleasant meal, and the warmth of the sun shining down on us was a nice feeling on top of it, too. I spent most of the meal trying to remember what happened last night, as parts of it were filled with black.

"Twilight... what exactly did I do last night to annoy Rarity? I'm trying to recall, but I can't remember right now." I savored the taste of the orange juice; still enjoying just how much better everything tasted here.

"Well... you managed to strike two of her nerves at once. You claimed she 'over-dramaticized' everything, and then brought up how you wanted to be a seventh element. The first, well, you can usually get away with. The other thing though..." she just whistled, shaking her head. "Let's just say that Celestia decided to prank all six of us one time, mentioning how the Elements wouldn't work any longer, at least not until we found the bearer of the seventh element."

"Oh?" I asked, wanting to hear more about this. I needed to get a good idea of what might happen, once Celestia decided I was fair game again. She'd told me that she wasn't going to try and prank me anytime soon, as it would be 'too easy' given that I was still adjusting to my new body. "Sounds like there's a good story behind that... I think we have time for it, right?"

Twilight sighed, setting her empty dishes on the tray. "Well, it was shortly after we defeated Discord. You recall what I've said about Discord, right?" I nodded my head in reply, and she promptly continued. "Celestia came to us and said that unless we found the bearer of the seventh element, Discord would break free at the end of a month. Of course, I'd never even read about a seventh one, much less heard of it, so I was thoroughly freaking out. Celestia said that the fifth element was the key to finding the bearer, another issue I had.

"To make a long story short, after spending days looking for the fifth element, and still only coming up with the basic four; earth, water, wind and fire... I had a freakout at Rarity's house. Sorta destroyed most of her fabric collection." I cringed, even thinking about something that big hurt, as what little I'd seen of Rarity told me not to fuck with her work stuff. "Yeah, it was about that bad, and then some. Celestia let it go on for almost a week... we were so furious with her when she told us it was all a joke. At least we got a free vacation out of it."

I laughed, standing up and stretching in the warm sun. "She felt bad, eh?" I went through the full range of motions, also remembering my wings in the process. I'll admit it was still a bit odd stretching as a pony, but it felt pretty nice. On top of it, I was still rather loose after that massage from Rarity the day before, even if she was the one responsible for knocking me out. I do remember that much, now that Twilight had told me about it. Spock would be proud of her.

"I think that would be an understatement. She somewhat forgot about the whole 'enough magic to level a town' bit, I think. Since then, Celestia hasn't tried pranking us again." Twilight joined me in stretching, and I paused to admire her form. As a pony, I found her much more attractive, and I knew what it was that was enjoyable to stare at. A quick glare from her sent my eyes back forward though, and I finished stretching.

"Hey! Watch out below!" A voice screamed from above, and my eyes darted towards the sky, looking for whoever it was. Twilight just sighed and I saw a cyan blur caught within her magic; which was then lowered gently to the ground. "Thanks, Twi. Didn't mean to come in so hot." Dash said, rubbing the back of her neck with a hoof in what looked to be embarrassment.

"Hey, Dash. What brings you by?" I asked politely, wondering why the ego-filled pony would be up this early. The sun hadn't been up for very long, and the impression that I'd had of her was sheer laziness. Twilight had mentioned how they had always had to track her down and wake her up from her naps up in the clouds. "Here to teach me how to fly or something?"

Dash snorted, then fell to the ground, pounding it with a hoof. I merely raised an eyebrow at the display, she was acting as if I'd told her the world's funniest joke. Twilight simply walked over to a small open area of the field as I waited on Dash to calm down.

Finally, the laughter turned into chuckles, which then turned into gasps for air. "Oh boy, now that was funny, Aurora! Me, the world's fastest pegasus, teach you to fly?" she snorted again, stomping her hoof on the ground. "Nope, no way. Twi's the one who's going to teach you. I just want to see you eat dirt!"

I glared at Dash as she turned and walked to one of the tables, hopping up onto the surface and getting comfortable. "You coming, Aurora?" Twilight called out, and I turned my attention to her and walked over, still fuming. "Just ignore her," she began once I was close to her, making sure that Dash couldn't hear, "she gets like that at times. You should've seen her teaching me, it was bad. Had to get Fluttershy after the first thirty minutes to teach me instead." she just shook her head.

"So!" Twilight cheerily began, "the first important step, now that you have a good use of your wings, is the freefall test!" she grinned, motioning towards a cloud high in the sky. I merely gulped, putting two and two together and arriving at an answer I didn't like.

"Uh, isn't there something else that we can start with, Twilight?" I asked, slowly backing away. She reached out and wrapped a hoof around my side, cheerily smiling.

"Nope!" With a pop, I suddenly found myself buffeted by a slight wind, the horizon now well below me. Looking down, I noticed my hooves resting on the cloud, and gently bounced up and down, noticing how I barely moved at all. I hesitantly moved one hoof around, noticing that it felt relatively firm, yet giving at the same time. 

"Now," Twilight said, grabbing my attention, "here's the deal. The best way to learn is by doing. I'm a pretty good flyer now, so I'll be able to catch you, and so will Dash. Although to be honest, even if you were to hit the ground from here, the worst you'd get would be a bruise... to your ego." she laughed, although I didn't find the humor in it.

I slowly edged my way to the side of the cloud, peering down at the ground below us. We were definitely a fair distance up in the air, as I could see a blue speck that was Dash. I also noted how there were quite a few pegasi out and about, some in armor and others not. I turned my attention back to Twilight, who had also come up beside me. "Uh huh, don't you even think about it," I began, inching my way back to the center of the cloud.

"Now, when you're descending, here's some things to keep in mind, Aurora. You're going to want to snap your wings to your sides... don't. Try to keep them extended the whole time, you should be able to smoothly glide down. At this height you've got, oh..." Twilight looked over the edge, running some mental calculations if I knew her at all, "Probably a minute and then some, if you decide to fall like a rock. If you can get any semblance of gliding going, that will be a lot longer though."

"Good to know, Twilight. Still not doing it." I refused to budge, no way in hell was I going to learn by having her drop me from a cloud. It just wasn't on the list of things that I wanted to experience in life. Twilight let out a giant sigh of exasperation, simply moving next to me.

"Are you sure, Aurora? I mean, I can get you down, I'd just rather have you go of your own power, you know?" she asked me, managing to keep a level voice even though I knew that I was frustrating her with my current outlook.

"Yup. I'm pretty certain that I have no desire to plummet to the ground at terminal velocity. No matter how you paint it, that's not 'teaching.' It's cruelty, plain and simple." I stated, now in the dead center of the cloud.

"Well... don't say I didn't try. Besides, it's how Luna eventually taught me, since Fluttershy wasn't much help." Twilight let out a slightly sad smile before lighting up her horn. Moments later I felt a lack of support, and began to plummet.

"Oh shit oh shit oh shit" I yelled as I fell just like a rock, spinning in the air. My wings were snapped to my sides, and they were pretty much the last thing on my mind as I hit terminal velocity. I began screaming, although the wind buffeting around me ate the sound of my voice.

I don't know how long I fell for, all that I know is that I was in a panic the entire time. It seemed like I was about to meet the ground when a cyan blur hit my side, although instead of completely stopping my momentum she let go after slowing me down. I hit the ground with a nice thud, kicking up a small pile of dirt.

I shakily got up to all four hooves, my entire coat covered in a fine layer of dirt. Next to me, Rainbow was laughing her ass off. "Oh man, oh, wow... You fell just like a rock! You should've seen yourself, you looked like you were going to piss yourself!" Although one of Twilight's friends, and having claimed that I was 'cool' in her book... she was quickly wearing on my nerves.

