Celestia and Twilight walked down the hallway in the direction of Luna's room ,“Thank you for coming, Twilight, on such short notice, Luna has been asking if you could come visit,” Celestia said with her usual serene smile in place on her lips.
“It's no problem Princess, I have wanted to see her again, ever since she last visited during nightmare night as well.” Twilight responded happily. As they reached Luna's room, Celestia gave Twilight a hug,
“I need to go and see to important state matters,” Celestia explained as Twilight's tail disappeared behind Luna's doors, not noticing the mascara tainted tears streaming down her rosy pink cheeks “...Forgive me” She whispered, before running away.
Inside Luna's room, Twilight looked around. Immediately to her left stood a large chest of drawers, it had four drawers and had been painted a dark crimson with black accents and fittings.
Moving right and along the wall, next to the drawers sat a matching bedside table followed by an occupied four poster bed, again matching the other furniture. On the opposite side of the room were double prench glass doors leading out to the balcony. Next to the doors on the right side, stood a ponnequin wearing a goth Lolita dress. The walls were painted a solid dark blue contrasting the reds of the furniture.
The covers on the bed shifted as a messy Luna awoke bleary-eyed, and half asleep, like a zombie she slowly got out of bed, Is this what it's like for Spike before my coffee? Twilight thought, however those thoughts were interrupted by Luna, who had wrapped her forelegs around Twilight. With a groan Luna sniffed her and then licked the side of her neck, Luna's grip tightened as her breath became labour, her mouth inches from her neck.
Twilight pushed Luna off herself and back onto her bed as Twilight's face became lust rouged, as she stalked over to the now prone Luna, who was looking at her with wide eyes and thoroughly stunned as Twilight climbed over her and pushed a confused Luna down, kissing her firmly on the lips.
Luna must be finished by now, I at least owe it to my student to give her a proper burial. Celestia lamented internally, when she reached her sister’s room. She prepared herself for the smell of fresh blood and pushed the doors in, only to be assaulted an entirely different scent than the one she expected. Celestia looked over to the bed to see a wide eyed Luna being straddled by Twilight who was kissing, licking, biting and caressing every inch of Luna, who still had a wide eyed expression was now also blushing and squeaking adorably under Twilight's ministrations. Luna’s eyes were now locked on to Celestia's, begging for help.
Celestia stood there a moment before conjuring her cell phone and taking a photo, much to Luna's horror. Twilight who still hadn't noticed Celestia began to get dangerously lower working her way down between Luna hind legs. Renewed panic entered Luna's expression, and redoubled her attempts to beg for help.
Celestia looked to Twilight and then to Luna, “nope, nope, nope, fuck this shit,” she kept muttering. But Luna could still hear her, with her vampiric hearing, and as Celestia beat a hasty retreat Luna's expression morphed into one of betrayal.
I know where you keep your cake, Celestia! Luna raged internally.
An hour later Twilight was exhausted and now currently sleeping with a smile on top of Luna. As she slept she nuzzled into Luna's neck and held her tightly.
Okay, she's asleep, feed off her before she wakes up! Luna thought as she leant down, baring her fangs as she reached for Twilight's neck. As she was about to bite her she stopped, Huh, why does my chest feel tight? She closed her mouth in confusion, and a planted kiss on Twilight's cheek, she had no idea what compelled her to do that, ponies were just food, right?
“Luna…” Twilight said in her sleep longingly, nuzzling deeper, which caused Luna's heart to skip a beat and an alien feeling of warmth filled her, which wasn't all that unpleasant. What is wrong with me? Perhaps 'Tia can tell me once she stops laughing. I have to get up! But I don't want to disturb her, and what exactly would I miss? Another night court of nothing but boredom and poorly hidden pity from my guard? Luna wrapped her forelegs around the tiny mare who was using her as a teddy bear. Luna went back to sleep, eventually she began to thrash in her sleep.
Luna found herself in her room, in front of her stood Twilight “Twilight, I missed…” Luna started, but cut herself off when Twilight glared at her,
“Get away from me monster! You tried to eat me!” Twilight shouted at Luna angrily,
Luna held her right forehoof to her chest, wincing in pain. “B-but I didn't, I swear…” she was interrupted again, this time a stake pierced Luna’s heart, “...Twilight.” Tears welled up as she watched Twilight’s face sneering down at her.
Luna awoke screaming, “Luna, it's okay, it was just a dream!” Twilight said as she wrapped her forelegs around Luna, who was staring down at the covers, panting. Luna turned to Twilight, “A dream… but it felt so real.” she said as she began to cry, Twilight pulled her into a hug to comfort her.
Luna groaned and got out of bed, trotting into an ensuite bathroom Twilight had missed in her excitement. She could hear the sound of a faucet squeaking and noise coming from the room, followed by the faucet again. Luna trotted out of the room, “I think you should go next, Twilight.” Luna suggested with a smirk. Twilight followed her suggestion.
Once they were both fully ready, they went down to breakfast. Twilight followed beside Luna, and noticed as they went through the halls that the guards were either grinning, or looking on in disbelief. Luna had a good idea as to why,I will kill you for this, sister, and they won't even find the body, she growled internally. Twilight was blissfully unaware that a compromising photo of herself and Luna had been circulated.
Canterlot guard barracks
Shining Armor had finished his morning paperwork, and was about to file it away when he heard cheers of excitement. Curious he made his way into the barracks proper to find off duty guards surrounding a cell phone. One of the privates noticed him, “Sir you’ve got to see this,” after a few button presses the cell was passed to him Oh it's a video….. “Oh dear sweet faust, that's my sister!!!” He exclaimed, “What are you doing to my sister!!!!?” He shouted at the cell, “My eyes!” he screamed as he tossed the cell away and started spazzing out.
“My cell!” Cried the owner of the new ballistic missile.
