Ava was wrapped in a towel, standing at the entrance of the bathhouse with her jaw agape. “WHEN DID YOU DO THIS?!” Ava’s shocked voice echoed across the utterly massive artificial magic hot spring that had a ridiculous amount of therapeutic massage and other sorts of equipment along the walls of the gigantic olympic-pool-sized bathhouse, all done in the same white-gold scheme as the majority of the castle. “Not even Maui has facilities like this yet!”

“I had Homage arrange for it with FIX Loaders. We already had the materials, so it was a simple commission.” Celestia casually waved off as she waddled over to a special levitating maternity massage table that would let her lay prone while her belly and bosom hung under her, both Zerona and Luna following suit since their own bodies required such accommodation to lay perfectly prone.

“Besides, I had a good hand in the design myself. Couldn’t call myself our herd’s caretaker if I didn’t do what I could for the health and wellness of my loved ones.” Sonata informed as she split her claws into a great many smaller mechanical digits, which she proceeded to coat in massage oil while she moved to the beds. “After all, it’s what I was designed for. Mother always thinks of the future, and she knew you needed a superior ‘maintenance’ unit such as myself.”

“Jeff approve.” Jeff stated walking past everyone, having taken the form of a small sphere with legs. He slipped into the water letting himself relax, and turning into a floating disc on the water. Mistress smiled and wandered over to the massage tables and began working over Celestia’s body, a slight orange glow forming around her hands.

“Oh~ Missy! That is just wonderful~....” Tia purred as she practically melted into the bed as she visibly loosened up. “I feel like I’ve been brutally pampered for days~....”

“Happy to help, I picked up this spell for assassination years ago. However it works great for a regular massage. So just relax and forget about everything for a few minutes” Mistress explained as she worked from neck, to back, to arms, to legs, and the repeated the loop. After a few moments she formed an additional set of hands to add to help with the massage.

“Well, that’s not exactly fair.” Sonata pouted and folded her arms.

“Be not envious Sonata. Eventually Avarice will become just as adept as she.” Luna teased the 14-foot high dragon, who huffed smoke and retracted her claws back to normal.

“Well, since Missy is clearly more capable with this portion of the spa, then I’ll get the mudbath prepared.” Sonata strode over to a smaller tub and began pressing buttons.

“I can only work on one at a time Sonata, it takes a lot of my concentration to do this safely. If you wanted to work on the others you're more than welcome.” Mistress called out to the dragoness trying to make a peace offering.

“No thanks Mistress, it’s only logical that you do that part since it is more effective. It’ll make the seaweed and mud bath more effective when they’re fully relaxed.” Sonata stated, before looking over at Ava, who was still wrapped in her towel, and suddenly seeming uncomfortable as she shifted on her hooves. “Ava sweetie, why not join the others? It was your idea.”

“Um...well, I don’t know if she knows how to work Crystal?” Ava pointed out her wet-looking crystal skin, the black shine making her practically shimmer. “I mean, I got this healing massage that made me go from normal crystal to this eternally wet look. I still don’t get how it did that, or why my body adopted it as my preference. Or even if-.”

“Stop making excuses and get over here.” Zerona demanded imperiously, the zebra sending a smokey-eyed glare that promised punishment if not followed, and Ava quickly skittered over to a bed. “Now lay down and enjoy the eventual treat.”

“Okay….” Ava meekly muttered as she dropped her towel and laid down on her own sectioned massage bed, and looked up at Missy. “Hey, Missy. Since you know so much about how my own powers work, could you give me some tips?”

{Dear Faust that zebra is hot.} Lyra squeaked.

‘Her dominating personality is what got her into the herd, same with Sharp. I’m a bit of a submissive myself but I tend to switch. You on the other hand, have completely screwed with my head.’ Ava complained, since she was way more complicit in following direction than usual.

“Ava it's not a you or I, thing, it's a We thing. Don’t go blaming parts of yourself.” Mistress stated as she walked over to the mare, leaving Celestia a moment to breath and chill for a moment.

“So it’s both our faults we cave to authority Great.” Avarice said in unison, rolling their heterochromatic green and yellow eyes. “Oh well, better than before when we were just a dashing rogue in a leather trenchcoat.”

“It was a nice coat. For some reason I am jealous of it, oh well. I’m going to finish Celestia now and move onto Zerona, then Luna, and finally yourself. So just lay here and relax.” Mistress whispered into Ava’s ear. Mistress than smacked Avarice’s ass, electing a small yelp of surprise before moving back the massive white mare.

“Yes love, rest. It is why we are here.” Luna declared, reaching over to rub circles on Ava’s shoulder. “How have thou been? We can only infer so much from reports from Homage.”

“Yes. What has gotten you so stressed that you mentally suffered for it?” Zerona asked as she shifted her hips on the levitating lower half of bed and adjusted the ‘pillow’ section she was resting her head and arms on while her bosom and belly hung down with the two parts of levitating furniture suspended her like from an invisible hammock.