Sadly, I was too busy trying to keep from stumbling to really do anything about it. Even if I had gone to take action, I felt the familiar pull of teleportation before I found myself right back on the cloud, the hole that Twilight had opened up repaired already.

Tsking, Twilight looked at me. A quick flare of her horn and all the dirt on me floated off, carried away by the wind. "I did warn you, Aurora. You can't let yourself panic like that, you've got to focus on extending your wings and catching the air as you fall. Then you can begin to try and make minor adjustments to them to alter your flight path. Again."

Twilight didn't give me much reprieve before removing the cloud from underneath my hooves again. This time, although the adrenaline was still pumping heavily through my system, I managed to keep a level head; at least enough to begin fighting myself to open my wings. With the wind buffeting me, it was a slight challenge to spread them, although once I got them from my sides the wind did the rest.

I felt sensations running through every feather in my wing, the feedback being sent to my brain nearly overwhelming me at first. Unbidden, I could tell just how fast I was falling, the temperature of the air, the wind's speed and direction... It was an amazing thing. My speed slowly decreased as I began to glide, my wings fully open and catching the air.

I overcompensated as I tried altering the glide, sending myself into a corkscrew that lasted a few seconds. I glided for a few seconds, trying to clear my head. The second time around, I barely adjusted my wingtip, causing me to turn ever so slightly. I laughed, now gliding what seemed to be at least ten feet for every one that I dropped.

Twilight came up next to me, keeping a cautious distance away. She motioned for me to try and follow her as she gently banked to the left. I very slowly adjusted my wings until I finally turned the way I wanted to, and took off behind her. Thinking about flapping my wings, I quickly threw that thought away... there was no need to get myself hurt, as was surely to happen.

I glided, following Twilight, for the next four or five minutes. It was a thrill, even though I wasn't quite flying yet, it was close enough. I'd always dreamed of it, and now I was well on my way to doing so of my own power.

I landed, rolling to a stop as I made contact with the ground. I heard more laughter from Dash, although at the moment I really didn't care about that. Twilight giggled, offering me a hoof which I gladly accepted. "Not bad once you remembered to open your wings, Aurora. Not bad at all." she smiled as she spoke, making me feel proud of myself.

I winced as I moved a wing, I didn't realize how sore I could get so quickly. Twilight took notice of my wince and moved to my side. "Sore?" I nodded, and she hummed as she began to examine my wings. "Well, it just seems that we won't be able to cover as much as I thought we would. It could've been from your first fall, or just being used finally, but they're just strained slightly. Nothing some rest for a day or two won't fix, and then it'll be right back into the sky."

The entire time Twilight spoke, I wore a massive grin on my face. I let out a few sighs as she massaged a few points on my wings as she looked them over, it was an amazing feeling. "Sorry, Dash, but we're done here!" Twilight called out, and I heard a whoosh as Dash took off.

"Twilight?" I asked, turning my head to look her in the eyes. "Fair warning. If you ever dump me from a cloud again, I will conspire with Celestia to ruin your day. I don't know how or why, but I will." she looked at me with an odd expression, and I continued on, "Now, thank you very much for that. The feeling alone was just... wow."

I received a light punch to my shoulder from Twilight. "I don't think I'll need to dump you from a cloud again, after that I'm guessing you'll be willing to get off it of your own power. Besides, it was for a good cause, right?" Twilight questioned, and I had to grudgingly agree that it was a good thing, even if it did make me scared as hell. Plus... flying!

I carefully folded my wings up and followed Twilight inside, ready for another day. After this morning, I felt ready for anything that life could throw at me. As a matter of fact, I was ready to face anything head on and just obliterate it if it dared stand in my way!

Twilight and I chatted back and forth, no real destination in mind. Since it was still so early, the general atmosphere of the castle was relatively calm, ponies were just getting around to having their breakfast.

"And then I say to the whorse, you'll finish what you started, you're the one who wanted to kiss royalty!" A loud voice echoed through the halls, and Twilight immediately halted in her tracks.

"What is it, Twilight?" I asked, also stopped next to her. The voice sounded like a pure snob and somewhat of an asshole, was that why she stopped? Either way, she looked more annoyed than anything else, and she began looking around us.

"Well, you see, there's this one pony that–" Twilight began, although she cut herself off as a snobbish looking unicorn rounded the corner. His coat was pretty damn white, and he had a blonde mane and tail. Hah, blonde. I wonder if the correlation is the same here?

"Oh, my..." he began, that snobbish voice grating against my ears already, "what do we have here? You, madam, are looking most wonderful..."

As he walked up to me, I slowly stepped back, not liking him already. I flared my wings slightly, causing his eyes to widen, although as I looked, they appeared to be sizing me up as if I were a slab of meat. It was the same look I gave to those juicy, medium-rare steaks before murdering them with a knife and fork. Not good, not good at all. "Whoever the fuck you are, stay back. Don't make me do something I'll regret." I warned, standing my ground as I rose to my full height, and then tried adding a few more inches.

"Why, I am the most illustrious Prince Blueblood the Third, son of Duke Blueblood. And you, my dear alicorn princess, are looking most fabulous." he slunk his way ever closer, creeping me out. This guy just yelled total pervert, and I could see why his dad had warned me about him.

Another thing to note, I still had the windswept look going on, my mane was a pretty big mess right now. My tail was still undisturbed because of the braid Rarity had put in it, and for some reason I subconsciously straightened my mane. Sadly, he took it as a positive and continued his advance.

"Now see here, Blueblood, you know damn well–" Twilight began before Blueblood rudely cut her off.

"Princess Twilight," he nearly hissed her title, "why, it's so wonderful to see you. Might I ask who your lovely friend is on this fine morning?" he asked, completely oblivious of my raised hoof, ready to strike his lame ass down.

Twilight stepped in first, sadly, so I pulled my hoof back. "This is my herd member Aurora. Aurora, this pile of slime is Blueblood." his face lit up red, he was so angry I could just imagine the smoke pouring from his ears. However, he quickly composed himself and walked up in front of me, completely ignoring Twilight's words.

I decided that I'd had enough. If Celestia took an issue with my next actions, well... so be it. "Not interested." I calmly spoke, before smoothly executing a one hundred and eighty degree turn and sending both of my hooves crashing right into his face. I felt him go airborne, and smugly smiled to myself. "Coming, Twilight?" I asked, not even bothering to turn around and see the damage I'd done.

Yup, nothing could ruin my day!

> 16 - To Dream A Dream
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	The rest of the day after kicking Blueblood in the face truly was an amazing one. Twilight and I had essentially made small talk for the rest of the afternoon after stretching our wings, and then we met up with Luna and Celestia for dinner. Sadly, Blueblood was also there that evening, it turns out that for some odd reason Celestia calls him nephew. Something about Cadance being his big sister or something, and her being an alicorn. I really didn't quite understand her logic, but hey, it's her choice.

I did have to sit through the snob glaring at me, but I had plenty of fun pretending to be oblivious about it. He was sporting a rather large purple splotch on his chin, and I did my best to keep from breaking down into laughter anytime it came into my view. Sadly, Celestia felt the need to bring it up near the end of dinner.

"Now, Aurora..." she began, a serious expression painted on her face as she turned to address me with a tone that basically said that you'd failed them in some manner, "I heard that earlier today you became acquainted with my nephew, Blueblood?"