A private spoke up, “erm Captain, don't you mean ‘what is your sister doing to Luna?’?” After he said that the other guards jumped away from him as Shining slowly tilted his up to the private and gave him a death glare.
“Oh fuckberries!” The private whimpered.
In the dining room, Celestia sat eating with an amused smile, on the other side Twilight clung on to Luna, while Luna glared at her sister and moved the food around her plate with a fork.
“Come on Luna, didn't mother tell you not to play with your food?” Celestia asked as her grin widened.
“I..” Luna was interrupted by angry hoofsteps, and a set of doors leading out of the room burst open.
“What is the meaning of this, Captain?” Celestia asked sternly, Twilight shrunk under Luna's wing hoping to hide from her brother.
“Permission to beat up your sister, your highness, our family honour demands it,” Shining replied,
“And why may I ask, do you need to do that?” Celestia asked though a mischievous glint in her eyes reveals she knows why.
“As I found from a viral video, your sister, deflowered my little sister and despoiled her body!”
“Hey, she deflowered and despoiled me first!” Luna responded indignantly, before covering her mouth and looking at Twilight who was melting in embarrassment. Her examination of the young mare was interrupted by a glove hitting her face.
“I challenge you to a duel!” Shining armor declared.
The palace training arena, which had a stadium-style seating on either side of the length of the training arena. On opposite ends of the field was a box filled with equipment and the stairs leading up to the arena proper.
Twilight sat next to Celestia, who had a giant tub of sugar, toffee and butter popcorn. Twilight was torn between the two sides that would be fighting a duel today. One of the competitors was her longtime friend and was a mare she would really love to date, Luna, and the other competitor was her apparently suicidal BBBFF, whom had issued a challenge to the diarch of the night.
“You are challenging me!? What are your terms?” Luna narrowed her eyes
“You will leave Twilight alone, if I win,” Shining answered, which caused Luna to glare but acquiesced to the terms laid by her competitor.
“And if I win, I will claim Twilight as my royal consort,” Luna replied, causing Twilight to squeak as Luna pulled her closer to herself with her wing and kissed her. This caused Shining to glare, a glare which intensified when Twilight wrapped her forelegs around Luna’s neck, moaning into the kiss and reciprocating Luna’s oral affection.
Celestia looked on with barely contained amusement, the day couldn't get any better. Twilight was alive, had somehow seduced Luna, and now her little protégé was going to join her family.
Luna wore beautiful silver plate armor, intricately designed with moons and stars, and wielded a longsword engraved with various runes. The hoof guard was shaped like a crescent moon, the hilt was wrapped in real leather and the circular pommel had a diamond set in it.
“Lulu’s using the Nacht Schnitter? Lulu is serious about this one, that blade is enchanted to cut magic, and has a powerful ice element enchantment,” Celestia said. And has an enchantment that drinks the blood of foes and stores it for later use. She thought to herself.
“One hundred bits on Luna to win,” Celestia suddenly called out.
Twilight looked at Celestia aghast that she would bet on this duel.
“What?” Celestia asked Twilight in confusion, before her expression shifted to that of a person having an epiphany, “Want some? Sorry, I’m hogging the popcorn. Guess we know why generosity left me, eh?” Celestia chuckled at her self deprecating joke. Although Twilight wasn't laughing she took some of the proffered culinary abomination, and gave it an experimental lick, when she noted that it wasn't bad she ate what she had taken, quietly returning to the show.
Shining Armor’s POV:
I circled the ring keeping Princess Luna directly opposite to me, she flashed me a wicked grin, “What are you doing? I am over here. I thought you were going to avenge your sister's honour?” She taunted, “Are you a stallion? Or a mare!?” She shouted, while she cast a spell that hit me, but didn't hurt. I went to retaliate but my armor felt heavier and looser, and looked down in confusion. I noticed that I was now closer to the ground and my whole body was slender and curvy. I widened my eyes as I leant down to check between my legs, it was gone! I turned to Luna on the other side of the floor who was now rolling on the floor laughing, and then I did something I never did before. I cried as I removed my armor. I saw Luna stop laughing and then get up. “Why are you crying? it's not the end of the world and it's only temporarily.”
“How would you respond when you were turned into a stallion!?” Gleaming retorted angrily, tears still in her eyes.
“Please! Been there, done that, got the t-shirt,” Luna drolled with a bored expression as she conjured her t-shirt “0130 BH: I got turned into a stallion!” She chuckled at me, “and it was during heat season so I ended up adding a few more bloodlines to the royal family tree, and I didn't cry,” she stated matter of factly.
“Now is this a duel or a spa visit?” Luna taunted again as I got the last of my armor off and charged her with my sword, catching her by surprise and cutting her left cheek as I passed her, then turned to view the damage I had done, but Luna just giggled as a line of blood slid down her cheek. She licked it, savouring it as she moaned in appreciation, her cut healed perfectly.
She smirked at me as she launched herself at me in a blur, I could barely keep up as sword meets sword in this deadly dance. I was about to dodge a slash, but it turned out this was a feint, and her hind hooves made contact with my barrel and sent me out the ring. I hit the wall, falling to the ground, I tried to get up but I couldn't.
Twilight ran to her beaten ex-brother, but whom was now sister, looking worried.
Luna trotted up to him as well, though she rapidly cast a healing spell.
“There we go, all better now. You did well considering.”
Gleaming Shield glared at Luna.
“Shining, are you okay!?” Twilight asked as she got closer,
“I'm fine, Luna healed me, though my pride is at an all time low,” she complained as she grimaced.
Twilight glared at Luna, who oddly enough flinched, “Don't hurt my brother again, Luna, I know he started it this time, but I won't forgive you if you do so again. And you, “Missy," are just as bad, you will not pick a fight with my marefriend again! You will not put me in a position where I must choose between you two! Am I clear?”