“To put it simply, I was stonewalled by bureaucracy to a point I was trapped in Emerald City. I was both sexually and emotionally frustrated since I couldn’t trust anypony not to be a Die Leucht spy. And to top it all off I missed you all so much. I’m sick of being away for months and weeks at a time.” Ava grumbled as she adjusted the pillow section herself, having pinched her boobs for a moment.

“It sucks but we have to do what we have to do. Being a Displaced isn’t easy, and it's even harder when you partner with the rulers of nations.” Mistress explained as she pulled a particularly large knot out of Tia’s shoulder causing her to moan in a mix of pain and pleasure.

“Not like I planned it.” Ava giggled. “You know the story, Lulu and Tia both jumped me first and foremost, I just couldn’t say no. And never can.” Ava affirmed with warmth to Luna, who smiled back. “So what about you all? I’ve been so damn busy I haven’t even been able to get reports from Homage on your situations.”

“Oh, I’m just resting with Tia. Coming up with brews that could aid in ways not currently available. And still trying to convince Tia and Luna to change their fur colors to gold and silver respectively.” Zerona complained as she looked to the completely relaxed Celestia, whose pink ethereal mane had draped over her face.

“Not gunna with other me on Maui turning gold until she leaves….” Tia mumbled, but before Zerona could whine about it, she gasped as Missy moved onto her, moaning in pleasure herself, making Luna titter.

“And We are the Goddess of the Night, not just the Moon. Perhaps later, when stealth is not so important.” Luna told the groaning zebra who was getting the royal treatment from Missy like Tia had before her. “As for Us, We have been quite busy with the military, but with how things have entered a wait-and-see period, We have had more time on our hands. Thus why we have been home quite a bit lately, and missing thee all the more for it.” Luna admitted, moving to kiss Ava on the cheek.

“Aw, I’m sorry Lulu. I’ll come home every chance I get. I promise.” Ava swore. “I suppose just having a Shard of me home isn’t much in the grand scheme of things.”

“Lyra is not thou.” Luna affirmed with deadly seriousness, making Ava blush and her heart pound in her ears. “We love all of thou, but thou were our first romance. Nopony before thou had we dared let into our heart besides Tia.” Luna stated, and Ava licked her lips and panted a bit.

“Lulu, if we weren’t here to relax, I would jump your bones so hard right now.” Ava declared, absolutely turned on by Luna’s affirmation of her love for her.

“We look forward to-oh~....” Luna was interrupted by Missy arriving at her table. “Oh Missy...thou art a wonderful wizard.”

“Mud and seaweed is ready. Up you get Princess.” Sonata teased Celestia as she helped the dozing mare to her hooves.

“Mm, don’t wanna….” Tia mumbled as she was lead over to the mud bath which had filled from a broad trough spigot and was heated from the tub itself. Her protests died with a sigh when she reached the brown sterilized mud and sank into it up to her neck and Sonata began applying seaweed and cucumbers to her head.

“How about I help you over to the bath Zerona?” Ava asked as she got up anyway and moved to aid the hyper pregnant mare off the bed with an ease of strength that her heavily muscular body flexed to easily maintain fluid movement in turning Zerona over, and the beautiful zebra groaned as Ava easily picked her up in a bridal carry despite her size, the bodybuilder of a mare striding by Missy and Luna only to yelp and steady her hold on the zebra when two hands spanked her callipygian rear. “Hey! Carrying precious cargo here!”

“You can manage.” Missy teased with appreciation in her eyes. “Nice muscle definition. Been working on it I see?”

“Yes, thine body is a temple of divine prowess.” Luna purred, and Ava huffed as she continued to carry the pregnant dozing zebra to Sonata, who proceeded to easily take her off her hands and put her in the bath.

“If you must know, yes. I was tired of being weak while I’m average size, so I figured concentrating a lot of mass into pure muscle was a good idea, but my Aspect won’t let me reduce the fat deposits in my boobs and butt without weakening me, ruining the purpose.” Ava declared, posing and flexing, getting hoots from Tia and Sonata and making her grin and she soaked in the attention. “I love being buff. No wonder I-wah!”

Ava cried out as a tendril extending from Missy wrapped around her and yanked her back to the bed as she moved away from the absolutely blissed-out Luna. “Alright you sexy sex goddess. Time for some you, and me time.” Missy purred, and literally shoved all four of her hands up to the wrists into her back, and Ava instantly began moaning as she literally melted into a pile of black fleshy goo. The two mounds that had been her breasts plopping to the ground and making Missy giggle.

“Right you don’t have the best of control, a large bucket would have been better than a bed. Jeff, would you mind?” Mistress asked.

“Jeff not mind.” Jeff responded as he sprouted paddles and rowed himself to the edge of the massive bath nearest them, sprouted spindly legs and skittered under Ava’s floating table, and turned into a dustpan to scoop up what had already dripped down, and then with those parts still in him, turned into a large washbin. “Ready for give Ava bath.”

“Oh~ Missy...I forgot how orgasmic you were.” Ava managed to form a mouth and coo as Missy scooped Ava off the levitating bed into Jeff. “I also forgot how nice it is to just let go of a shape. You’d think Recall would’ve-.” Ava felt a split of sharp pain that was instant, and then gone, and she hummed. “Or...yeah, I need that Shard Dox stole, I think I’ve figured out why Recall has been so skipsy.”