He looked at me with a triumphant smile on his face, as if he'd already won. Not if I had anything to say about it. "Yeah, sadly. Twilight and I had just finished up flight practice, and we ran into the sleazeball on the way back in. Was pretty disgusting, to be honest, the way he was hitting on me. Seemed to have very little respect for Twilight, too." I inwardly chuckled as I imagined steam pouring from his ears as we both awaited her reply.

Celestia hummed a bit, as if weighing options within her mind. "...I see. While not the best introduction, I suppose that I can understand why that would annoy you. However," she began, causing me to sigh, "that doesn't excuse your actions. While brute force may have been an appropriate response to problems in the past for you, it can't be what you fall back on the moment your first words are ignored." She fixed her sights on me, a single brow raised as if she was hoping I'd contest her word. Kinda funny, really, but there really wasn't a point in doing so. Celestia had raised a valid issue, I couldn't very well make myself a name as the pony who kicked anyone in the face I had an issue with. Even if it was tempting.

I let out a sigh, dragging it out as long as I could manage while keeping my gaze focused between Blueblood and Celestia. "You're right, I suppose I shouldn't go around kicking my problems." For some reason, he had another somewhat triumphant grin on his face, as if he had something planned. "However, it felt good to punt him. I'm sure he deserved it a few times over, too."

Luna snickered, causing a look of dismay to cross his face while Celestia remained focused on me. "Thank you, Aurora. I know it may be tempting, but with what you are, everything you do can and will come under scrutiny at some point. I'd rather not have you be known as prone to violence over mostly harmless actions. I believe you understand my concerns, they're more for your sake than anything else." I nodded my head as I picked at the last bit of salad on my plate.

I nearly froze as words entered my mind, my eyes moving to Celestia who was calmly sipping from her cup of tea. "Besides, physical options only bring a small, temporary amount of satisfaction with them, Aurora." I nearly choked as she looked at me with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "It's much better to take a longer lasting solution to your problems. Watch and learn."

"Aunt Celestia, thank you. Now, as for matters of how Aurora can pay me back for this grave insult and marring of my beauty, I have a few ideas..." Blueblood began, a smug look on his face as a look came into his eyes that truthfully left me somewhat unsettled. It was the carnivore's glint again, and I didn't like it directed towards me.

"Now, nephew. How many times must we have this talk?" Celestia began, forcing his focus from me to her, the look from moments ago completely disappearing from face. She sighed, resting her head upon a hoof. "Guests of the castle are not there for you to proposition and hit on. How many times must I remind you of that? Besides, excessive use of that little blue spell will leave you small and shriveled, remember? I thought your father thoroughly warned you about its side effects..."

I barely suppressed my laughter as Celestia tore into his pride as if it were nothing. Exposing his performance issues in front of me was definitely something that would be a massive blow to his pride and ego. Would it be enough for him to quit hitting on me? From what I'd learned from talking to Twilight, probably not, as even she was still bugged by him on occasion. Still, it was amazing just how quickly that already white fur paled even further as he sat there in shock. However, it seems that Celestia wasn't even done yet, and I just sat back in my chair and enjoyed the show that she put on for us.

"Now, I suppose I should talk to the Duke again. It's such a shame that you cannot keep certain remarks to yourself, I suppose he might finally go ahead with his contingency plan for you." He looked at her in confusion, so she added further clarification. "Oh, you're unaware of it? I promised your father that there would always be a spot within the Royal Guard for you should he deem it needed. I hear that Trottingham has the most lovely winters... seeing how they last from September to April. There's such beautiful snow everywhere, it truly accentuates the older look of the city and lends to its rustic feel. I could always convince him to go ahead with that plan."

At this point, Blueblood looked deathly pale, which was a pretty amazing feat considering how white his fur already was. He looked at his aunt in shock, and when she asked if he would like that, he mutely shook his head. It seemed that she was done making her point, and it also had the nice effect of effectively shutting him up for the rest of the meal.





The next week was heavily filled with repetition. Wake up early to Twilight's insistent prodding for an early breakfast and my daily pot of coffee. From there, we met the sunrise with stretching, following with more exercises and gliding and flight. We almost always started with some form of wing-ups or something focused solely on the wings before she even considered going up into the sky. At the end of practice, we would stretch again and then go and have lunch. Sometimes, Luna or Celestia would join us, and then right after it was down to the crazy chamber for more magic practice. I was performing the series of mental exercises at a higher level, but still nowhere near what Twilight was hoping. When it came to the application of levitation, I slowly improved. I crushed the sphere less frequently, completely stopped zapping Twilight, and was lifting the ball much more consistently. Once we finished there, we would go to my room and study up on Equestria and various things that'd help me out on a day to day basis.

A lot of what I learned was definitely interesting, to say the least. Equestria was a female dominated society, what with the skewing of the gender ratios, but males still held a lot of power. It was simply the luck of the draw that dictated all but one alicorn in the country was female. The economy was extremely stable, due to the high abundance of natural resources, primarily gems and gold. This led to them lacking a lot of the issues Earth had to deal with, the largest one being the lack of resources backing the currency of a country. Hell, their coins, called bits and of various denominations, were made mostly out of gold with a few trace metals mixed in to keep them firm.

One thing that I was concerned about though were the nobles. According to Twilight, they were all involved in a constant power struggle that was passed down from generation to generation. Because of this somewhat petty squabbling, I would be seen as a prime target to them. It was already obvious to me and Twilight that our arrangement with Luna was only going to be temporary, even after just a week. While it was nice spending time with them, what they shared with each other made me loathe to commit to anything beyond a friends with benefits relationship. Therefore, the moment we decided to officially end it, they would be swarming me with false charm and petty gifts, all in an attempt to claim me as a trump card.

I say trump card because, after asking Luna about it, all alicorns are indeed princesses, even if they don't have an area that they are presiding over. Even Dream, who truly was an odd case, was considered a princess under their laws, even if Celestia wasn't a fan of her. That was another thing that I was going to have to resign myself to it seemed, even if I wanted no part of it. Celestia kept reassuring me that it would be some time until they asked me to take up whatever role I would end up performing, but it didn't do anything for my nerves at all.

Luckily, I got a break after that week of training with Twilight. For once, the sun's light rose before me, and I woke up instead to a small weight jumping up and down on my back. I groaned, slowly opening my eyes and yawning loudly as the weight continued to land on my back every few seconds. "Come on, human. Wake up, wake up!"

I blinked the last bit of crud out of my eyes and craned my neck around to look at the speaker. Dream was busy using my back as a trampoline apparently, a small look of glee in her face. I was very much reminded of myself as a child, when on Christmas morning I'd go and jump on my parents' bed very early so that we could open presents.

"Whas goin on?" I blearily asked her, my head slowly moving up and down to follow her movements. She stopped and rested on my back, looking deep into my eyes. Now, her turquoise orbs combined with the draconic pupils should be enough to keep her from ever being cute. However, with her being the size of a filly, and the way she turned her head just so, I was left completely defenseless to her charm.

"Luna said Twilight was giving you a day off, and I wanted to spend it with you!” she gleefully said, a smile on her muzzle. I found myself extremely confused, as this was the same pony who had previously told me that trying to kill Celestia and conquer Equestria was something that she was prevented from doing again. I found it hard to equate that remark made casually to me to the little filly resting on my back.

“...Too early. Lemme sleep in, I’ve been up before the sun every day because of Twilight…” I muttered, still looking at her as my eyelids slowly began to close again. Before they fully shut, she began to pout, resuming her jumping once more.