Both Luna and Gleaming Shield stood at attention, “Yes ma'am!”
Celestia tittered as she walked over with a guard in tow holding a couple of purses.
He dropping the two purses in front of Twilight.
“What's this Princess Celestia,” Twilight asked confused.
“Your winnings,” Celestia grinned as Gleaming had a look of betrayal on her face.
“You bet against me?” Gleaming whined,
“Actually, she bet against and for both of you, as she couldn't choose. She copped out,” Celestia replied with a smirk, while Twilight was blushing and looked away sheepish.
“So how much did my cute little consort win?” Luna asked,
“One thousand bits, and this …” Twilight left the words hanging as she gave Luna a kiss on the lips as Luna pulled her into an embrace.
“Wait, consort ... oh no, I lost. I am so sorry Twilight, I couldn't save you … ow!” Gleaming was interrupted by a glaring Twilight who had swatted him upside the head.
“I didn't need saving dumbass!” Twilight shouted indignantly.
“B-b-but Twilight, why would you willingly have sex with her unless she manipulated you in your innocence. Same sex relationships aren't natural!”
“Because I already had a crush on her, you dolt! besides have you seen her flank? Her beautiful eyes? Her intelligence? I mean no offense to my friends, but they aren't exactly bibliophilics or philosophilics. Have you seen her beautiful starry mane, or her freaking adorkable personality!?” Twilight asked rhetorically as she pointed to Luna who currently had her chest puffed up and was preening over the complements, until the last one made her freeze and frown slightly as Celestia fell and rolled on the floor laughing her flank off, almost choking at the absurdity of Twilight of all ponies calling Luna adorkable.
Cadance appeared from a teleport, next to Gleaming, who jumped.
“Hi Shining, a guard said you were here, despite my urge to kick him repeatedly, he was helpful …” Cadance trailed off as she saw Twilight currently surreptitiously sliding underneath Luna's left wing with both of them blushing, “Dammit! now I have to rearrange my charts, Shining we won't be going out tonight,” Cadance groused,
“Shining? Why are you being so quiet …” she trailed off as she took in Gleaming Shield,
For a moment Cadance was still and silent. Eventually her expression morphed from one of shock to one of hunger as she swept her eyes over Gleaming Shield, “screw the shipping charts,” she declared, picked Gleaming up in her magic, causing Gleaming to squeak adorably in surprise, after which Cadence teleported away with her prize.
“Well that happened,” Twilight commented dryly.
Twilight and Luna sat alone in Luna’s room as Celestia had gone to find or draw up the paperwork for Twilight’s new role as Princess Consort.
“So it’s official? We are a couple?” Twilight asked as she looked into Luna’s eyes. Luna nodded with a strained smile.
“What’s wrong, Luna?” came her second question, as she hugged the larger mare.
“Twilight, if this relationship is to remain strong and long lasting it must be based on honesty, and so I must tell you something no other pony must know except you, Celestia, and myself.” Luna gathered her courage and continued, “I ... I’m a vampire,” Luna clenched her eyes closed and turned away, unwilling to mar her memory of Twilight’s face.
Twilight studied Luna carefully, and in silence studied Luna’s form, every inch of her was scrutinised.
The silence after Luna’s utterance was deafening, nothing stirred, until she felt a hoof on her face, gently turning it to face Twilight, Luna didn’t put up much resistance. She opened her eyes, which met with Twilight’s.
The next words out of Twilight’s mouth shocked her, “So? You are still Luna,”
And then Twilight blushed as Luna did an impressive impression of a fish and remembered their first night, and frowned slightly, “Luna, when we first ... you know. Were you going to feed on me?” Twilight asked, Luna’s ears folded back as she turned away in shame.
“I didn’t recognise you, but yes I was. If I had recognised you I would not have done it or anything approaching harming you,”
“So I mistook you about to feed on me for sexual advances?” Twilight asked,
“Yes …” Luna replied softly,
“Do you love me? Or feel anything for me?” Twilight asked, growing desperate.
“No …” Twilight’s ears folded and she hung her head as tears began to well up in her eyes, Luna winced as she went to leave, not bothering to teleport. However Luna quickly and tightly wrapped her forelegs and wings around her, “Let me finish. I have never loved anypony Twilight, I do not know what it feels like. All I know is seeing you hurt, hurts me, and I feel a tightness in my chest,” Luna explained as Twilight looked up at her with hope, as her tear stained eyes watched Luna, “I feared that you would hate me for being a monster, I know that there is an attraction of sorts. I want to be with you, and the thought of losing you terrifies me.” Twilight tilted her head in contemplation as she listened to Luna. “Before anything else you are my friend, my best friend, and despite it originally being a misunderstanding, your presence beside me … it brings me a warmth inside me. What I am trying to say is, I wouldn’t mind …” Luna was cut off by a pair of lavender lips crashing against hers.
“Ahem!” Celestia said clearing her throat, though there was a tone of wry amusement to it, “If you’re quite finished with your public displays of hedonism, I have the documents to be signed,” Twilight snatched the pen and the document and signed it without looking as Celestia watched on with a smile. Luna took it and signed it as well, though by actually looking at it, in doing so breaking the kiss.
Twilight smiled sheepishly as Celestia gave Twilight a questioning look as her amusement increased, she took the documents and pen back,
“How did you learn to do that?” Luna asked curiously.
“Ehehehe, I may have read and memorised the documents required,” Twilight replied with embarrassment evident on her face.
Celestia and Luna chuckled lightly at her expense, just then Luna’s stomach let out a loud rumble, “Woa, is there a manticore in there?” Celestia joked, “I’ll just get you some …” she cut herself off wide eyed as Luna opened her mouth to reply, only for Twilight to grab her head and forced Luna’s mouth on her neck, flinching as Luna’s fangs pierced her skin.