“You okay?” Missy asked as she molded the clay-like flesh around as she poked and stroked various nerve bundles gently, causing Ava to melt even more into practically a soup.

‘Never better!’ Ava thought loudly since she was too relaxed to bother with forming a mouth.

{Wow this is so cool! We’re like Elasti-Mare!} Lyra gushed, getting Ava confused.

‘But we’re more like clay than rubber. Your world’s naming sense makes no sense.’ Ava commented, confused that Lyra’s memories lined up. ‘Anyhow, thank you Missy. Gog I have to visit you sometime. Maybe even visit your Tia and Lulu, see what other versions of them could be like. Are they much different than my two Sky Goddesses?’ Ava asked conversationally as Jeff playfully prodded her too. ‘Mm, Jeff, not now. Later.’

“Jeff.” Missy said warningly, and the mimic ceased his teasing with a chuckle.

“Thank you Mistress.” Luna said as she knelt down next to Missy and mashed her gigantic bosom into her as she kissed her head. “Be sure to make Ava a puddle of bliss.” Luna insisted before going to the mud bath as well.

“That’s the plan~.” Missy chirped, before she grinned deviously and began moving her four hands through the goop in a way that rendered Ava a senseless protein soup within moments. “Done. Now to prolong it.” Missy then transformed all her limbs into dozens of tendrils that dove into the tub and she hovered over Jeff and Ava with every single tendril holding her up and using her body weight to stimulate every single nerve bundle in a way that caused Ava to completely black out in pure relaxation. “There we go.” The tentacle-limbed mare stated as the robe and corset was perfectly shifted to accommodate all the limbs without losing it’s form-fitting cling to her body.

“That is quite impressive. I don’t think Mother has managed to make any robot aside from some prototypes do anything close to that.” Sonata praised as Missy grinned cheekily.

“Nothing I’ve found is as good as I am at shapeshifting.” Missy declared proudly, before looking down at the Jeff-tub full of liquid goddess and stepping out of Jeff and Ava. “That should be enough, much more and she might pass out for hours.”

“That won’t do at all. I’ve already made reservations for us all for a wonderful dinner at Canterhall.” Celestia declared.

“Isn’t that the bistro that aspires to rival our personal kitchens?” Luna asked as she put cucumbers on her eyes and her starry ether mane began to settle. “We had thought a change of pace would be in order, why did thou not instead reserve a place at Nibbles?”

“That dive you call a diner would make me retch dear sister, at least with how sensitive my palette is right now.” Celestia countered. “Besides, Canterhall still has peasant dishes that our chefs refuse to make even on demand out of pride.” Celestia huffed, since she’d had to order food from Canterhall for cravings she’d had that her chefs were unwilling to ‘lower’ themselves for, even if it was for her.

“Mmm...that sounds great.” Ava cooed as she rose from being a primordial ooze and stretched as she formed her crystal mare form again, sighing. “I am so ready for a hot soak and some good food because-.” Ava’s belly roared and shook the ground, and she blushed. “I...am still hungry...should I be worried?” Ava asked Missy as she held her six-pack abs and groaned in pain, feeling empty. “I-it hurts...it actually hurts….”

“Ava. Feed.” Missy demanded as she shifted her limbs back, and started to take off the corset and robe so she could bathe, Jeff had already sprouted spindly legs and got back in the giant bath to float and relax. “You’re not actually feeding off emotions right now, nor have you been since I got here. Also, you have to keep an eye on this. You’re so heavily based on Changeling biology before you became a Shifter that you still need to feed on emotion.”

“What? But I’ve always just done it passively.” A stab of pain in her mind struck Ava, and she huffed. “Great, yet another thing Recall has failed to grasp. Thanks so much Dox.” Ava growled before she closed her eyes, and took a deep breath, a vapor of green seeming to form and flow down her throat. “Ooo~...wow. How’d I miss that? I thought I was passively eating, but I was just tasting.”

“I noticed Crescent isn’t in there. It's possible that he was actively feeding for you, without you realizing it.” Mistress explained.

“Lumi always was starved for attention, approval...Love….” Ava looked sad and sighed. “Still have to tell her she was loved next I see her. Well, time for a swim. Coming babe?” Ava asked Missy as the Mistress of Change tossed Ava’s clothes onto the bed, and they both grinned as they jumped at the pool, turning into aquatic creatures moment before hitting, splashing the others and making them yelp from the hot water as the two Shifters starting playing and racing in the pool.

“Thou hast ruined the mud bath! Face our wrath!” Luna imperiously declared with a smirk as she jumped into the bath after them, splashing the others even more and getting the dragoness and two pregnant mares to pout.

“I swear, they can be such children at times.” Sonata complained as she set about draining the mud bath.

“How will we ever have the energy to keep up with our foals and those three?” Celestia asked Zerona tiredly, and they both sighed with smiles on their faces regardless.

Author's Notes:

*PINKIE LE GASP*

PROGRESS!

Next chapter will hopefully be out in a similar time span...frack! I just invoked Murphy!
No~!