“Nuh-uh, Luna and Twilight are busy today, and told me that I could spend time with you! So c’mon already, ‘Rory; get up you lazy alicorn!” I groaned, slowly getting up as Dream latched onto my back and ambled out of bed. Glancing over at the clock, I noticed that I’d managed to squeeze a few precious hours more than what Twilight had allowed me, although I still felt exhausted for some reason. Knowing my luck, it was simply because I slept too much.

Dream giggled as I stretched, mimicking a cat as my forehooves reached out as far in front of me as I could get them without toppling over. My wings also joined in, splaying outwards half spread, as if to glide on nonexistent air currents. I let out a massive yawn as Dream laughed, sliding down my head and landing on the floor in front of me with a quick flutter of her wings.

As I finished my stretch, I thought back to a few details Luna had keyed me into about her Nightmare Moon incident. The how really wasn’t all that important, she claimed that she had become jealous of her sister and felt neglected, and had literally given birth to something within her. Or so she claimed, it really just sounded like she had locked her emotions within herself under lock and key until one day everything just gave. Either way, she became an alter ego that went by the name Nightmare Moon who attempted to kill Celestia, make it eternal night, and basically make everyone’s life hell in some way or form.

Celestia had stopped her temper tantrum before she could do anything else besides completely fuck up a forest, which still sounded like a lot to me, but it ended with Luna spending one thousand years on her moon. Talk about severe grounding, ouch. When she returned, Twilight and her friends that I had met cured her with the magic rainbow. After I had stopped rolling around the floor in laughter some minutes later, Luna went on to explain that the darker part of herself had essentially split off from her psyche and formed into its own entity.

This is where Dream comes in apparently. She is the entity given form, and is essentially Luna’s daughter. Celestia wanted to remove all existence of her immediately, thinking that with her around only trouble could come about, however Luna had convinced her otherwise. Apparently the sight of a small filly bawling her eyes out does wonders when gauged on the cuteness meter. So, although highly intelligent and frequently a bit blase about some rather questionable things, Dream was for all intent and purposes, a filly of no more than a few years of age. Even if she did have some thousand plus years of memories. Disconcerting, right?

I let my mind come back to the present to the sight of said filly fixing her gaze on me with a mischievous grin. I quickly brought my forehooves back underneath me and focused solely on her. “So…” I began hesitantly, dropping my head a bit to bring my eyes level to hers, “breakfast?”

She widely smiled before scrambling to wrap her hooves around my neck. I grinned as an idea came to mind, and once her hooves were around my neck, I slowly began to raise my head, stopping just before I would’ve brought her airborne. I felt her hooves tighten around my neck and continued moving higher, causing her rear hooves to dangle off the ground as I lifted her up. Her wings fluttered on occasion, and she whooped as I turned my neck into a crane, moving to deposit her on my back.

Dream let go once her dangling hooves were firmly on my back, a large smile plastered on her face. “Onward, minion! To breakfast!” And the moment was shattered. I just let out a small laugh and glanced at the mirror for a moment, making certain that I was at least somewhat presentable before I went out. I had found that with how long my mane and tail were, keeping them from looking a mess could be a very time consuming process. Fortunately I lucked out and headed out the door, very carefully closing it behind me.

Another amusing thing to note was the various reactions the guards gave as you passed by. I’ll say that whoever Twilight’s brother was, he had done a damn good job training his troops, even if some weird army of bug-ponies had almost taken over the city on their watch. Twilight has been involved in some crazy shit. Anyways, as we would pass by, the only thing that would show would be their expressions. A few smiled at the sight of the filly Dream riding shotgun on my back as I meandered to breakfast, while some showed dismay, anger, disgust, etc. She apparently wasn’t a very loved filly, although most of them had reasons that didn’t involve Nightmare Moon. One word. Pranks.

As I made my way to the dining room, I decided that some ground rules needed to be made, if only for my own sanity. Otherwise, who knew what sort of craziness might happen with her. I turned my head just enough to where I could see her perched on my back and the hall in front of me before speaking. "Dream." She turned those turquoise weapons at me, and my heart just about exploded. "I don't really know how Luna and Twilight do it, but I need to set some ground rules with you, okay?"

She immediately began pouting, sticking out her bottom lip in an impressive display. "B-but, 'Rory, I don't want to!" Dream did a near one-eighty turn with her next remark, giving me a good reminder of why I needed to set some rules. "Knowing you, human, it's going to be some boring stuff, like not plotting against Celestia or something equally fun-killing." she stated in a flat, unamused tone as she stared at me.

I stopped walking for a moment so that I could fully turn around and meet her gaze. "Yup! You better believe it, Dream. It's not really a bad thing either, keeping you from making plots against your aunt." Dream let out a sickening sound at the word aunt, and I inwardly laughed as I found one of her sore spots. "You know it's basically true, even if she really can't stand you yet. Luna told me that you're basically her kid, so that makes Celestia your aunt. And a good niece listens to her aunt... and her friends. Got it?"

My no-nonsense tone seemed to have worked, as she just mutely nodded her head. I gave her a big smile in return and carefully nuzzled her, letting out a small chuckle at her downtrodden expression. "We can still have fun, just not so much at the expense of everyone else today, okay? I'll leave that for you and Luna."

We came to the dining room only a few minutes later, and only Celestia was present. She gave the warmest smile I'd seen from her yet, at least until Dream's head peeked over mine and she waved a hoof at her. "Aurora, why did you bring... her here?" she calmly asked, although I could see the smallest tightening around the edges of her mouth.

Dream stuck her tongue out at Celestia and blew a raspberry at her as she continued waving her hoof. "Miss 'Rory says I've got to be nice to my 'Aunt Celestia!'" My groan turned into laughter as I watched Celestia's face freeze in shock, her composure blown to the wind. Dream carefully perched her front hooves on my head, one of them wrapped around my horn as I walked to a seat near Celestia.

"What? I just pointed out that if Luna saw her as a daughter, then that made you her aunt, Celestia. It shouldn't be such a shock to you, I mean you call Blueblood nephew, if you can call that cretin family I don't see why you can't call Dream the same." She closed her jaw and sighed, fixing a level gaze at us both. As I took my seat, Dream hopped off my back onto Celestia's, her little wings fluttering rather cutely as she sailed the gap between us.

She wrapped her hooves around Celestia's neck and whispered into her ear. I didn't quite catch what was said, but whatever it was caused her to sigh and relax, her head subtly shaking. "I suppose so, Dream. I will say this though. Finding poison joke in my food, hair products, comb, bedsheets..." my jaw dropped as Celestia ticked off another dozen or so items and places, and I watched as Dream did her best to keep from snickering, "...and my regalia is not a way to endear yourself to me. Please understand that everytime I see you, it brings back some painful memories. I do promise to do my best to better... tolerate your presence around the castle though."

Dream giggled and wrapped her hooves tighter around Celestia, and I quietly laughed at the awkward display of affection Celestia attempted to return back. My focus shifted to the food in front of me, and after getting coffee first I began to pile a few pancakes onto my plate.

"If I can't prank you or your guards, then who should I prank?" I heard Dream ask as I carefully topped my mountain with syrup. I couldn't help but smack my lips at the sight of the pancakes piled high with apple syrup just dripping down the sides and smothering the top. It was a piece of nirvana.

I noticed from the corner of my eye that Celestia had a glint in her eyes, and something told me that whatever she was thinking, it was going to cause someone a world of pain. So long as it wasn’t me though, I was content to just sit back and listen as she began to play Dream like a fiddle.