Luna’s eyes widened as potent and rich flavorful blood unlike any she had tasted before flowed into her mouth, she groaned as she began to drink it down. Luna caught herself before she drained too much and pulled back, having pushed Twilight down in her feeding. Twilight panted but smiled as she looked up at a horrified Luna.
“From now on you only drink from me, okay?” Twilight ordered as Luna nodded her head dumbly, still affected by the shock.
Outside they missed the shadow of a pony flying away from the balcony.
Twilight yawned and awoke to the sound of a pen furiously scratching against paper. Confused she sat up, only to fall back down, woozy from the feeling of anemia. Shaking her head to clear it. She awkwardly got out of bed and groaned while wiping the sleep from her eyes.
“Luna? What are you doing?” Twilight asked her.
“Oh Twilight! I have been working on some research and found a spell,” Luna started to explain as she concentrated on her notes, tapping the end of her pen on her desk. Twilight walked up to Luna and hugged her from behind, giving her a nuzzle.
“If you are to be my sole source of blood you must be healthy, however that presents a problem.”
Twilight frowned slightly. “Problem?” Twilight asked, worry in her tone.
“To replace your blood fully Twilight, you will need a source of iron. I was just writing down sources of iron, like spinach, kale, lentils …” Twilight stuck out her tongue in disgust, and feigned gagging sounds. Luna chuckled at the disgusted faces Twilight was pulling,“I take it you find them unpalatable. Do not worry Twilight, I planned for this eventuality and had the chef cook up some of this,” Luna said as she levitated a plate of red, white, and brown square cubes of an unidentifiable sort, at least to her. The smell hit Twilight and she found herself drooling, Luna levitated one of the red cubes and said “Say ahhh,” Twilight opened her mouth and ate it, chewing it. She found that it was still warm and that it began to practically melt in her mouth as she chewed it, the burst of flavors from it surprising her. Luna watched in bemusement as Twilight practically inhaled the rest of it.
“Mmmmn, what was that? It was so delicious, is there more,” Twilight pleaded putting her hooves together, her eyes sparkling, which caused Luna to chuckle at her young lover.
“Bacon, lamb, chicken.” Luna listed off. Twilight paled, and began to hyperventilate,
“You’re trying to poison me!” Twilight screeched. Luna rolled her eyes at what she thought was Twilight's over dramatic outburst.
“Don’t be silly! No my love, I have not poisoned you,” Luna began shaking her head with a wry smile and an eyeroll as she wrapped Twilight in a hug, “Meat is not poison to ponies. You see, ponies were omnivorous back in the olden times, they still are, in fact.”
Twilight's face was clouded with confusion, she then looked up at Luna, “If we're omnivores, how come we don't eat meat?” She asked putting her right fore hoof on Luna's chest, where Twilight could feel her heartbeat against her own frog.
“That is because of the impact on the land livestock farming had, it was largely abandoned for more sustainable food sources and a more herbivorous diet was introduced. Because they were easier to maintain, farms became the norm, and eventually ponies forgot that they were omnivorous and that those two sets of canines in their mouth was for fighting and eating meat. I am sorry that I deceived you, I knew you wouldn’t have tried them had you known. Meat is high in iron and protein, eat that and plenty of water as well as eating citrus fruits to help you maintain a healthy body under the stress you are going to put it through with me feeding on you on a regular basis. The alternatives are not pretty, and if you refuse, I cannot in good conscience feed off you, though the greens are still an option,” Twilight's features once again contorted in disgust,
“Fine! I’ll start eating meat, but only because I don't want to eat those disgusting greens,” Twilight shudders, visibly uncomfortable with even the thought of eating them. Luna chuckled lightly as she nuzzled Twilight, the young unicorn pouting.
“I am still mad you didn't tell me though!” Twilight added and glared at Luna.
“Twilight my dear, I’d rather that you would be mad at me than dead,” Luna retorted as she began trailing kisses up her neck, a groan of pleasure emanated from Twilight's throat as she leaned into Luna's embrace.
“Ahem! More hedonism, sister? Shame on you!” came a familiar voice from the door. The pair, locked in their passion, paused to see who it was. Standing at the door with a stern face was Celestia, levitating a paper in her magic. Said paper found itself launched into Luna's face. Grumbling, Luna unrolled the paper and read the front page.
“Princess of the night salaciously defiles innocent maiden, Lady Twilight Sparkle!” Luna read aloud, and below the headline a photo is displayed where Luna is seen feeding off of Twilight. Twilight's eye twitched and she threw up her fore legs
“Why the buck does everypony keep saying I was defiled!? And that I am innocent? I am hardly innocent, and if only they knew the truth! Then they wouldn't be saying I was defiled!” she groused, and once she finished her rant Luna and Celestia looked at her with matching smirks and raised eyebrows, “I’ll tell you in my own time, Luna and Celestia … but if I have my way you're never going to find out!” Twilight said defiantly, Celestia's smirk morphed into a full blown grin. Luna turned back to the paper continuing to read.
“The young and naive Lady Twilight Sparkle was seduced by the vile seductress, a one Princess Luna, in a shocking turn of events. The princess and the young mare had been previously spotted together, during Ponyville’s annual Nightmare Night festival last month, where it's speculated that the poor mare was first ensnared by Princess Luna’s seduction spell, and the night before last (at the time of printing), a viral video was taken by an unknown pony who filmed the Princess defiling and corrupting the young mare's body …”
Luna didn't get a chance to finish as the paper was incinerated, she glared at her sister who she suspected was the one who did so, but she found herself looking at a Celestia who was looking confused. She turned to where Celestia was looking and saw that the mare in her forelegs had changed, her mane and tail was made of fire, her coat was yellow white like white hot flame and her eyes had turned red. Needless to say Luna jumped away from the enflamed mare and proceeded to cast a water spell with which to douse the mare currently on fire, and dropped it over Twilight. The flame mane and tail disappeared into a hiss off steam, Twilight then began to roll around on the floor as she screamed in heartrending pain, that caused Celestia and Luna to flinch as her head and dock sparked embers, her coat and eyes eventually returned to normal afterwards as she panted, whimpered, and cried.
Luna pulled the soaked and wounded Twilight in her magic and dried her off as quickly as she could, Twilight groaned as her mane and tail reignited and returned to their original form. She looked up to Celestia begging her for answers with her eyes, that looked lost and scared.
“What the fuck is happening to me!?” Twilight begged raggedly.
“I don't know Twilight,” came the simultaneous reply from Luna and Celestia, Luna held the distraught mare tenderly,
“But we will find out!” Luna added as Celestia had a determined look on her face, “Indeed sister, perhaps you can tell us if this has happened before?” Celestia asked as Twilight laid in Luna's forelegs, grumbling, but otherwise in deep thought.
“It happened once before when I tried to figure out how Pinkie's 'Pinkie sense’ worked, it happened after we were attacked by the hydra and just escaped. Pinkie said it wasn't the doozy she detected and in my frustration and rage I transformed into that temporarily.”
Luna blinked, “So rage is the trigger? Like Saddle Rager?” Luna said aloud to herself.
“Wait! You read the Power Ponies comic?” Twilight asked incredulously, with a smile on her lips.
“Oh Twilight, you didn't know, Luna's a great big nerd and a geek, as soon as she got back she got into comics, video games and, get this, Oubliettes and Ogre's!” Celestia giggled into her right hoof, while Luna's cheeks were burning as bright as Twilight was a few minutes ago.
“Cool, I'm a Oubliette Master, maybe you could join me, Shi- Gleaming Shield, and Cadance in our current campaign!” Twilight happily exclaimed, only to lose her smile when Celestia said, “Neeerrrds!~”
This earned her a glare from Luna and Twilight, “Anyway, let's get to the breakfast and get …” Luna was interrupted by a stone flying through her Prench balcony doors, “No! Those were pure crystal! Do you know how expensive and time consuming shaping crystal is!?” She said as she picked up the missile and crushed it in her magic. Luna marched through her balcony doors and saw a large, loud crowd gathering outside the gate.
Luna groaned as another stone was thrown by what seemed to be the leader of the mob.
The three of them reached the gates as the guard was pushing the mob back,
The leader, a strange old unicorn stallion with a brown coat, a white mane and tail stood on a wooden box, with a bullhorn as a cutiemark, “Ponies, put your signs up, show them what you think of this degenerate pair!” The mob started to lift signs as directed.
However what was on the signs made Twilight blush and the two sisters laugh. One sign said ‘congratulations Twilight! ’ surrounded with love hearts around it, another said 'Banging a princess? Twilight you dog!’ and another still said ' tis the year of 69,’ two ponies also had a banner that said ‘all hail Princess Twilight.’
“That was not what you were supposed to put on those signs!” The old unicorn growled, “It is against the natural order! Celestia forbids it!” he shouted sounding more zealous by the minute. All of the ponies present looked to Celestia, who raised an eyebrow at the stallion.
“Do I now? I didn't know that, and it certainly did not cross my mind when I was filming the act between my adorkable sister and student or when I prepared the forms for Twilight official recognition as Luna's consort. I almost certainly didn't think that the time when I was having sex with a group of six mares, who wanted to thank me for saving them and their village a few centuries ago.” Celestia smirked at the gaping crowd and the utterly speechless stallion.
The old stallion sputtered and fumed, “See! Her sister does naught but corrupt-” The stallion was interrupted by a telekinetic blast,
“How dare you slander my marefriend!” Twilight shouted at him. Luna smiled and embraced Twilight from behind, “Thank you … my love,” Luna said as she kissed Twilight below her horn.
“You’re welcome love” Twilight responded as she moved her head so she could intercept Luna's lips, and kissed her.
The crowd cheered before dispersing and taking the old stallion with them.
“Come along you love birds, let's go get breakfast at Donut Joe's,” Celestia said, leading the way.
In Donut Joe's Donutopia shop, the normal hustle and bustle of the morning rush was silenced as the doors opened, revealing two princesses and a regular of the shop, Twilight Sparkle. If they heard the rumours right, Twilight Sparkle was said to be the royal consort of the Princess of the night. Everypony else slipped out as it was unlikely they would get served quickly, as Celestia's ravenous hunger for pastries was legendary.
“Twilight Sparkle! It's been awhile since ya been here. How’s my best customer.” A light yellow coated unicorn called to the new arrivals from behind his counter, he was a draft stallion with a brown mane and tail, with a cutie mark of a sprinkle and iced ring donut.
“Hello, Joe. It's been a long time,” Twilight replied with a smile as she went up to the counter. Unbeknownst to her though, Luna was frowning, at least until Celestia elbowed her and whispered, “Stop it, Twilight and Donut Joe are friends, their relationship isn’t anything like what you’re imagining.”
“Am I really that obvious?” Luna whispered back.
Celestia just gave her a deadpan look in response.
Luna ducked her head sheepishly, “Sorry,” came her whispered reply.
Celestia shook her head in exasperation, “Oh, and Joe, this is my marefriend Luna,” Twilight announced with a big grin as she pulled a surprised Luna to her in her magic before kissing Luna, which Luna melted into.
“Oh really? Heh, you's always been going on about her, I was afraid dat ya wouldn't go through wit’ it, I’m happy for you's, Twi. An’ Princess Luna, of course.” Donut Joe replied, Luna's eyes widened in shock, “you's take care of dat mare ya hear, she’s one douse good ones.” Donut Joe added, while Twilight's face lit up in deep crimson as she tried to hide deep into Luna's coat.