“Well, have you heard about the altercation between my nephew, Blueblood, and Aurora yet, Dream?” she quietly asked, and I just chuckled as she caught Dream with hook, line and sinker. I listened as Celestia rambled on about the harassment Blueblood had been giving me, as even after the kick and total embarrassment that Celestia had given him, he was right back to hitting on me just two days later. I’m not certain if he was brain damaged, thought he had a chance, or god knows what, but he just wouldn’t stop. I’d already turned ignoring him into an artform, but even then he was a pest.

“Blueblood did what?” Dream asked furiously, her cute face literally steaming as I glanced up from my pancakes. The sight of the little filly completely furious as downright hilarious, and Celestia and Dream both went quiet as my laughter broke up their talk. She must be getting to the good stuff now, and I almost feared for Blueblood’s safety. Almost, but not quite enough to derail the minor apocalypse I knew Dream was scheming.

I slid a plate over with my hoof to Dream, who had completely ignored food in favor of listening to Celestia. My heart almost exploded at the sight of her eyes going wide with glee, and then tearing into the muffin while still managing to catch every word said. I quietly observed the rest of the breakfast, and I already knew what we would be doing afterwards, given how much dirt Celestia was giving on Blueblood.

Dream bounced across the table, landing on my back as Celestia stood up, setting her empty cup on the table. She just smiled at me and turned to Dream, a wry grin on her face. “Now, I have one thing you have to keep in mind… I’d like my castle to stay in one piece, okay? Beyond that, let your imagination run wild.” Celestia turned and walked out the door, and I craned my head back to look at the massive smile on Dream’s face… Oh boy.

”I think I could get to like her, so long as the poison joke and pranks stop. I think we’ve come to an accord though.” I heard her snicker in my head for a moment, before she continued talking to me. ”I’m sorry, Aurora… but I couldn’t pass up the chance… Have fun!” Even now, she still amazes me.

I grinned back to Dream as she noticed me looking at her. “So, tell me… what do you have in mind?”





We had to explain ourselves to a guard or two in the wing that Blueblood stayed in, but after a brief from Dream, they too had massive grins plastered on their faces. It seemed like Blueblood was still stuck in his spoiled teenager stage, even though he was a young adult. Pretty much, he reminded me of a large portion of the youth on Earth. Who knows, maybe something would shock him enough into growing up. In the meantime, he was fair game.

I followed Dream into his bathroom first, and we both began snickering uncontrollably. Narcissist summed him up very well, given the various self-portraits of himself hanging in the bathroom in various poses that I only assumed were considered to be ‘stallion-y’ to ponies. It was beyond hilarious, and it took the two of us more than a few minutes to recover. Dream bounced over to the shower itself, revealing numerous mane care products and other things that I had no idea as to what purpose they served.

While Dream was busy uncorking three bottles at the same time, I took a look at some of the labels. Honestly, I was of the mindset that having only fur and hair would simplify cleaning, even if Twilight believed otherwise. I mean, shampoo should be it, right? As I read through the labels though, it was readily obvious that not everyone shared my simplistic outlook. Products for horn care, hoof care, mane, tail, coat, etc.; if there was a body part, he had two to three products for it.

“And done!” Dream said, placing the three bottles down within her magic. I simply raised a brow, and she began to clue me in. “Well, the first one I messed with was his mane stuff. When he uses it, an hour later his mane will turn a sickly green color and move on its own.” she paused long enough to fly onto my back. “His horn junk, instead of adding a shine it’s going to dull it, turning it grey. Luna really comes up with some awesome spells, doesn’t she?”

I chuckled alongside Dream, looking curiously towards the final, and largest, container of the three. “And what about the last one there? What makes it special?” I whistled before she even began talking, the look on her face saying it all. This was the worst of them.

“Well, you know how Auntie Tia,” I forced myself to keep from clutching my chest from the cuteness of it, while also thinking how the hell she had turned a one-eighty so damn fast. I mean, I’m good with kids, but not that good. “Well, it’s poison joke in his coat shampoo. I have no clue what it’s going to do, but it should be good!”

I just chuckled as I walked back into the main room, looking around at the vanity that bled into the air from, well, everything in the room. Dream directed me to the bed, and as soon as it was close enough she launched from my back, landing on the edge. I let my mind drift as she went to work turning his room into a prank-filled death trap, as it seemed like she had plenty of ideas without my input.

As I watched her, a smile crept its way onto my face. Luna and I had talked extensively about how she was a bit… complex was the simplest word to use. Having the memories of her mother, and basically being born from Luna’s hatred, malice, and basically all of her negative emotions was definitely not an easy start for her. Especially since she’d been kept isolated simply due to who she was. A thousand year mind in a ten year old filly… it really warmed my heart to see her act her physical age, something which she probably couldn’t do very frequently. Hopefully she’d have more opportunities in the near future, though.

“Okay, all done now. Ready to leave, ‘Rory?” Dream’s question brought me out from my thinking, and I nodded my head and laid down long enough for her to scramble onto my back. Back home I really loved kids, and Dream was doing her best job to remind me exactly why. As we left, the guards simply raised a brow at her and received a big smirk in return. This would probably go a fair way into warming them up towards her, at least those least affected by her antics.

I paused in the hall, quickly pulling up in my mind what I’d memorized so far. A place came to mind, and I began to weave through the halls towards the spot, Dream more than happy to make herself comfortable on my back. It only took a few minutes to arrive at the open courtyard, a nice out of the place area very rarely frequented by anyone.

I motioned for Dream to hop off my back and onto the bench I stopped next to. “Hey, Dream. Guess what?” She looked at me in confusion, tilting her head ever so slightly. I slowly reached up with a hoof, a smile coming to my face. I gently bopped her on the nose and took off, yelling over my shoulder. “Tag!”

The next hour was spent reliving some of the more enjoyable aspects of my childhood. Even adults are allowed to act like kids on occasion, after all. While I was certainly much larger than Dream, my inexperience was still enough to make us equal. We ran and flew around the large, grassy area without a care in the world.

I slumped to the ground, laying down on my side as Dream filled my vision. She bopped me on the nose with a giggle. “I win!” she breathlessly exclaimed as she walked out of view. I raised my head enough to follow her as she nestled herself into my barrel, getting comfortable before letting out a massive yawn. I chuckled slightly and rested my head on my forehooves, putting Dream right in the center of my sight.

Drowsiness began to creep into me as well, and I mirrored her yawn with one of my own. She looked at me and giggled, reaching out and bopping my nose again. “Thanks a lot, Aurora…” she whispered as she began to cry.

I carefully lowered my head, kissing her under her horn. “Anytime. I’m guessing you don’t get to do this much, do you?” She quickly nodded her head, and I nuzzled her, letting my contact with her linger. “Consider me your big sibling, I guess?”

She pushed herself against me in response, and a warmth filled my heart as I smiled, feeling extremely content. Although a lot of stuff had changed, at least I had found another reason to keep looking at the brighter side of things. Her breathing slowly steadied, and her body stilled as she fell asleep, nested next to me. I let my consciousness drift, my exhaustion helping me slip into a nap of my own as I gently wrapped my forehooves around Dream.
> 17 - Epilogue
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June 24, 1006 ANM

So, to commemorate my first full month of being in Equestria, Celestia decided that giving me a diary (journal) and having me write down my thoughts would further aid in my time here. I figure that it can't hurt to amuse her, so why not. To begin with, oddly enough the months and days are exactly the same... weird as hell honestly. I didn't really understand the point of labeling the calendar of years 'After Nightmare Moon,' but back on Earth we used the birth of a biblical figure, so I suppose one can't nitpick too much.