Luna chuckled and shook her head at Twilight's adorable reaction, wrapping her up in her left wing, “you needn't have asked, I would have done so anyway,” Luna smiled and nuzzled the mare hiding under her wing.
“So what can I get for you’s fine ladies this fine morning,” Joe asked, a smirk adorning his face. Celestia walked up to the side of the others.
“We’ll have four of the deluxe mix set and three coffee's to go, Luna’ll have black and three sugars, I’ll have cream and twenty sugars and Twilight will have-” Donut Joe continued over Celestia,
“Cheyenne, with a hint of cinnamon, two sugars and a chocolate cinnamon straw. Okay, give me a moment and I’ll have your order ready.” Joe finished. Celestia gave no indication of whether or not she cared that he had interrupted her, although she raised her eyebrow and turned to the mare trying to merge with Luna's coat.
“Twilight, I had no idea you liked spiced coffee.” Celestia commented
“Nor I, I admit. How did that happen? It isn't something one normally acquires,” Luna added with amusement at Twilight and intrigue evident in her tone.
“Oh, well, when I first went to Ponyville, I accidentally poured a bottle of hot sauce into a cup and drank it straight. After that I gained an appreciation for spicy foods.” came Twilight's muffled voice from Luna's side.
Celestia and Luna shared a look and then Luna encased Twilight in her magic and laid her on her back, causing the young mare to squeak adorably, Donut Joe returned with four large boxes of donuts and their coffee. Celestia took the boxes and coffee in her magic and gave Joe a bag of bits, she then teleported them back to the palace, in the palace library.
“Okay, we are not leaving this room until we discover just what is happening to Twilight, we can't have you spontaneously combust when you’re angry,” Celestia remarked with a smirk that was aimed at Twilight, who was now shaken and looking nauseous from the sudden teleport.
“Ugh, I feel like a maretini,” Twilight complained as she tried to contain her morning snack in her stomach.
Luna wrapped a wing around the mare, and using her strong primaries began rubbing her belly to help alleviate the nausea.
Hours passed as the three worked, to find the answer. Books were stacked in towers around them, like skyscrapers of knowledge. Twilight leant back and groaned as another book joined it's brothers and sisters atop the third tower she had started.
“We aren't finding anything!” Luna complained, as yet another book turned up nothing. Twilight and Luna jumped when Celestia suddenly jumped to her hooves with wings flared, and nearly knocking over the book towers near her.
“I found it!” Celestia exclaimed holding a red book with saddle Arabian lettering on the title. Twilight and Luna looked at each other and then at Celestia.
“Well?” Luna urged her to continue.
“It's from Saddle Arabian mythology so take it with a grain of salt. There is a creature born of smokeless fire or the blood of the dead, a djinn of fire, called the Ifrit or Efreeti. The Ifrit is an enormous winged being, that is strong, cunning and extremely magical. Ordinary weapons and forces have no power over them, they are however susceptible to magic. They would take other djinn or pick mates from the horses or ponies which would bare demi djinn offspring, which upon their eighteenth year would start changing into their ifrit forms, flaming manes and tails, bleached white or yellow coats and wings being the last to develop, these initial transformations often triggered due to extreme rage or stress. Demi Ifrit are usually hot headed, impulsive and passionate regardless of whether they are outgoing or introverted. They can be good, evil or neutral. This is similar to the moral alignment of ponies and like ponies, they also have free will.” Celestia closed the book with a smile as she finished reading it out, her smile disappeared as she took in Twilight's demeanour.
“I always wondered why my family was so magical. I thought maybe Celestia or you or perhaps another alicorn had contributed to our line. I don't know how to take it that a djinn was responsible,” Twilight mumbled dejectedly.
Luna held Twilight in a comforting hug, “sorry Twilight, there are only a few ponies, who I have fallen for or laid with. Clover the Clever, Twilight Glimmer, oddly enough afterwards I would hear little from them, usually after nine months would pass and when they returned they would be very awkward around me. Actually it is odd that you two share a name.” Luna explained to an incredulous Twilight, missing the shocked look Celestia was giving her.
Twilight did her breathing exercises, “Luna… Twilight is my family name and Twilight Glimmer was the great great granddaughter of Clover the Clever, so both are my ancestors,” Twilight explained clearly trying to keep her temper in check.
“Oh what a coincidence!” Luna exclaimed cheerfully as Celestia face hoofed behind her.
“Both marked the sire as unknown …” Twilight added letting the sentence hang.
Before it could escalate Celestia interjected, “it was generations ago Twilight, with all the intermingling any relation you two share would be miniscule.”
Luna's pupils shrunk and her eyes widened as it finally clicked, “Clover gaveth birth to mine foal!? Why didst she not telleth us!? And then I, dear Faust, what hath I wrought!” Luna said slipping into the old tongue.
“At least your descendants were heroic ponies, Luna. I was stuck with the Bluebloods. I should never have given into Platinum's request for an heir." Celestia consoled her. While Twilight's world view gained another crack.
She was then startled by Luna who was pulling her into a hug and then kissed her on the lips before saying, “Celestia is right, your lineage doesn't matter, it's been many generations and it certainly doesn't affect my feelings for you."
Luna laid on her side smiling as she watched the chest of her little lover raise and fall in rhythm with her breaths, she looked so innocent as she peacefully slept.
Luna was broken out of her cute induced stupor by the anguished moaning and thrashing of Twilight. Luna frowned and charged her horn, from which a line of silver magic slid horn and connected to Twilight’s forehead. Luna closed her eyes.
When she opened her eyes, she was met with a hellish firescape as Ponyville burnt in a great conflagration. Luna’s eyes widened as she took in the horrific scene as she saw ponies screaming as they burned alive.
Worried for Twilight, Luna began looking for her in this hell. After what felt like hours she found a Twilight, transformed into her djinn form. sobbing as she shook a body that was obscured by her own. Luna galloped over to her side. However, as she got near her, a full look at the body Twilight was cradling gave Luna pause.
It was herself, however she was barely recognisable as her limp body was charred, covering over seventy five percent of her body. It was then that around Twilight’s tree home, there were six crosses, on each of them a member of the Elements of Harmony and Spike. Each one nailed to the crosses, and by the looks of their dessicated corpses they had been tortured severely as they bled out and died.
Luna made her way to Twilight and called her softly, “Twilight?”
Twilight’s head whipped around and looked confused, “Twilight, my love, it’s okay, we aren’t dead. This is just a nightmare” and as she flared her horn, the nightmare shattered and was replaced by a flower field. Luna walked closer towards Twilight who remained transformed.
Twilight’s face contorted in fear, “Luna, please stay away! I don’t want to accidentally hurt you! I destroyed Ponyville.”
Luna darted forward with such speed that she was invisible to the naked eye, she wrapped her arms around Twilight, who then struggled to get free from Luna’s foreleg’s. Luna wore a look of concern for Twilight’s well being as she began trailing kisses up her neck. When she had finished, “Twilight, I say again, that was just a nightmare we are hale and so is Ponyville. Tell me what happened in the nightmare, Twilight.” Luna coaxed her to speak, as she caressed and held her.
Twilight drew in a shuddering breath as she recounted the dream, “It was a normal day, the girls and Spike were having a picnic and minding their own business,” Twilight’s face contorted into a glare as she continued, “Then a group of thugs claimed my friends and Spike as heretics against Celestia and that they should be put to death for associating with me, a demon. The girls tried their best to fight them off and escape, but failed to do so. As they begged for their lives and for them to stop torturing them, the thugs continued, unfazed by their pleas!” Twilight ground her teeth in rage, “by the time I had returned and seen what was happening I was too late,” Twilight looked up at Luna with tears in her eyes, “Me and you had came upon the scene and I lost it. Rage took hold of me as it has never before, I rampaged as you tried to revive and save them. In my moment of fury I transformed and my flames engulfed Ponyville. Be they tallion, mare or colt, none were spared. In my rage filled mind, I believed Ponyville complicit in the deaths of my friends and Spike, whom I love like a son.” Twilight shuddered as she remembered the screams for mercy from her friends.
“You tried to stop me, get through to me. But in my rage clouded mind I lashed out at you, and killed you.” Twilight was fully sobbing into Luna’s coat now,
“Shhh. Shhh, shhh. Twilight. It’s okay, that didn’t happen,” Luna replied as she looked down at Twilight with a reassuring look on her face as she caressed her lover’s face. “I love you Twilight, and I will not abandon you!” Luna declared resolutely, as Twilight dove into her chest again as she sobbed much harder.
“But what If I.. I… hurt you?” Twilight quailed clinging to Luna tightly.
“It is certainly a risk…” Twilight wilted as her worries were affirmed, “however, it is one I am willing to take to be with you, you are worth the risk Twilight.”
A different kind of tears trailed down Twilight’s cheeks now, tears of joy, “now Twilight I will put a spell on you so you will sleep dreamlessly. We will discuss all your fears my dear, when you awaken,” Luna explained as her horn lit up, Twilight clinging to her.
“Please don’t leave me!” Twilight begged Luna in fear.
“Do not worry, Twilight, I am beside you as you sleep. I will not be leaving you alone. Trust me.” Luna tried to reassure her
“Promise?” Twilight asked hopeful.
“I promise Twilight, cross my heart and hope to fly stick a cupcake in my eye!” Luna said as she performed the motions. Poking herself in the eye, “Ow!” Luna chuckled at her mishap, causing Twilight to giggle.
“I heard that!” Pinkie Pie cried from nowhere shocking Luna and Twilight, before Twilight shook her head at Pinkie Pie as Luna kept looking for the living sugar rush.
“Okay then, I trust you.” Twilight said warmly as she stepped back and closed her eyes, Luna finished the spell and then everything was darkness.
Luna returned to reality and shook her head to clear the dizziness. Luna then pulled Twilight close to her body embracing the now peacefully sleeping girl before closing her eyes as she went to sleep herself.
Twilight awoke refreshed and full of energy, she turned to look out the window. Her plan was rudely interrupted by a soft midnight blue coat as it cover her face. Luna had kept her promise and in response Twilight’s heart soared as her attraction to Luna further strengthened by the gesture.
“Morning dearest Twilight,” Luna greeted her, the vibrations from Luna’s neck tickling Twilight’s face, causing her to giggle at the sensation.
Repositioning herself she freed her mouth from the furry prison of her lover’s chest. “Luna, thank you for being there for me, even when I am a neurotic mess.”
“Nonsense, Twilight, you do not need to thank me for being there for you,” Luna replied with a smile as she nuzzled Twilight.
“Still, I think it would be foolish to ignore this whole thing. So until the time that you are fully transformed, we shall go on a combat training camping trip. In fact, it is past due that you and the other bearers as well as Spike had real combat training.
Twilight gulped, “This is going to suck isn’t it?” Luna threw her head back and laughed.
“Oh Twilight, don’t worry! This is for your own good and you’ll thank me for it later. Especially when afterwards we will be working on your self control and go on a spiritual pilgrimage. I’ll be with you through it all but the second and third portion of our training will be just the two of us.” Luna explained, her voice turning husky at the last part as she looked down at Twilight with half lidded eyes, causing Twilight to melt and her face to heat up adorably.
Luna kissed her full on the lips causing Twilight to squeak in surprise, “Trust me when I say everything is going to be ok, Twilight.”