Let's see here... the first month here was definitely interesting, to say the least. After all of the changes finished up, the days became rather monotonous. Wake up, breakfast, then magic exercises with Twilight. Lunch, then flight exercises. End the evening after dinner with some studies on Equestria and Equus. Wake up the next day, and repeat all over again. Twilight did give me two days to myself though, basically the weekends were always free.

I've still been mostly kept to the castle. Haven't left the gates yet, and it's not for a lack of trying, that's for sure. I have bumped into a few ponies inside though, but after all of their bowing and scraping to me, I can sort of understand why they're trying so hard to keep me cooped up. I don't like it, but I don't think I'm ready to deal with all of that on top of everything else.

Also, apparently the magic that the planet was exerting on me has passed. Although I feel mostly comfortable with what I am now, who I am is an entirely different question. But, I'll save the heavy stuff for another day, as there's plenty of time for angst later on. Not only that, but apparently my hormones have finally balanced out, negating a large chunk of my sex drive. That was a fun explanation to hear, shame I was only told about it after I confided to Twilight that I was afraid of becoming a nymphomaniac. One potential crisis of self diverted, I guess.

I can do some things with magic and flight now, although I think I'm giving Rarity and Twilight headaches everytime they teach me. Apparently my mind 'isn't thinking things through properly' according to them, and as such magic is coming along slowly. As in, there's fast, then there's slow and steady, and then there's me. Yeah, I can successfully levitate that sphere without utterly destroying it or turning it into a lethal projectile, but we're still practicing in the bunker. That's what I've taken to calling that room, it seems an apt nickname.

With flight I'm faring a little bit better at least, I can hover in place for about thirty minutes now before I'm exhausted, and I haven't sent myself into any corkscrews while gliding for about a week now. Still haven't gotten to the controlled flight yet, but that's supposedly sometime soon, according to Twilight. Also, once I'm a bit more coordinated, Rainbow Dash is getting pranked... hard. She seems to take delight in grabbing me anytime I seize up in the air, but letting me go just high enough to make a small crater. It really doesn't phase me or anything, given the endurance I seem to possess, but god is her laughter grating on my ears. I'll make sure to get Dream in on it too, she's a ton of fun to spend time with.

Speaking of Dream, she's truly an interesting filly. When she can cut loose and be herself, it really is like the sibling I always wanted but never had. Most folks don't get a second chance at something like that, so I'm taking full advantage of it. She's even getting along with Celestia now, referring to her as Auntie in a rather adorable manner. I brought up why no one had tried that with Dream before me in, and Celestia claimed that I was simply the first to have it work with. That makes no sense, but okay.

And I guess I can end this with Luna and Twilight. They've really been great to me, what with their offer and all, but I already see it as going nowhere. After my sex drive died down to what's considered 'normal' by their standards, we really haven't had sex since then. And so far that's been perfectly fine with me, although the cuddling is amazing. There's just something about the closeness and warmth of others that appeals to the new part of me. Still, I figure I'll have to let them know what I figured out, and soon too, although I think they already know and are just waiting to hear it from me.

Oh, I suppose I should mention that it only took me two weeks to learn how to write with my hoof, and another few hours of how to use an ink and quill. Seems I managed to write this whole entry without an err • ... crap. Stupid ink spot. Well, almost without any errors. Better than when I first started, anyways.


July 20

Here I am again, entry number two. When Twilight found out that Celestia had given me this journal, she nagged me something fierce when she learned it'd been almost a month since I last wrote something down. I really don't see what the big deal is, as we're still doing the same thing, just with one new addition.

Physical exercises with Applejack.

Kill me now, please. Seriously, I thought that magic was frustrating enough, but now I've got Applejack and Dash running me into the ground three days a week. Apparently they thought that my figure was slipping (as if that was something on my mind right now ¬_¬) and that I should start learning about the third side of who I was. So now they have me waking up before the sun rises and going out to one of the practice yards for two hours. Not fun at all, especially since I really am out of shape, at least by whatever standards Applejack is judging me from. Dash really enjoyed running six laps to my two, she spent a good time rubbing it in while I was too busy catching my breath to say anything in return.

Also, I need to make a note to talk to Celestia. I'm starting to learn exactly who Luna, Twilight and her friends are, but I'm still clueless when it comes to her. With how... crazy our introduction was, I'd like to get the chance to truly know her, wash away that 'Trollestia' persona I first knew her as.

Dream is adorable. I just don't get how she does it, but unlike the snot-nosed six year old brats back on Earth, everything she does is just downright fucking cute. And those eyes of hers are lethal weapons. I'm unable to resist anytime she asks me for something, and it's already to the point that Luna has talked to me about it on two different occasions. I guess Luna didn't like Dream using her room to store some pranking materials, among other things.

Luna and Twilight are thankful for the relationship I've managed to forge between Dream and me, though. Apparently a sibling is just what she needed, and much less of the 'darker' side of her persona has been showing itself. Except in her pranks. Blueblood just doesn't know when to quit and keeps digging a deeper hole for himself. One would think he would've called it after he woke up a mare from one of the poison joke tampered items, but nope, he only raised a larger stint. I did get a good laugh out of the stallions hitting on him though, his face turned eight different shades of red before a rather impressive string of expletives spewed from his mouth.

Suppose that's all for now, I'm sure I won't write again until Twilight nags me about it, but we'll see. It is kinda nice to be able to jot down my thoughts though, it's helping me sort things out.


August 7

Hey, 'Rory! I went to go get you, but you weren't in your room! I found your book though and read it, it's kinda boring though. You should write more about me, I am your bestest sister ever after all! Well, I'm gonna go prank Blueblood again, he's funny when he gets all mad and stuff. Oh, I wouldn't eat the leek soup at dinner tonight!

Dream


August 9

Well, I now know to put this in a better place. After I had to drink two gallons of milk just to take the edge off of something that Dream had slipped into the leek soup, she asked why I hadn't read her warning. So, that led to a nice conversation about respecting other people's property, and me trying to figure out where I can put my journal at that a flying, magic using six year old can't get to... yeah, no such luck. Hopefully she takes my words to heart though.

Good news though. I have now officially flown under my own power for thirty minutes. It's damn tiring still, and I'm about as graceful as a drunk frat boy, but it's a good start. Magic is still coming along at a snail's pace, but I'm fine with that.

Learned some interesting things about Equestria lately, too. Twilight still has me hitting the books hard, although luckily she hasn't followed through on the written tests yet. I'm still wary, but hopefully she doesn't recall that particular threat of hers. The nobility truly is a headache, that's the current topic we’re on. Twilight is trying to stress this fact, and I'm starting to see why. Apparently, once we officially cut the whole herd thing, I'll be single and free. Romance isn't on my mind, and it's not on the minds of the nobles either. However, it's going to be hard to stay out of their stupid power struggle games.

I asked Twilight if I could just blast the first few with my magic who tried making moves on me to make a point, but she got that really weird look in her face, the one where her mane starts to fray at the edges. After berating me nearly half an hour about how magic is not to be used for violence except in cases of self preservation, (which apparently fending off annoying nobles is not considered to be) she mentioned that I was going to have to learn how to handle it. When I asked her for pointers on it, she merely shrugged her shoulders and told me that it never was an issue for her, as she lived in Ponyville before coming to Canterlot, and by the time she became an alicorn, she was already in tight with Luna.

Lots of help you are, Twilight. Journal, this is a note to future Aurora from past Aurora. Talk to Celestia about this ASAP. If anything, my fuse has shortened, so I just know that if/when this comes up, I'll be sorely tempted to smack a hoe.


August 18

Let's see... nothing really new to report on the magic or flight point, it's just endurance training for the latter and more teeth grinding for Twilight and Rarity on the former. We're just now getting to basic spells that every foal learns, specifically how to regulate your power. Something at which I still fail at according to them. I mean, it's not my fault that Rarity was standing in the path of the rubber ball that I accidentally turned into a missile. Even though the bruise was gone pretty quickly cause of magic, she still hasn't forgiven me for it.

Dash is still running circles around me as well. I don't even want to mention how Applejack does against me, as she's even faster on the ground, if only by a little bit. Still, I am getting some amount of endurance built up, and apparently I'm 'slimming down.' I still think they're enjoying this a bit too much, but I do find myself having a bit more energy to get through the day now, and I'll admit I sleep very damn well after starting a day with Applejack and Dash.

Twilight claimed she had a surprise for me in a few days, too. When I pried more into it, she wouldn't say anything though. The only bit she let slip was that it was someone she wanted me to meet. I suppose I'll find out when whoever it is gets here, after meeting her friends and spending a little bit of time around the Pink Devil, I'm certain that this pony is going to be pretty normal.


August 22

Suppose I got lost in the chaos of this mystery pony of Twilight, finally have the time to write something down now. So, it turns out that when I thought the pony in question was going to be normal, well... I don't think an alicorn classifies as such. Shining Armor, Twilight's brother, ended up being the mystery guest. He and his wife live in the Crystal Empire apparently, and he came down solo to visit Twilight.

I guess as far as ponies go, he's pretty cool. It's nice to have a guy around that I can at least be myself around, although there was a rather weird misunderstanding early on. He apparently thought that I was flirting with him or something, I'm still not entirely sure what the hell happened. However, once we got that misconception cleared up it was pretty nice.

Not to mention that Shining and Twilight finally took me into Canterlot today for the first time. Apparently word of my existence had still managed to spread rather thoroughly, as a few guards had to play crowd control with some reporters as we left the castle gates. Gotta say, having a rule about no press allowed inside is damn brilliant, gotta tell Celestia that, once I manage to get a chance to talk with her.

I've seen it from above, but actually being in the city... it's got a pretty nice vibe to it. We went out around mid-morning and visited a donut shop, run by one Pony Joe. I couldn't help but snicker a little bit when I heard his name, however when I met him he was also pretty damn nice. Apparently Twilight is a very frequent customer of his, and the three of us were able to sit down in a corner stall and enjoy some good coffee and donuts unmolested.

One thing that was odd though... Shining Armor mentioned how much I looked like Twilight, as if he had discovered a long lost sister or something. That, and there were a lot of muted whispers from the small groups of ponies that saw me basically stating the same thing. Twilight looked at me and muttered something about science, so... I need to avoid her as much as possible outside of the time we normally spend together, who knows what madness she's cooking up? I really don't want to find out.


September 3

So, Shining Armor finally left to go back to the Crystal Empire. He was a cool guy, and had some pretty good stories. He was also apparently born a unicorn, just like Twilight. According to him, weaponizing love is how he got started down the path to becoming an alicorn.

Yup, I didn't believe it at first, but this guy managed to turn the love with his wife Cadance, who I would like to meet some day, into a weapon to expel the Changelings that Twilight taught me about. Pretty interesting, and he claimed that it was a 'new spell' that began a slow change from unicorn to alicorn. He mumbled something under his breath about 'Elements' and looked at Twilight when he did, but I'm not entirely certain where he was going with it.

Besides that, I can finally create a light with my magic, just a standard illumination spell to help see in the dark. My levitation is nearly to the point where Rarity has finally stopped wearing a helmet (at least, I think there's a helmet underneath all of those jewels) to our sessions. I suppose that's somewhat reassuring. I learned some basics about the manipulation of weather today, got to get my hooves on a cloud and feel it out. It was soft and spongy, but when applying pressure it became firm. Very odd substance, but it was a nifty learning experience. At least until the point when Dash came in and made it rain on my head. I'm going to get Dream to help me get back at her. That should do the trick.

September 6

So, I spent three hours running from Dash, as she realized that I was the one who put Dream up to pranking her. I don't know how I lasted the full three hours, but I suspect that someone was running interference for me. When Dash finally tackled me to the ground, the only thing I could do was laugh.

Her coat, mane, tail and wings were all one solid color. Hot, vibrant pink. She literally looked like a pegasus Pinkie Pie, minus the manecut anyways. It was hilarious, and even as she glared at me the only thing I could do was smugly smile. Maybe that'll stop the jokes on me, at least for a little while. Hopefully I haven't just doomed myself...

Also, I officially removed myself from Luna and Twilight's herd today. There was no point to it anymore, although they did tell me to keep the necklace as a sign of our friendship. I'm still wearing it around, and they'll definitely be my best friends, but there was just no way anything would come of us. Now, they can go be lovey-dovey without me, which is perfectly fine by me.

Sadly, word seems to have gotten out, or Blueblood is just a moron. He was hitting on my once more today with some atrocious pickups that left me gagging in the middle of the hall he chased me down in. I attempted to walk away, but he just kept pace with me. I really think he has his balls in his brains, as he couldn't take a hint, even when I focused my glare on him that caused a guard I passed to actually jump off the ground a bit. He doesn't understand the meaning of the word no, and sadly I promised not to be violent with him again. The sanctuary of my room blocked his presence at least, thank goodness for the small things I suppose.


September 10

Finally got that talk with Celestia. I swear, for as much as I saw her when I first got here, she sure is busy. It was always holding court here, a meeting there, etc., anytime I went to track her down. However, I finally managed to snag two hours of her time during lunch in one of the courtyards, and we had a nice chat.

For starters, her character is pretty different from that silly first impression. She's a kind and warm individual, the one that stray children at an amusement park would have no qualms wandering up to. It was obvious that even as we talked she had a million other things running through her mind, but even then it felt like I was getting her full attention. Overall, it was nice to finally meet Celestia for who she truly was.

I did pry her for some help with the eventual situation I'd find myself in with the nobles though. There weren't any weird archaic laws that would hinder me, but I couldn't make a habit of defenestrating every single one of them that came knocking looking to bag me for their games. She did mention that there might be the rare one or two worth spending time with, such as one pony who went by the name of Fancy Pants, but those worth talking to were already married and would show no interest in me, thankfully.

After a bit more information on how to help stave off the wolves, the conversation drifted off into more pleasant areas, and we actually managed to spend the full two hours talking about almost everything. Celestia was rather insightful as well, although that's not too surprising once I stopped to think about it. Twilight had claimed that the oldest texts had put Celestia as being around some three thousand years ago, which meant that no one really knew just how long she had been here for.

Not too much else to note this time. Still going out into the city from time to time, Pony Joe's place is downright amazing, even if Rarity claims that I must watch my figure. Pft, please. Donuts are amazing, right behind pancakes. Nothing will make me give them up, ever. Rarity did corner me for another dress, but I got a nice massage and preening combo out of it, so I can't really complain. Even if I did slightly raise my voice during the time I spent standing there waiting on her work, heh.

The bowing bit is getting really old, really fast. I'm tempted to ask Twilight for some way to disguise myself when I go out next, I really don't like the attention. Nevermind the whole bit of how I might be just a bit self conscious about being some supposedly powerful being, yet a foal is more advanced in magic and flight than I am. That doesn't factor into things at all, nope. I really need a disguise.