“Okay, Luna, I trust you. But I can’t help but feel nervous, and what about night court?” Twilight asked in return.
Luna rolled her eyes, “Night Court is practically empty all the time, me and the guards just sit around playing poker or board games, while I tend to dreams. Besides I’d rather spend my time with you Twilight.”
Twilight blushed deeper as Luna gave her one last hug before getting up. Twilight rose an eyebrow in curiosity.
“Where are you going?” she asked sitting up half covered by bed sheets.
Luna turned to face her, “I am going to inform my sister and then make preparations, you may join me but it will likely be boring for you.” she warned. Twilight only got up and, after fixing her mane and tail, followed Luna out of the room.
Chapter 6: The Journey Of Seven Thousand Steps Begins With A Blizzard. (unedited)
A sigh escaped Twilight’s mouth, I wish I was a more active mare, then this wouldn’t be so hard. Then again I tend to prefer my comfortable library home to the outside world.
“Come on Twilight there are only two thousand steps left,” Luna called back to her companion Twilight glared at her marefriend. “Who builds a monastery on a mountain with seven thousand steps and in a sun forsaken land!?”
Luna shook her head and trotted back to her tired marefriend, “ come on dear we are almost there.”
“Can we rest?”
Twilight nuzzled into the unnatural warmth of Luna’s coat, “I am a flame in this freaking blizzard, I feel like the wind is trying to snuff me out,” she shivered her teeth chattering together.
Luna frowned and charge her horn, casting a dome ten foot by ten foot in size and ten feet in height leaving plenty, of room for the two to move.
“Oh thank you, Luna, that blasted blizzard can go to Tartarus for all I care!” Twilight ranted
“This should keep us warm and dry, a friendly magus taught me the spell a long time ago…” Luna placed her right hoof under her chin, “I believe his name was Mordenkainen, he called the spell Leomund’s tiny hut, we should be fine for eight hours. In the meantime,”
Luna cast another spell, crates of food and barrels filled with water appeared next to Luna, “There we go-”
“Oh my Faust, new spells! Why hasn’t any pony learned about them?”
A high pitched squeal left Twilight’s mouth as she began to jump up and down, only to be caught by Luna’s magic.
“Calm down Twilight, the reason is simple, our ponies aren’t ready for them and most of them are combat spells. Some have mundane utility or even miraculous results, for instance, the spell Mighty Fortress can conjure a fortress of stone. It erupts from a square area of ground of your choice that you can see within range. The area is one hundred and twenty feet on each side, and it must not have any buildings or other structures on it. Any creatures in the area are harmlessly lifted up as the fortress rises.”
Twilight’s horn glowed and in a puff, a notepad and quill appeared as she scrambled to take notes.
“The fortress has four turrets with square bases, each one twenty feet on a side and thirty feet tall, with one turret on each corner. The turrets are connected to each other by stone walls that are each eighty feet long, creating an enclosed area. Each wall is one foot thick and is composed of panels that are ten feet wide and twenty feet tall. Each panel is contiguous with two other panels or one other panel and a turret. You can place up to four stone doors in the fortress’s outer wall.”
Luna paused her description to allow Twilight to catch up, after five minutes of furious scribbling Twilight’s head rose so she could see Luna, she received a warm smile in return. As she surreptitiously, conjured cooking utensils and bowls, before beginning to prepare, supper.
“A small keep stands inside the enclosed area. The keep has a square base that is fifty feet on each side, and it has three floors with ten-foot-high ceilings. Each of the floors can be divided into as many rooms as you like, provided each room is at least five feet on each side. The floors of the keep are connected by stone staircases, its walls are six inches thick, and interior rooms can have stone doors or open archways as you choose. The keep is furnished and decorated however you like, and it contains sufficient food to serve a nine-course banquet for up to hundred ponies each day. Furnishings, food, and other objects created by this spell crumble to dust if removed from the fortress.
A staff of one hundred invisible servants obeys any command given to them by creatures you designate when you cast the spell. Each servant functions as if created by the ‘unseen servant spell.’
The walls, turrets, and keep are all made of stone that can be damaged. It is immune to poison and psychic damage.
After seven days or when you cast this spell somewhere else, the fortress harmlessly crumbles and sinks back into the ground, leaving any creatures that were inside it safely on the ground.
Casting this spell on the same spot once every seven days for a year makes the fortress permanent.”
Luna portioned out the food, Twilight jumped as she received hers, making Luna chuckle and Twilight blush.
“A spell like that isn’t even the limit, but it is one of the higher levels spells one could learn,”
“He also taught me of many spells which his world could no longer cast, due to their misuse and the destruction of their world’s magic and so the goddess of magic in their world sealed the magic so now one could cause an apocalyptic event again. I sadly haven’t seen the old goat since he last appeared in this world. He’s what you would call an interdimensional nomad. I hope we can meet again, he is certainly on par if not someone who surpassed Starswirl much to the mage’s chagrin, it was funny watching Starswirl having something of a rival, and competition for the first time, whether Mordenkainen acknowledged the rivalry, I do not know,” Luna suddenly stopped and had gone very silent.
It wasn’t until she felt Luna’s body against her back, wrapping around Twilight, “Twilight~” Luna playfully whispered as she nuzzled and lick Twilight’s neck the short hairs on the back of Twilight’s neck suddenly stood up, as Luna’s warm breath hit it.
“I’m hungry too, it’s not fair that only you are eating.” Luna pouted while whining, Twilight shivered and rolled her eyes.
Presenting her neck while she keeps eating I silent invitation, Luna licked her lips before sinking here teeth into Twilight’s tender neck.
“Mmnn, Like a cup of cocoa on a cold winter’s night,” Luna hummed playfully teasing Twilight.