September 20

Well, Twilight finally managed to corner me at last. She did commend me for being as evasive as I was, but she pulled me into a room that contained numerous devices and pieces of equipment. It was deceptively simple though, all she did was snip a very small portion of my mane, and then draw a vial of blood. I was left to sit and look around the room imagining what horrors they might unleash while she worked with my blood.

So, all those comments about me looking like Twilight, being the same size as her etc.? Yeah, it's awkward, but turns out her magical blast was so powerful that I literally have her genes. Very, very awkward. I did crack an incest joke about Shining Armor though. After my laughs died down, and she finally found an expression other than 'nuclear glare,' we continued on with the day.

It's a bit interesting, as it means that, genetically anyways, we're literally sisters. Or, more aptly, I'm a clone of her, kinda. There's enough deviance in our appearances that it's kinda like fraternal twins, but as far as their ability to read the genetics of a pony, I'm related to her. Again, awkward, especially considering how much, umm... fun we had when I first got here. We both decided that we could talk about it, later.


October 20

Woah. It's been a whole month since my last entry it seems, life has been hectic to say the least. Twilight, in a misguided attempt to ramp up my capability with magic, has ramped up the lessons to a point where it's a giant pain in the ass. She finally relented a little bit, but that alone has been extremely stressful. I've only got a little bit more control to my name with magic, too, and my slow learning continues to annoy her. Oh well, she'll get over it.

Flying has been going good at least. It's an amazing feeling, flying in the sky under my own power. My thoughts still drift back towards what I've lost, but at least this one thing is something that I can fully immerse myself into and just live in the moment with. I've gotten to the point that I can sustain my flight for a good three to four hours, although I'm not really fast or fancy about it, I can do it. Dash has started talking about things like corkscrews and loop-de-loops, and I think that I'll have to make sure she doesn't just grab me and take me along on an example run after the next time I shoot her down. Beyond her bugging me though, flying has become my refuge really, something I can always fall back onto when I'm having a hard time.

Dream is also doing good, she and I continue to spend a lot of time on the weekends together. Just last weekend, we went out and gathered a few clouds. Once we had our munitions together, we flooded the castle kitchens, just a little bit anyways. While we both got thoroughly scolded for it, it was worth the verbal lashing for the enjoyment we gained. She really knows how to brighten my day too. Dream and flight, two high points of this odd life I now find myself living.

Still, I do find myself missing some things that I used to take for granted on Earth. It's nothing big, simply a bunch of small things, like the internet for example. I mean, card catalogues? Oh man, I had to go and find a book for Twilight in the castle's library. There were literally tens of thousands of cards there, and after getting thoroughly frustrated, a librarian was kind enough to help me out. Hell, I hadn't even used one since middle school! A lot of things that technology had taken the place of I've had to get used to relying on the 'older' things for, but still, I can usually put it out of my mind.

Twilight claims that my knowledge is 'passable' now, and after enquiring further, she means that I could manage to get by if I lived by myself in the city. I suppose that's good to know, it's only taken nearly five months to get all of that information. Also, I think Twilight has managed to permanently kill any love I ever had for books, we must have gone through a thousand of the damn things during our studies. I groaned pretty badly though when she mentioned something about moving on to things to help rule, and then glared as hard as I could at her.

Fortunately for my sanity, it seems that she was pulling a fast one on me. Although she claimed that at some point I was going to have to learn their laws and other stuff because of that one retarded law of theirs that claims alicorns have to hold some sort of position of power and be recognized as a princess. I still roll my eyes anytime Twilight brings that up. She claims that I won't have to worry about it for awhile, as until I find my 'cutie mark' (I still think that's a silly thing to call it, as if some magical ass mark can really point out one's fate... and fate is a whole 'nother argument alone...) I really can't do much.

I've been spending some time hanging out with Luna and Twilight as well, plus Celestia during the rare lunch. Those and early early mornings (which I am never awake for, as I am NOT a morning person, period) are about the only time it seems she has free. I honestly think she overworks herself, but if she wants to do it, who am I to stop her? Flying at night with Luna is rather enjoyable, as she seems to love talking about her moon and the stars while lazily floating through the sky.

I suppose I should try to make sure I get the next entry before a month passes by...

October 24

Was met with an interesting surprise today. Apparently Celestia and Luna had a room added near theirs for me, right next door to Dream's. Apparently Twilight and Cadance also have rooms, even if neither really use them for anything. It was, and I quote, something done for all royal alicorns. Jeez, master race vibe much? It's a bit larger than my current room, and it's rather... bland to be honest. Celestia claims that once my area of expertise becomes known (she at least understands how much I dislike the concept of fate, thankfully) that it'll probably be decorated to suit. Eh.

Dream is also starting to come and spend the nights with me. Luna is fine with it, so I told her that she was welcome to stay in my room with me from time to time. I don't think I can ever say it too many times, but damn is she adorable. I find myself referring to her as 'my sister' rather than 'Dream' more often now, and I know that I've called her that aloud a few times. That smile of hers when she hears it is massive.

Finally, I apparently had a magic surge today, at least according to Twilight. It was early in the morning after another day of running laps with Applejack. I was working on levitating some of the hurdles that she had set up, and Dash decided to use me to soften a crash. She clipped my horn, and that's all I remember. Apparently only Dash was affected though, she got turned into a bowling ball with wings. I didn't see any of it, the whole event is a blank spot in the morning, but Twilight did some stuff with her magic and showed me what happened to Dash. I got a good laugh out of it, and hopefully she has learned to quit messing with me.


October 25

She didn't. I wonder if Dash likes red and black.


October 31

Tonight is Nightmare Night, and Luna and Twilight both went down in Ponyville, alongside all of her friends. I opted to go with them as well, and was it a blast! I met a trio of older teenagers who called themselves the Cutie Mark Crusaders, even though they had their marks. There were some... interesting stories told then, and I got a good laugh at the crap they'd put Twilight and her friends through. They were all nice young mares, and I could definitely see the family resemblances between them and their siblings. They kinda flipped for a moment when they saw that I didn't have a cutie mark yet, but it only took a little bit of work to talk them down. I'm sorry, but I had no desire to try to get a cutie mark with the stuff they were suggesting. What was scarier is that it was things they'd all done in the past before they got their own marks.

There's some serious parallels to Halloween here, it was fun running around with Luna scaring some of the children. You could see it in their eyes, they were having just as much fun as we were. Afterwards, we were all at Applejack's true home, Sweet Apple Acres for games and stuff. Well, I played what games I could between entertaining a bunch of foals in costumes, it really was a blast. Applebobbing was a ton of fun too, except that Pinkie got me with a spring-loaded one... I think I cleared a solid twenty five feet and took out a few low hanging branches in the tree I hit.

This was definitely an amazing night, and I'm glad that Twilight talked me into going. The ponies there didn't treat me like someone that was a world apart from them like a lot of Canterlot does. I think I wouldn't mind staying here at some point. It was almost enough to completely forget my worries, at least for the night.


November 10

Twilight and I finally had a talk about the whole genetics bit. It was a bit odd, as our... relationship started off very oddly. She also made it more awkward by pointing out that whatever magic had caused her to grow a little something extra had worn off, much to Luna's dismay. I could only give her a weak chuckle in reply to that, especially when she followed it up with a 'I want you to meet my parents' line. We've been treating each other like close friends, but now I'm not entirely certain where this might go.

Also, Shining Armor is going to be coming down again sometime next month, as well as Cadance. They didn't give exact dates, but I'll finally get to meet Cadance, everything I've heard makes her out to be a very awesome mare. Plus they have some sort of news to share with us, so I guess I have another thing to look forward to.





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